Kick Some Glass:10 Ways Women Succeed at Work on Their Own Terms

the rule-smashing guide for motivated working women who want to stop following someone elses rules and take charge of their own success. You leaned in like a palm tree in a hurricane. You cracked the confidence code. Youre determined not to be a nice girl, but a #GirlBoss. Youve learned you cant have it all, but you still try anyway. You know all of this. Youve read the books, downloaded the apps, vision boarded and journaled your way to oblivion and back, to no avail.  Whether youre stuck in middle management, stalled in mid-career, or mulling over a major career change, sometimes the proverbial glass ceiling feels very real indeeda barrier keeping you from fulfilling your potential. Unlike other books, which focus on fixing you, kick some glass empowers you to break through your glass ceiling and guides you toward understanding your context and uncovering what you really want, what your definition of success is, what your values are, and how to set the goals to reach your potential. This is no one-size-fits-all career guide. Its a top-to-bottom, inside-out, do-it-yourself makeover with the focus completely on you. In each chapter, youll be asked to evaluate specific parts of your work life, home life, personal strengths and weaknesses, past history and present obstacles, both internal and external, so you can: Live your intention and design a meaningful life at any stageIdentify the underlying values that are the core of your beingGet comfortable with your personal power and understand what it meansUncover the conscious and subconscious mental models that are holding you backTake calculated risks through planful action with a clear directionLet go of things you cannot control or changeBecome more resilient, adaptable, and self-awareMake the choices and tradeoffs necessary to fulfill your goalsDecide if its time to reinvent your careerand prepare for your next moveFind that elusive work-life balance thats right for youCreate your own definition of successand make it happen for you Best of all, youll be able to map out a career course for yourself that is based on your own definition of success, play and win by your own rules, and pay it forward by busting down doors for the next generation of women. In the end, this book wil...