82. How to Own Your Identity (Own Your Power Series, Part 1)

What Rules!?: A career podcast for women of color

Welcome to the Own Your Power Series! In three short episodes, we’ll help you advance your career as a woman of color. AND we provide leaders with surefire ways to advance the multicultural women at their organizations.

In this episode, we show you the first step to owning your power: how to own your identity. Why is this important? “Your identity shapes how you experience and see the world,” says co-host Dr. Merary Simeon in Part 1 of our series.

We provide you with tools, such as the Identity Circle, to think about all the factors that make up your identity. And we share how owning your identity can open doors for yourself and others.

“Ultimately, understanding and embracing your identity will put you in control of how you respond to opportunities and challenges that you face as a multicultural woman,” says Dr. Merary.

Theme: Own Your Power

Episode Highlights:

• Why owning your identity is important
• What makes up your identity
• Consequences of covering parts of your identity
• Building a support system
• The Identity Circle, a tool to own your identity
• Opening doors for yourself and others
• How leaders can advance multicultural women

Mentioned in this Episode:

Ep 9: Thelma Haylock, Change Leader on Embracing Her Story

Identity Circle

More episodes about owning your identity:

Ep 80: Creating Your Own Career Path

Ep 78: Leading with Vulnerability

Ep 71: Transform Your Limiting Beliefs to Get Ahead

Ep 68: How to Be Strategic with Your Next Career Move

Ep 64: Dr. Carey Yazeed: Truth Teller, Fire Starter

Ep 60: How Understanding Your Identity Opens the Doors to Success

Ep 58: Focused on Her Faith

Ep 47: When In Doubt, Figure It Out

Ep 46: Learning to Win as an Outsider

Ep 43: Turning Your Insecurities into Your Superpowers

Ep 19: Sabina Ewing, Tech Exec on Fitting into Your Own Shoes

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