Yep, you read right. Men can be our greatest teachers if we would just get off our male bashing high horse and listen. It might seem bizarre that on a decidedly WAHM website I would make such a recommendation, but like your husband may say now and then: just hear me out, woman!
I’ve watched my husband build his consulting business from a laptop and a pick up truck to a sought after consulting firm with a team of contractors and 3 very well paid (and satisfied) employees.
And yet Jason is not a typical male in the sense of beating his chest or fear mongering to get what he wants in business (or in love!).
Nope. Hubbie is in touch with his feminine side as much as I, Alpha female that I am, am in touch with my male one. But when it comes to thinking big, doing big and getting BIG results in business, Jason is all man.
Jason knew what he wanted from the very beginning, and he wanted it with every fiber of his being. No matter how difficult things got some days, he held onto his vision. He refined it now and then for sure, but he kept his eye on the prize despite stormy weather and people (including me) questioning the risks he took, questioning his basic desire for wealth and freedom.
Women are questioned this way as well but the difference is that:
1) They internalize this bullsh*t and feel guilty about it.
2) They actually let this bullsh*t stop them from getting what they want.
Point is that men in business are not afraid to claim their territory when it comes to wealth and success. Women are.
I don’t think we have to go all power suit to get what we want as work at home moms. But might it be constructive–even fair–to learn from and even borrow from our male counterparts?
Women in business definitely have a long way to go on the equality scale. But at least some of that journey is within our direct control. The irony is that today, the very people we’ve felt suppressed by could be our greatest mentors in business.
I don’t want to be a man. I just want to learn from a few of the really smart ones 
About this Alpha WAHM Blogger: Karri is the Alpha WAHM who owns this joint. She also happened to write the book. 
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Karri, this post is making me think. Fundamentally I agree with you, especially on the guilt issues. My first business mentor was a man and he is still an inspiration to me today. I’ve also learned a lot of valuable lessons from other men along the way.
One of the reasons why I decided to start my own business was I didn’t like what many successful business women became (or thought they had to become) to be successful in a male-dominated business world. It’s as an entrepreneur that I’ve been able to see what wahm-power looks like and discover my own potential and power. That I can be smart and savvy and sweet and not have to change in order to be successful.
I hope that makes sense. It might be the same point you’re trying to make…