Book excerpt: It's time for working women to embrace a new script. Do you feel alone in your struggle to excel, advance-or just make it through another day on the job? Are you trudging through your career feeling exhausted, aimless and unsure of your next move? You've come to the right place. Leadership development expert Tammy Heermann has spent more than two decades helping to accelerate women's advancement to the C-suite. And she has a message for working women struggling to get ahead: you may be making things harder than they need to be. In Reframe Your Story, Heermann urges you to challenge the current narratives you tell yourself, both those that are reinforced by society and those of your own making. Through weekly, monthly and yearly exercises, you'll begin to put an end to the negative self-talk, self-sabotaging behaviors and unconscious habits that are keeping you stuck. Drawing on sociological and psychological research, and through personal stories of her journey and those of women she's helped, Heermann shows you how to unlock your potential, take control of your career path and embrace the possibilities that lie ahead. You'll learn to: ● Challenge your own beliefs about what is possible ● Expand your vision and shape the future you want ● Shift from being seen as a tactician to being recognized as a strong, strategic thinker ● Operate with confidence and purpose in your daily meetings ● Own your strengths and clearly communicate your results to others ● Prioritize networking and master organizational politics ● Shed your guilt, perfectionism and imposter syndrome Whether you're starting out in your career or in a senior role, feeling overworked and under-appreciated at home and work or struggling to embrace success, Reframe Your Story will show you how to step up and into the leadership position that you deserve.