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emPOWERed Half Hour
I believe successful women are sitting on decades of intellectual capital they haven’t fully recognized as their own.
I know because I was one of them.
I spent decades building a Fortune 500 career while becoming an author, speaker, entrepreneur, and eventually building a million-dollar business alongside it.
I stopped believing I had to choose between the career and the dream.
Now I’m exploring a bigger question:
What becomes possible when you stop proving who you are and start owning what you know?
The emPOWERed Half Hour explores Portable Authority, identity-based business, thought leadership, personal branding, and the body of work hiding inside your experience.
I’ll share what I’m seeing, learning, and building—and what I believe is changing for executive women who want more, but don’t necessarily want out.
Because I don’t think you need to reinvent yourself.
I think you need to recognize what you’ve already built.
Your company may own the deck. You own the thinking.
Your résumé describes what you’ve done. It doesn’t define what you can create.
This is the Career AND the Dream.
Ambition AND alignment.
Income AND impact.
Strategy AND soul.
I’m Becca Powers.
I’m building my AND's right alongside you.
Let’s see what becomes possible, together.
emPOWERed Half Hour
Episode 6: Visibility for Professional and Personal Growth with Susan Barber
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It’s human nature to feel insecure and question our worth. In fact, not a day goes by where we are clouded with negative thoughts of unworthiness and not being enough.
How can we prove ourselves worthy? Worthy not just of the job title or position we hold, but even the success we are enjoying in our careers.
In a competitive environment like the workplace, there are times when we are afraid to speak our minds because when we do, our peers and colleagues might not understand, recognize or acknowledge our thoughts and actions.
This is a sign of invisibility in the workplace that can lower your self-esteem.
Remember: no one is perfect. We are all lacking in our own ways, and recognizing our flaws and imperfections is a brave first step towards becoming a better version of yourself. While it may seem simple or little, shifting your mindset can make a world of difference.
That is why I am delighted to have Susan Barber with me in this episode. She shares her story: from being invisible in the workplace to finally becoming seen - and now a successful author and a podcast host. She is passionate about creating a visibility movement in the workplace to bring out people's skills to the fullest.
Visibility is a work in progress. You might not see it in you now, but with the right support system, it would come out of you. And with people like Susan leading the way, the future looks bright for those who are ready to make their voices heard. Who knows? You might also become one of the successful people who would share their story and inspire others someday!
Thoughts to Empower:
- “You don’t have to be like everybody else, and you can do it in small simple steps.” - Susan Barber
- “With visibility comes the responsibility to lead and check in on people and make sure people are okay. You can't have visibility without psychological safety. You just can't.” - Susan Barber
- “Start to look at yourself and the great things that you've already done and how you can use and show those off a bit more so that people can see you.” - Susan Barber
Key Points From This Episode:
- Susan’s backstory and how she came up with the idea for her work, “The Visibility Factor”
- How her self-discovery helped her visibility at work and at home
- How fulfillment comes from the acceptance of our uniqueness
- Being exposed to and overcoming Imposter Syndrome
- How to improve visibility in your space authentically
- Handling introverts in a workplace as a leader
- Importance of an inspiration to boost self-confidence
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Podcast Produced by Jen Kourtei at Savvy Edge Marketing