Climbing the Ladder in Stilettos: 10 Strategies for Stepping up to Success and Satisfaction at Work »

Is your work deeply satisfying? Do you look forward to Monday morning and the start of each new day? If you could do anything in the world without fear of failing, what would you do?

Whether you're stuck in a dead-end job or are living the career of your dreams, Climbing the Ladder in Stilettos is your go-to-guide for life as a woman in the working world. You'll hear the stories of incredible women who made that precarious climb up the ladder while keeping their fashionable stilettos and heart intact. Drawing from their stories and her own, Lynette Lewis shares the secrets to purposeful work, including how to:

• create a purpose statement for your life and work
• follow the "four principles of promotion"
• establish a "personal board of directors" keep enduring when unrecognized, unrewarded, and underpaid
• discover gifts in surprising places, and more!

Climbing the Ladder in Stilettos will help you discover new joy, meaning, success, and satisfaction in your life's work. Why spend your time on anything less?

Acknowledgments     xi
Women and Our Shoes     1
Why Am I Working?     9
Create a Purpose Statement for Life and Work
These People Are Driving Me Crazy!     25
Become Personally Whole
No One Appreciates Me Around Here!     41
Adopt Methods for Gaining New Joy and Satisfaction
Is This All I'm Working For? There Must Be Something More!     61
Discover Gifts in Surprising Places
I'm Unrecognized, Unappreciated, and Underpaid!     79
Follow the Four Principles of Promotion and Build Your Personal Brand
How Do I Get from "Great Idea" to "Dream Come True"?     97
Organize a Personal Board of Directors
Can I Really Thrive in Leadership?     113
Implement Creative Tools That Maximize Everyone on the Team
Who, Me? Speak in Public?     141
Follow an Approach to Speaking That Works Every Time
I Need Great Mentors, but Isn't Everyone Just Too Busy?     155
Expand Your Definition of Mentoring
Different Than What I Thought, Better Than What I Imagined     173
View Your Life Through the Lens of Hope and Possibility
Notes     189
About the Author     195