Leaderly Quote: Stop Consenting to the Feeling of Powerlessness
By Jo Miller
The problem with audiobooks is that every once in a while, when you’re listening to a truly great book, you hear something that stops you in your tracks. You want to highlight it, underline it, and dog-ear the page, but… you can’t! I guess therein lies a recommendation for reading books the old-fashioned way.
I was recently on vacation, taking a long morning run, and listening to Amy Cuddy’s wonderful book, Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges. I found myself stopping constantly to take a screen shots to mark places within the audiobook so that I could be reminded later of all the great and incredibly actionable insights I was hearing Cuddy describe.
One day, hopefully soon, I’ll get to go back through all of those screen shots and listen again. For now, here’s a favorite quote:
“Stop consenting to the feeling of powerlessness.”
— Amy Cuddy.
Jo Miller
Jo Miller is a globally renowned authority on women’s leadership. She’s dedicated two decades to helping women advance into positions of influence by leveraging their leadership strengths. Based on her work with hundreds of thousands of women, she developed a pragmatic and powerful roadmap that guides women to become the leaders they aspire to be. Jo shares this proven process in her book Woman of Influence: 9 Steps to Build Your Brand, Establish Your Legacy, and Thrive (McGraw Hill, 2019.)
Jo is CEO of leadership development, consulting and research firm Be Leaderly. Learn more about her speaking engagements at www.JoMiller.com and follow @Jo_Miller on Twitter.

By Jo Miller
The problem with audiobooks is that every once in a while, when you’re listening to a truly great book, you hear something that stops you in your tracks. You want to highlight it, underline it, and dog-ear the page, but… you can’t! I guess therein lies a recommendation for reading books the old-fashioned way.
I was recently on vacation, taking a long morning run, and listening to Amy Cuddy’s wonderful book, Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges. I found myself stopping constantly to take a screen shots to mark places within the audiobook so that I could be reminded later of all the great and incredibly actionable insights I was hearing Cuddy describe.
One day, hopefully soon, I’ll get to go back through all of those screen shots and listen again. For now, here’s a favorite quote:
“Stop consenting to the feeling of powerlessness.”
— Amy Cuddy.

Jo Miller
Jo Miller is a globally renowned authority on women’s leadership. She’s dedicated two decades to helping women advance into positions of influence by leveraging their leadership strengths. Based on her work with hundreds of thousands of women, she developed a pragmatic and powerful roadmap that guides women to become the leaders they aspire to be. Jo shares this proven process in her book Woman of Influence: 9 Steps to Build Your Brand, Establish Your Legacy, and Thrive (McGraw Hill, 2019.)
Jo is CEO of leadership development, consulting and research firm Be Leaderly. Learn more about her speaking engagements at www.JoMiller.com and follow @Jo_Miller on Twitter.