If you have ever averted your eyes when walking past something for sale that you really wanted, knowing you could never afford it, you need this book. If you have ever had to decide which bill to pay because you couldn’t pay them all, you need this book. If you have ever looked at your bank account and wondered if you’ll ever have enough to achieve your dreams, you need this book.
I write this for the woman who has carried the weight, who has held things together, who has worked twice as hard for half as much and still wonders, Am I doing enough? Am I enough? Let me be clear: Yes. You are enough. You always have been. And when you finally see that—when you believe it deep in your bones—the world can’t help but reflect it back to you.
Most books will tell you to budget better, negotiate harder, climb the ladder faster. This one won’t. Because your success—your wealth—doesn’t come from working more or chasing opportunities. It comes from recognizing your worth and standing in it, unapologetically. For too long, we’ve been taught that empowerment means learning to play the game the way men do. But that’s a lie. Real power comes when you stop proving, stop striving, and start trusting in the value you already bring. When you stop shrinking, the world expands to meet you.
So no more waiting. No more second-guessing. No more handing over your power and hoping it is returned to you. It is time to gather yourself, stand tall, and claim what has always been yours.
Let’s walk together and rewrite the story—not by doing more, but by being more. By believing more. By finally seeing yourself as the unstoppable, extraordinary woman you already are.
If you or a woman you know isn’t being fairly compensated for her hard work, you’ve come to the right place because mediocre isn’t good enough. Forget the career ladder. Let’s hop on the career elevator and immediately begin to achieve your professional potential.
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Part I: But Are You Really Enough?
Chapter 1: The Raging Tide of Inequality
Chapter 2: Tell Me How You Really Feel
Chapter 3: Let’s Dial Down the Critic, Shall We?
Chapter 4: Tracing Little Deaths
Chapter 5: Burning at Both Ends of the Stick
Part II: Tearing Down
Chapter 6: The Masquerade
Chapter 7: Samurai Creed 41 Chapter 8: Toasting Your Triumphs and Unveiling the Underdog
Chapter 9: Party with Drunken Sailors
Chapter 10: The Tsunami Warning 59
Part III: Catch the Dream Wave
Chapter 11: You Can’t Get There from Here
Chapter 12: Shift beyond Equality
Epilogue: Are You Enough Now?
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