Dethra Giles: Take Up Space

“God does not gift mediocrity.” – Dethra Giles

About Our Guest

Dethra Giles is a four-time TEDx speaker, ranked a Top 100 HR Influencers by Engagedly Inc, selected as HR Gazette’s HRchat Pod Top 22 most influential experts in HR, and is a host of the Happily Ever Employed podcast. As the CEO of ExecuPrep, she leads an international Performance Optimization Consulting firm specializing in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Her methods and impact have earned her the title “University tested, and industry approved.” Her unique blend of advanced education and industry experience provides her the needed expertise to impact executives and high potential teams.

Her clients have included Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, Kaiser Permanente, The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Army Corp of Engineers, and the Salvation Army. Dethra takes her education and years of experience and turns them into results-driven actions for her clients.

 

Episode Summary

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If there is one thing that burns my biscuits, it’s watching a talented woman business owner downplay and dismiss her gifts and significance. I’m sure it happens with men as well, but I have only experienced it amongst women. One of my gifts, is that I can see a woman who is brilliant and honor her brilliance without feeling that doing so stifles my own. And that is why I am so excited about today’s episode and guest. Far too often, tremendously talented business owners stifle their gifts and hide in plain sight calling it “humility.” If you think that being humble is the key to your next level, today’s episode will set you straight.  My guest, Dethra Giles, shares a powerful quote from her good friend, “you’re not humble, you’re hiding.”  Ouch. The truth of the matter is that we actually do the world a disservice when we don’t own and honor our gifts by taking up space. As Dethra unpacks her own story of walking boldly into her greatness, she will leave a tremendous amount of success clues for your own journey of honoring your gift and taking up space. If you are ready to own your brilliance all the way to the income and impact God preordained for you, grab your pen and paper and listen in now to discover:

• #1 way we stifle our gifts and call it humility
• How to start owning your brilliance and leveraging it to increase your impact and income
• And so much more

 

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Powerful Quotes from the Episode

• “We have a responsibility to take up .”
• “I think that's what the Bible is talking about when it says your gift will make room for you.”
• “Money is a byproduct of your gift making room.”
• “I have a very good friend, Sherry Riley, who is a very good friend and business She always uses the statement, you're not humble, you're hiding.”
• “I can take someone from being a receptionist to a CEO just by the stuff that I say on stage.”
• “People compare gifts, and we know comparison is the enemy of success.”
• "I wasn't big; my gift was big."
• "You're not humble; you're hiding."
• "Comparison is he enemy of success."
• "I didn't need permission to be great."
• "Your work will not speak for you; you are required to speak for it."

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