You Are Enough! Reclaiming Your Career and Your Life with Purpose, Passion, and Unapologetic Authenticity

by Charlene Wheeless

Overview

From renowned businesswoman and communications visionary Charlene Wheeless comes an inspiring memoir about facing life's struggles with unrelenting courage and strength. Part memoir, part motivational guide, and a clear roadmap for thriving in career and in life, YOU ARE ENOUGH! draws from Wheeless's experiences climbing the corporate ladder and battling breast cancer to illustrate life lessons for others. Personal recollections are used to illustrate that Black women not only have to contend with a glass ceiling, but also a concrete wall that makes it impossible to even see what lies on the other side, much less determine how to get there. While acknowledging that there's no single path around that wall, Wheeless shares advice on how she navigated the route herself. For Wheeless, this means busting up stereotypes, breaking down barriers, and flat-out refusing to be ignored, pigeonholed, or forgotten.

While YOU ARE ENOUGH! chronicles Charlene's fearless quest to be the best possible version of herself in every aspect of her life, her story is everyone's story regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender. With wit, raw honesty, blazing courage, and solution-driven sensibility, Charlene reminds us that we are enough!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781645435860
Publisher:	Mascot Books
Publication date:	05/11/2021
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Charlene Wheeless is a renowned communications expert, author, and speaker, and a powerhouse in business and in life. Following a three-year battle with cancer, she launched a strategic advisory firm, Charlene Wheeless, LLC, and joined APCO Worldwide, a global advisory and advocacy communications consultancy, as the senior advisor for equity and justice. A key voice in the future of the communications profession, Charlene is the chairman of the board of trustees for Page Society, the world’s leading professional association for senior public relations and corporate communications executives.

Charlene has lived the experience of being a Black female executive at several leading global companies. The accumulation of her experiences has positioned her as a cornerstone in driving anti-racist practices, inclusivity, diversity, and belonging in corporate environments. She is a gifted speaker and contributor to business and lifestyle publications, including Chief Executive, Business Insider, Chief Learning Officer, Thrive Global, and Fast Company, among others. Charlene has been named one of the most influential PR professionals for five consecutive years, inducted into the PR Week Hall of Femme and the PR Global Powerbook, and was inducted in The Network Journal’s 2017 25 Influential Black Women in Business.

Charlene holds a BA in journalism and public relations, an MA in public communication, and an MBA. She resides in Northern Virginia with her husband and two dogs. She also has two adult daughters.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 1

Introduction 5

Chapter 1 This Is Me 13

Chapter 2 Quit Whining 23

Chapter 3 If You Do Something Good, Tell Someone 31

Chapter 4 Ask for What You Want 43

Chapter 5 Everyone Needs a Champion 53

Chapter 6 Step Up! 65

Chapter 7 Fit Matters 75

Chapter 8 Work Is Personal 83

Chapter 9 Not Everyone Is Invested in Your Success 91

Chapter 10 It Is Not All About You 103

Chapter 11 There Is No Such Thing as Work-Life Balance 115

Chapter 12 Stop Telling Me You Don't See Color or Gender 127

Chapter 13 Superstition 135

Chapter 14 Cancer Changes You 137

Chapter 15 This Was My Story 149