I attended the Cartier Awards to see potential leaders in Asia come out due to the help of Cartier. Cartier really supports those whose ideas are innovative and will have positive impacts on the society and economy. How does one become a person with such qualities? Six successful and promising women on the stage gave us the following words as suggestions:

Confidence: It is regarded as the priority. Nobody can achieve or just do something successfully without confidence. I remember that someone (who didn’t us to mention her name) said, “Successful persons have less pressure.” Well, I bet some of you will not agree, but what she emphasized was that successful people were confident enough to deal with pressure.

Instinct: It is a kind of quality you were born with, such as seeing the suffering in the world and wanting to make it a better place.

Courage: I think it is a basic quality a will-be successful woman should own. If someone is not brave enough to speak out, how can she be remarkable ultimately?

Determination: Everything is changing every second in our market. If a leader is not able to make decisions at once, or to overcome obstacles, how can a corporation survive?

Patience: Especially in DEVELOPING countries, people seem to be very anxious to make their dream come true or to achieve success as soon as possible. However, haste does not always produce desired results.

Commitment: We have CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) already, but I do think it is possible to keep a promise, and to know clearly what you are going to do and what impact you will bring to the society and economy. The more successful you are, the more responsibilities you should take.

Persistence: Failure is the mother of success is a good explanation of this word. As soon as you decide to do something, whatever difficulties you will meet with, just move on and insist on success.

I hope women’s voices being heard by more and more people, since they are really playing a more and more important role in society. The words these women shared are worth remembering.