02 Jul Martha Washington, the Original First Lady, A Strong Female Leader in History

To celebrate Martha Washington’s June 13 birthday is a great honor. She, a military spouse, understood her vital role to support the success of her husband in peace, crisis, and combat. Long separations from her military husband, Mrs. Washington endured hardship and grief while she remained strong and supportive of her husband’s military mission. 

As the nation celebrated it’s first commander and chief, Martha Washington found herself filling in at home and providing comfort to other military wives who found themselves in the same situation. Like her husband, Mrs. Washington was an exemplary leader and showed it through her own teamwork, tone, and tenacity. 

• Teamwork:  To show support, Mrs. Washington joined her husband General George Washington at the Continental Army’s winter encampments at Valley Forge over the course of several years. Enduring frigid conditions, her mission to lift the morale of soldiers through teamwork was always successful. Her courage and kindness became instrumental to maintain an esprit de corps amongst other military spouses.
• Tone:  No stranger to grief and anguish, Mrs. Washington was able to provide comfort and support to others who suffered. Her tone was reflected in one of her many famous military spouse quotes, “The greater part of our happiness depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.”
• Tenacity:  An astute businesswoman, Mrs. Washington worked tirelessly to manage the Mount Vernon and Custis estates for 50 years. Home alone for prolonged periods of time, she accepted the political demands of her husband and vowed to keep the property preserved. Her tenacity kept Mount Vernon an honorable place of mutual respect between a husband and wife. 

Martha Washington exemplifies strong female leaders in history who helped define our nation’s success. T3 traits are timeless and can be easily applied to any corporate or business strategy to build strong leaders.

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Paul Becker’s motivational keynote presentations focus on how real world T3 leadership lessons provide a framework for overcoming extreme adversity. Paul inspires leaders and organizations on how to overcome adversity and achieve their maximum achievement through “Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity.”™ 

A motivational keynote speaker and author, he draws on decades of experience successfully leading, large, diverse teams in complex and unpredictable situations.  His “T3” principles provide framework for turning tragedy into triumph when faced with the unexpected, and directly translate into corporate pillars of performance, productivity and profit.  For more T3, visit: https://TheBeckerT3Group.com