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Gravitas

The 8 Strengths That Redefine Confidence

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National Bestseller! USA Today Bestseller!
Noted fashion entrepreneur and former McKinsey & Company consultant, Lisa Sun, shares the eight strengths that every woman can call upon to be confident and successful.

“Lisa comes across as young and overly enthusiastic at times. She should seek to have more gravitas.”
This is what Lisa Sun’s boss wrote in her first review as a business analyst at the global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Sun knew she wasn’t alone in receiving this type of feedback and over the course of the last two decades, she has been on a journey to uncover what it means to be truly confident.
In this thought-provoking and practical guide, Sun, founder of lifestyle brand Gravitas, has cracked the code to help women build their own self-worth on their own terms. By doing so she:
  • debunks the narrow view of confidence society has written for us
  • redefines confidence as an inclusive construct that combines several innate strengths
  • helps you discover your “confidence language” and tap into the source of your self-belief
  • arms you with the tools to flex other strengths so you can shatter your expectations for yourself

  • Sun shares her own journey of self-discovery and growth and combines it with proprietary research, real-world examples, and anecdotes from other successful women who have championed their own definition of self-worth. Whatever stage of life you’re in, Gravitas offers valuable insights and strategies to help you succeed in any setting. Whether you are a mom, entrepreneur, creative soul, executive, thinker, maker, or doer, Sun will show you how you too can live life with total self-assurance and find your own gravitas.
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      • Library Journal

        October 1, 2023

        Sun has made a career of teaching people how to dress for success through her clothing brand Gravitas, and from her work she's learned about the types of strength people need to have to show up in their bodies and their lives with confidence. Like Susan Cain's work on introverts, Sun's book disrupts accepted notions of what confidence is, in ways that challenge some deeply held assumptions about people's values and voices. Sun's powerful exploration of her first performance review, in which her boss said she lacked gravitas, and of how she began to develop a strong sense of confidence and purpose will resonate with those who struggle with imposter syndrome. She brings up archetypes that many readers will recognize, such as the "Superwoman" facade. VERDICT Sun's book provides actionable strategies for discovering one's confidence style, primarily through personal observations but with a dose of science and data thrown in to support her points. Recommended for anyone who's ready to reflect on the mindset traits and behaviors that limit them so they're able to achieve the gravitas that Sun suggests can enhance all aspects of life.--Emily Bowles

        Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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