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CHAPTER 1

LEARNING TO GLIDE

WAIT. YOU WANT ME TO HURDLE?

Every story has a beginning. When I set out to clarify what was going on for women with whom I was working, I focused at first on the many ways to awaken them to their full leadership potential. Over time, however, what emerged were things that represent unique challenges for women on their leadership journeys. But what I didn’t know was what I should call those unique challenges. How could I label those “things” in a way that would capture their uniqueness for women? How could I give them a name that could also be powerfully congruent with the intentional actions needed to get over, ...

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