Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This book empowers women to Claim Space, to live the life of their choosing, unapologetically and bravely. With an upbeat, take-no-prisoners style, Eliza VanCort has written a must read book for every woman seeking to make her own luck and create her own destiny. Each chapter is an accessible "how-to" for a fuller life, offering big ideas and actionable tools. VanCort has identified five distinct aspects of being a "Master Space Claimer" and presents each in a way that informs, inspires, and guides the reader. Bold, enlightened and easy to engage, the book is birthed from VanCort's inspiring story, informed by the experiences of real women and packed with relevant research and concrete strategies. It isn't a text book, but instead is a crafted conversation with a girlfriend. VanCort, organizational consultant, speaker, and thought leader, will galvanize women to empower themselves to claim space for themselves, and for their sisters, with courage, empathy, and conviction because "when we rise together we rise so much higher."
Synopsis
For too long, women have been told to confine themselves--physically, socially, and emotionally. Eliza VanCort says now is the time for women to stand tall, raise their voices, and claim their space. Women fight the pressure to make themselves small in private, professional, and public spaces. Eliza VanCort, a teacher, consultant, and speaker, provides the necessary tools for women to rewrite the rules and create the stories of their choosing safely and without apology.
VanCort identifies the five key behaviors of all Space Claiming Queens: use your voice and posture to project confidence and power, end self-sabotage, forge connections, neutralize unsafe spaces, and unite across differences. Through personal narrative, research, and actionable strategies, VanCort provides how-tos on combatting challenges like antimentors and microaggressions and gives advice for building up your old girls club, asking for what you're worth, and owning your space without apology.
Bold, fun, and enlightening, this book is birthed from VanCort's incredible story. Having a mother with schizophrenia forced VanCort to learn to be small and invisible at an early age, and suffering a traumatic brain injury as an adult required her to rethink communication from the ground up. Drawing on these experiences, and those of real women everywhere, VanCort empowers women to claim space for themselves and for their sisters with courage, empathy, and conviction because when we rise together, we rise so much higher.