Anna felt like she had truly made it when she was at 31 Rue Cambon in Paris. Coco Chanel sure had when she opened her now-famous store in the early 1900s. She is still a model of the empowered businesswoman and branding maven, building an empire that will forever be at the forefront of fashion and style.

On that day in 2017, when Anna walked into 31 Rue Cambon, she was thinking of her daughter. It was then that Anna realized she wanted to buy something iconic, something fabulous that her daughter could inherit from her. That day was the first day that Anna realized she could buy these things for herself. This was a moment of liberation. These items represented so much. They represented freedom, financial success, the knowledge that Anna could treat herself and – ultimately – treat her daughter to an heirloom. She never thought that she'd be able to do that without anyone else’s help.   

In this episode, Anna encourages you to reflect on the last thing that you bought for yourself that made you feel empowered.  It’s not about the item itself, it’s about how you felt when you were able to pay for it without asking anyone for permission. Have you ever given YOURSELF permission to do this? If not, what is holding you back from doing something for YOU? 

This actually is not about the purchase at all. This represents the power. The power to be yourself. The power to leave a legacy. The power to be an example for the next generation of women. The power to be like Coco.

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