By Tiffany Young
Online Career Tips Contributor

March is Women’s History Month to honor the hundreds of women who have made tremendous journeys, both past and present. This motivated me to think about the women who have directly impacted my life. I could note my fifth grade teacher who first talked to me how careers and planted the seed to consider a career as an author. Or, my seventh grade teacher who encouraged me to enter a book contest in which I received an honorable mention.

There is also First Lady Michelle Obama, who inspires and motivates a generation of women to get fit and volunteer. I could go back in history to some great women leaders too, but the one thing all of these women don’t have in common is being my mother. My mother is the one who has inspired me to pursue a career in communications. She taught me to go after every opportunity to advance my career.