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December 31, 2020 13 mins

Have you ever felt like you are stuck in a process and having difficulty in claiming your space, whether it’s in your workplace or your community?

In this episode, I will be talking about claiming your lane. Why is it hard for some women to be able to claim what they have brought to the table?

Let’s dive into this episode and learn more about claiming your lane and owning your success.

[00:01 - 05:29] Opening Segment

  • I talk about welcoming the year 2021 and offer a prayer of peace, tranquility, and comfort for you to close this year. 
  • I Introduce the topic of the day.
  • What does it mean to ‘Claim.’

[05:30 - 09:59] Claiming Your Lane

  • Why are we as women leaders have such a difficult time in claiming our lane?
  • Many of us know what we bring to the table, but yet we can still find ourselves going around recreating the wheel.
  • What are the deeper issues behind the idea of claiming, and owning our success?
  • It is easy for a lot of women to get stuck behind the scenes
  • You might use your role as a supporter to hide what you bring to the table 
  • Claim your space in the industry
  • Your intellectual ideas
  • A lot of women might know that it is the right thing to do but they just have not seen other people do it before.


[10:00 - 13:22] Closing Segment

  • Let’s have a conversation about “What do we need to do to claim our lane, knowledge base, value and utilize it to get to where we wanted to be?”
  • What are some issues that you have found have been part of the reason you did not claim your work and expertise, even when you know that you got it?
  • Get Free complimentary access to my leadership class, ‘She Will Not Be Silenced.’
  • Head over to  https://keishashields.com/, enter your first name and your email address, then click the box that says “Yes, send me the audio training please” 
  • Final words



Tweetable Quotes:

"Many of us know what we bring to the table, but yet we can still find ourselves going around recreating the wheel.” - Keisha Shields

“It is easy for a lot of women to get stuck behind the scenes because they use their 'support' role to hide what they bring to the table and not have to show up fully and claim their space.” - Keisha Shields

What are some issues that you have found have been part of the reason you did not claim your work and expertise, even when you know that you got it? - Keisha Shields


If you are a highly driven leader, ready to amplify your world, and overcome the impact of being silenced, visit https://keishashields.com/hire to work with me one on one or find more information on how to bring meaning to your company or organization to help support your women leaders.


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