She Hit a Glass Ceiling and Opened a Window: Juliet Hall Shares Her Powerful Career Pivoting Prompts
After years of working in a corporate system that was neither created by her nor for her, Juliet Hall steeled herself for her final exit from a company that didn’t value her gifts and contributions. The glassy corporate tower had become a prison cell, but in one remarkable moment of clarity, a window opened in her soul, and she saw a path to freedom.
In her candid new book, Own Your Opportunities, Hall shares her empowering true story as an example for others (particularly women) who feel disillusioned and overwhelmed in corporate America. The story begins with Hall’s career-defining decision to leave the company after being told her desired career path would not happen. She then recounts her job experiences spanning 20 years — building a narrative to show how she evolved, discovered her gifts and succeeded in a career amid a backdrop of corporate trauma before making the pivot to realize her dream.
“We might have a tendency to normalize workplace trauma, and that’s not a good thing,” Hall said in a recent interview. “But we need the good and the bad experiences to cultivate who we are and to challenge our assumptions of the world and the people we relate to. We also need those challenging experiences to develop us and to help us discover who we really are.”
In her book, Hall lays bare her own journey of self-discovery and the lessons she learned along the way.
“No matter the opposition — whether it’s family and tradition, systemic bias and marginalization, or difficult leadership — there is always a path forward,” Hall said.
In this book, readers will learn how she:
• Identified her value and gifts.
• Refused to be put in a box and allow others to define success for her.
• Took responsibility for her own growth and development.
Vividly written, Own Your Opportunities is a champion for self-belief and dream fulfillment in women. Readers will benefit from Hall’s wisdom and personal experiences of how she developed her human capital, identified her value, took risks and positioned herself to achieve her dream.
“I believe that living out your intended creation and becoming the best version of your human existence is the gift that we not only give to the world, but in my opinion, living in that excellence of being who you are is ultimately how we glorify our creator,” Hall added.
About the Author
Juliet Hall is the principal of Juliet Hall INC, a boutique leadership consulting agency based in Atlanta. Recognized by several organizations in Atlanta as a “Top Black Woman of Influence,” Hall serves as an advisor and coach to C-suite and deputy leaders and speaks on national stages on the topics of servant/inclusive leadership and self-maximization. After 20 years of leadership in the corporate system, Hall faced her own words: “You can courageously build your own kingdom or be an unfulfilled laborer in someone else’s.” She is passionate about helping leaders, especially women, who are at a professional crossroads to pursue their own self-discovery, develop their natural talents and thrive in what they are uniquely created to do. Hall has presented her work to executives across different industries, including government, education, healthcare, ministry and nonprofit. A graduate of Spelman College and the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia, she has traveled to over 20 countries and enjoys cardio boxing and playing tennis.
Her book, Own Your Opportunities, is a 2023 Nautilus Book Award winner in the category of personal growth and self-help.
For more information, please visit https://juliethall.com, or follow the author on Instagram (juliet.hall) and YouTube (@juliethall1908).
Own Your Opportunities
Publisher: Post Hill Press
ISBN-10: 1637585403
ISBN-13: 978-1637585405
Available from Amazon.com, BN.com and many other online retailers
