How can we bring the message of International Women's Day into our hearts and our daily lives?

March 8th is celebrated around the world as a day to recognize the achievements of women, raise awareness against gender bias and take action for equality.

We all know strong, amazing women in our communities who are respected business owners, hardworking employees and cherished family members -- not to mention creative artists, brilliant thinkers and talented athletes.

In February, 1964, as President Johnson announced the first American Heart Month, he urged “the people of the United States to give heed to the nationwide problem of the heart and blood-vessel diseases, and to support the programs required to bring about its solution.”

About a month before, the first Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health was published. For the first time, a federal government report had linked smoking and negative health impacts, including lung cancer and heart disease.

To run a business, of course you need to direct and correct the performance of your staff -- but there’s more to it than that.

Bringing people onto your team to help you meet your goals means you’re asking them to devote their time handling your business as if it was their own, and for such a relationship to work on both ends, those people need to know that you’re looking out for them as well..