Research Catalog

Title

Ready to rise : own your voice, gather your community, step into your influence / Jo Saxton.

Author

Saxton, Jo, 1974-

Publication

Colorado Springs : WaterBrook, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020.

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Details

Description

x, 212 pages; 21 cm

Summary

"In this particular cultural moment, where the momentum of #MeToo meets raised voices over injustice in wage equality and minority representation, popular speaker and podcaster Jo Saxton wants to move women beyond disempowerment. Instead, she draws women together to grow their grit and to establish new partnerships that will have a powerful chain effect"--

Subject

• Christian women > Religious life
• Self-actualization (Psychology) in women
• Self-actualization (Psychology) > Religious aspects > Christianity
• Influence (Psychology) > Religious aspects > Christianity
• Public speaking
• Social movements
• MeToo movement

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Introduction (A seventh-grade girl finds her voice and speaks truth to power) -- Women who've made a difference (And why I wasn't sure I was one) -- The cost of disempowerment (And how I've looked for myself in all the right places) -- Talitha Koum! (And what Jesus really says about women) -- The surprising answer to "What would Jesus do?" (And why pedicures are not required) -- Say yes to who you are (And why we don't leave good gifts unwrapped) -- A voice without apology (And what "too much" really means) -- Voice lessons (And when to listen to your coaches) -- How to grow your grit (It may not be exactly how you think) -- Body talk (And how to listen to what your body is saying) -- The search for community (And all the things that stop women from having it) -- How to build your village (One brick at a time) -- The strategic relationships every village needs (You might feel awkward about them at first) -- Ready to shape a new skyline? (On your mark...) -- I am ready to rise.

Call Number

Sc D 22-197

ISBN

• 9780735289840
• 0735289840

LCCN

2019044544

OCLC

1122689274

Author

Saxton, Jo, 1974- author.

Title

Ready to rise : own your voice, gather your community, step into your influence / Jo Saxton.

Publisher

Colorado Springs : WaterBrook, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Subject

Black author.

Research Call Number

Sc D 22-197