The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss

Kathy Caprino guides women to take the reins in their careers by identifying and overcoming the 7 most damaging power gaps holding them back from the success they want and deserve.The business world has been forever changed by the important progress and contributions that women have made. Yet, with only 38% of manager roles and 22% of C-suite positions being held by women, women continue to struggle to achieve the reward, respect, and authority they have earned.In these pages, career executive and leadership coach Kathy Caprino helps women conquer the 7 destructive power gaps within the workforce, outline the key steps you can take to access greater positive power, and become the true?author of your life.Through riveting real-life success stories of women overcoming these gaps, and proven strategies and solutions from more than 30 of the nation?s top experts in fields that are essential to women?s success, the exercises in The Most Powerful You will equip you with the strength to:See yourself more powerfully (Brave Sight)Speak more confidently (Brave Speak)Ask for and receive what you deserve (Brave Ask)Connect to your advantage with influential support (Brave Connection)Challenge and change negative behavior toward you (Brave Challenge)Be of service in more meaningful ways (Brave Service)Heal from past trauma and challenge (Brave Healing)Most importantly, The Most Powerful You will reconnect you to the thrilling dreams you once had for your life and empower you to take the necessary steps to reclaim that dream while making your positive impact in the world. Review 'Using her own story and those of the inspiring women she's coached--along with strategies from some of the nation's top thought leaders, Kathy Caprino writes with heart and deep experience to reveal what holding so many women back from building the careers they long for. THE MOST POWERFUL YOU is a much-needed guide to reaching your highest potential.' - Terry Real -- Author of The New Rules of Marriage and Founder of The Relational Life Institute'I've known Kathy for over a decade, and she continually leverages her past personal and professional challenges to inspire successful women with timely and relevant insights. Her new book, The Most Powerful You, delves into the gaps that women experience in realizing their full potential, including undervaluing yourself, communicating fear, cutting yourself off from high-level support, and putting up with disrespectful treatment from others. We can all learn so much from Kathy and this book provides the perfect forum to do so!' - Alexandra Levit, Author of Humanity Works: Merging Technologies and People for the Workforce of the Future'The Most Powerful You is an invaluable guide for professional women who want to become more confident and impactful - and reach their most exciting goals.' - Dorie Clark, author of Reinventing You and Stand Out, and executive education faculty, Duke University Fuqua School of Business'I've known and respected Kathy Caprino's work and messages for many years and can honestly say that what she shares in this book can be life-changing for you, if you're ready for a brave new path and more powerful and exciting future. '- Shawn Achor, New York Times best-selling author of Big Potential and The Happiness Advantage'No excuses! Kathy Caprino helps us see that any of us can shift the power dynamic if we see what's possible, take responsibility and show up with generosity.' - SETH GODIN, New York Times bestselling author of This is Marketing and What To Do When It's Your Turn About the Author Kathy Caprino, M.A. is an internationally-recognized career and leadership coach, writer, speaker and educator dedicated to the advancement of women in business.  A former corporate Vice President, she is also a trained marriage and family therapist, seasoned executive coach, Senior Forbes contributor and the author of Breakdown, Breakthrough and the upcoming book The