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So many women hit their 40s or 50s and realize: It's time for a career change. Maybe you're yearning to try something new, or you're sensing that layoffs are coming and you need a backup plan. Perhaps you paused or downsized your career to raise children, and you're ready to rejoin the workforce. How do you reboot, relaunch, return to, or reinvent a career at age 40? Or 50? Or 60? And how can you create a career and life that will provide you with purpose and financial security for years to come?

It’s undeniable: women’s voices aren’t being heard - at work, at home, in every facet of their lives. The fault lies not with women, but in a culture that seeks to silence women’s voices. However, there are skills every woman can harness to understand her own voice and learn how to use it with confidence. Outspoken provides listeners with the insight, guidance, and encouragement they need to use their voice to successfully communicate in meetings, around the dinner table, and during future political debates.

This is a practical, relatable, and humorous guide to surviving the difficult, awkward, and rewarding job of being a breastfeeding, working mother. Drawing on the war stories, hacks, and humor of working moms and on her own stories from her demanding job and travel in developing countries, she gives women moral support for dealing with the stress and guilt that come with juggling working and breastfeeding. As she tells the listener in her witty, inspiring manifesto, "Your worth as a mother is not measured in ounces."

In this program Denis Waitley combines timeless, winning strategies with fresh insights into the real world of emerging women. Filled with life stories of women who are peak performers and the core principles they share, it is a compass for self-discovery and achievement. These women display a combination of ideas, enthusiasm, and energy for taking initial success to new heights by turning "stress" into "stretch".

As a millennial real estate agent, Megan Ethier has seen it all. She’s pulling back the curtain on the strategies and secrets that helped her—and can help you—break into homeownership, no trust fund required! Discover unconventional ways to earn extra cash, slash living costs, and save that down payment faster than you ever thought possible. Learn how to outmaneuver buyers and win the bidding wars. Take control of your financial future and build the life you deserve. This is your playbook for outsmarting a rigged system—so let’s get started and get you that house!

Rompe el techo de cristal: Liderazgo audaz para mujeres, incluso si siempre has sido cautelosa. Como mujer, ya enfrentas un equilibrio delicado de estereotipos, discriminación y el deseo de demostrar que tú también puedes sobresalir en el liderazgo. Y aunque ser líder presenta desafíos, ¿por qué deberían impedirte alcanzar tu potencial? Este libro te ayudará a empoderarte y a impulsar tu carrera para descubrir quién eres realmente: una líder confiada y sin miedo.

Descubra cómo las mujeres están transformando el mercado laboral en este estudio completo y detallado que explora su integración, importancia económica y lucha por la equidad de género. Este libro es una lectura esencial para entender las tendencias del empleo femenino a lo largo del tiempo, investigando las causas y consecuencias de la segregación ocupacional y las barreras a la movilidad profesional, como el techo de cristal y las prácticas discriminatorias.

Leadership doesn’t have to be complicated. Mothers have known this all along as they practice their own no-nonsense form of leadership. In Manage like a Mother, Valerie Cockerell shares common-sense principles for anyone seeking to be an effective leader. She explains how raising children, nurturing their development, multitasking as only a mother does, managing conflicts, dealing with teenagers and being a great role model are some of the essential skills that leaders can easily apply to their professional working environments—with proven success.

The Glory in Your Story dives deep into the power of fearless faith in achieving success in both personal and business life. As the founder and CEO of Mielle Organics, a multi-million-dollar hair and consumer products company, Monique Rodriguez, shares the story of how her trials led to triumphs in her family and business. As she relentlessly pursued her dreams, she discovered the guiding principles that will help listeners find victory and fulfillment in pursuing their dreams.

In "Mastering Personal Growth", Judy Best invites you on a practical, uplifting journey of self-improvement—one that's as inspiring as it is relatable. Personal growth isn’t about perfection; it’s about progress. Whether you're navigating the ups and downs of life or simply looking to unlock your next level, this book provides the tools to help you grow in ways that truly matter.

Even though the world has made progress in gender equality, there is still an underrepresentation of women in top positions due to an unconscious gender bias toward women. But it doesn't have to be this way. Things are changing. In this profound book, Sophie Lawrence provides actionable advice for women to use to build a thriving business or a satisfying career and achieve personal fulfillment, without sacrificing their true values or hiding their authentic personalities.

Jaclyn Johnson - the founder and CEO behind Create & Cultivate, the fastest growing online platform and conference for millennial women in business - offers a rallying cry for a new generation of women who are redefining the meaning of work on their own terms: WorkParty. Women who want it all and more, and guess what? They can have it.

Equal is an inspiring book about how we should and can fight for equal pay and other kinds of equality in the workplace, by former BBC China editor Carrie Gracie. Gracie joined a group of high-profile BBC women who challenged the national broadcaster over equal pay after enforced disclosures revealed huge gaps between top men and women. Gracie had insisted on equal pay at the time of her China posting, and after trying with other BBC women to put things right through negotiation, she eventually resigned her post, complaining publicly of a 'secretive and illegal' pay culture.

Kathleen Shannon and Emily Thompson are self-proclaimed "business besties" and hosts of the top-ranked podcast Being Boss, where they talk shop and share their combined expertise with other creative entrepreneurs. Now they take the best of their from-the-trenches advice, giving you targeted guidance on: The Boss Mindset: how to weed out distractions, cultivate confidence, and tackle "fraudy feelings"; Boss Habits: including a tested method for visually mapping out goals with magical results; and Boss Money: how to stop freaking out about finances and sell yourself (without shame).

Inspiring women to pursue their own colorful dreams, I'm Not Really a Waitress tells the story of how Suzi Weiss-Fischmann transformed a small dental supply company into a number one beauty brand around the world.

Too many of us feel trapped by work that doesn't allow us to live our purpose, feed our passions, or use our gifts. We fantasize about starting our own business, but we're told this will mean going deeply into debt, spending years working 80 hours a week, and coping with the relentless pressure to grow. Eco-Bags founder Sharon Rowe says there's another way: go tiny. She is here to show you how. Tiny isn't a size - it's a state of mind. Like a tiny house, a tiny business is built on maintaining a laser focus on what is absolutely essential to you.

Do you have a successful line of product that you know people want to try but who may not be ready to commit or might be overwhelmed by the selection? Do you have an idea for a curated experience that you could provide to subscribers monthly but you don't know where to start? Step-by-step, Sarah Williams, the Subscription Box Queen and host of the Launch Your Box podcast, shares the tactical knowledge, challenges, and successes she faced in launching her own successful business from the ground up.

Professional women are subject to blind spots—obstacles that can minimize career potential, impact, or advancement. Some women end up drifting instead of driving through their careers, and leaving their “reputationality” (that special something we are known for) to chance. Brenda Wensil and Kathryn Heath have spent decades coaching more than 800 women and working with women across industries and age groups. In this book, they outline six challenges women commonly face on their professional journeys and map a way to accelerate through them for higher-impact careers.

What if the leadership practices we’ve worked so hard to master are now getting in the way? In fact, what if they are actually holding us down and preventing us from leading for growth and innovation? Forget “what if” - it’s happening. In Leadership Unchained, Sara Canaday offers a unique perspective that helps modern leaders break free from the chains of conventional wisdom and blaze new trails toward even greater success.

Written by award-winning broadcaster Mishal Husain, The Skills will inspire, motivate, champion and encourage women to reach their potential by focusing on practical skills that make a difference. Gathering together advice for women of all ages, whether they are new graduates, working mothers or women seeking a career change, The Skills explains how to present yourself to maximum effect, in person and online, how to prepare for big moments and plan for long-term goals, how to gain confidence and authority and how to navigate the ups and downs of a long working life and build resilience.