“If you’re feeling stressed, burned-out, or powerless, this book will literally change your life. No matter what you’re dealing with—from a bully boss to a toxic family member to an impossible co-worker—you’ll discover how being ‘in your power’ leads to limitless solutions to the problems you once thought were unsolvable. Dr. Sharon Melnick is the real deal, I keep her advice in my head every day.”
New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Kellyann’s Bone Broth Diet; Founder, drkellyann.com
Working with Sharon Melnick, Ph.D. has been transformative. Dr. Sharon is the rare combination of coach, strategist and psychologist. She helped me work through some stumbling blocks and navigate the complex power dynamics of the workplace. In spaces where I felt invisible and "unheard," Dr. Sharon empowered me to control my narrative and speak with authority and assurance. The end result: I have increased my personal power and influence at work and can bring next level value to my organization.
ADP
“The practical approaches she shares in this book will provide you with insights and strategies to grow into a better, more balanced leader. Dr. Melnick’s work has helped me own and unleash my power, leading me to be more impactful and fulfilled in my personal and professional relationships. She is an incredible coach, trainer, and author.”
Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer, Fortune 500 Organization
Being out of your power is not a sign of inherent weakness; it means you care about getting good results, about fairness and respect, and about making things better for the greater good.
I’ve seen countless people like you get pulled out of their power at work, at home, or in their community. And being out of your power is the fastest path to burnout. It destroys career dreams and kills joy.
To be free of situations that are out of your control so you can get back to your calm confident self and refocus on making a difference for others in your company, community, or family...
When you’re in your power, the course of your life isn’t happening to you, it’s happening from you, through you, and for you.
Your internal state no longer goes up and down according to other people’s behavior as if you’re a thermometer. In your power, you're the thermostat. You set the tone of your interactions with others, you decide who you will be, and you bring people along in your vision, stewarding the whole situation to make it better.
It’s time to access the tools you need to feel like the creator, not the casualty, of your life.
It’s time to step into your power and use it for the good of all.
In your power, you make an impact not by reacting to the behavior of people who are limited, but rather by raising yourself and others to be limitless.
Informed by my 10 years of psychology research at Harvard Medical School and 20 years coaching and training over 40,000 senior leaders and entrepreneurs, I have science-backed techniques to help you get back into your power.
When we feel stuck in a challenging situation, all too often our well-meaning friends and family will tell us to “let it go,” “just leave,” or “be persistent!” In Your Power pushes far beyond this surface-level advice and offers a practical response repertoire for you to use to transcend difficult situations.
These ideas have already helped dozens of thousands people overcome their reactive state and reclaim their power. They’ve used these strategies to achieve bigger business results, received promotions, improved the culture, and reconnected with difficult loved ones.
And just like them, when YOU are in your power, you’ll raise everyone around you!
The first step to getting back in your power – and staying there no matter what – is at your fingertips.
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Learn from the author herself as she equips you with a toolkit to be In Your Power, and use your power to make the world around you better. You’ll already to start to have more positive energy as you shift from being the Thermometer to being the Thermostat, take back control of situations that make you feel ‘less than’, and know how to get other people to cooperate with you to solve problems.
Stay “good in you” no matter how frustrating people are; Know how to use your power to create culture change in your company or community.
How do you educate people who disrespect you? How do you get someone to change their behavior when you’ve asked them several times and they haven’t? How to you start a difficult personal conversation with someone you know will be confrontational? Let Dr. Sharon guide you exactly what to say in these challenging moments in your personal relationships, with your leadership, or with your team members!
“Situations are going to happen where you don’t feel seen, heard, or supported. This book is a go-to guide for women of color to win and move forward without having your productivity or self-esteem impacted. Read it if you want to create outcomes beyond your imagination in any situation!”
CEO and Publisher, Diversity Woman Media
“An avid student of personal development for over 30 years, I’ve read thousands of books, and attended countless courses, but I’ve never seen a system for staying in, and growing your power as insightful as Dr. Sharon Melnick’s.”
Co-Host, SharkPreneur Podcast
“For any female professional who wants to succeed, it’s essential to step into your power, and Dr. Melnick gives us a game-changing new approach to power in the workplace. Her psychology and researched-backed approach show not only how to be resilient to challenging workplace dynamics but also change them in a positive direction for all involved. A must-read!”
Author, How Women Rise
“Reading Dr. Sharon Melnick’s book In Your Power feels like having a conversation with one of your most trusted mentors and committed advocates, and at the end you feel full of clarity and self-trust to handle any challenging situation. She offers valuable, practical, loving guidance to become the best, most powerful versions of ourselves.”
Global Vice President of Talent at Bumble, Inc.
“Sharon Melnick has done the world a huge favor by demystifying power and making it accessible to anyone who wants to use power to create good in the world. If you feel disconnected or beaten down or know someone who is, get this book and begin accessing the power that is already within each of us. Her ability to reflect back to you your own power is unmatched.”
New York Times bestselling author of The Disruption Mindset, Chief Research Officer at PA Consulting.
“If you have always been successful, but feel your efforts are not being recognized or valued within your organization, this book is for you. Sharon’s warmth and wisdom showed me all the things I could control to be in my “power”—to start seeing myself in the way I wanted others to see me, which enabled me to achieve the promotion I had been working for my entire career but had seemed out of reach. I now feel rock-solid as a confident leader, and use the tools she taught me to navigate my new role leading the team responsible for the growth of a large, multibillion-dollar, publicly traded company. She’s truly changed my life.”
Chief Business Development Officer, Encompass Health
“As a girl I was taught to believe that I had power, but I wasn’t shown how to access, own, or grow it. Sharon Melnick hits all of those out of the park by giving you an all-access pass to understanding how to tap into your power in the midst of chaos, with a bonus key to understanding how others operate. I’m now producing masterpieces that matter most from the boardroom to the dinner table. Now that I know how to handle situations that put me out of my power, my energy and self-happiness are at the highest ever.”
Finance Executive
“Every one of us has moments where we’re not our best. We freeze up when we should talk. We snap when we should reflect. We hide when we should be bold. And in those inopportune moments, we lose ourselves. We forfeit our power to be good and do good. But thank goodness Dr. Sharon Melnick is now here to accompany us through the messy intricacies of those moments. In In Your Power, Sharon sits right beside us, accompanying us, whispering in our ear about how to reflect on those moments, and prepare for the next many moments with fresh eyes, new responses, and a whole heart. She asks us to face hard questions and embrace rescripted truths about ourselves. She invites us (back) to our power. You’ll want to read this book v.e.r.y. slowly. Twice. You can’t possibly come away unchanged for the better.”
Navalent; award-winning author of Rising to Power and To Be Honest
“Sharon is an absolute titan and valuable resource to women everywhere. She helped me create meaningful change in my career while being true to my authentic self. Your career will thank you after reading this book.”
Co-CEO, Abacus Wealth Partners
“There is no topic more relevant than power right now; not just who has it and who doesn’t, but how to find and unleash it, in ourselves. Dr. Melnick is to me the leading authority on the nuts and bolts of this transformation. She has equipped thousands of leaders to access more of what we’re fully capable of, so that we can own where we are and move forward with certainty and confidence, to have the impact we need to have through our careers and on the world around us. This book is absolutely full of applicable frameworks, mindset shifts, and language for us to unabashedly inhabit our power. This is world-changing stuff to build a more inclusive workplace!”
bestselling author of How to Be an Inclusive Leader
“In our careers and in our lives it can often feel like we have ceded control to external forces. Sharing stories and strategies learned from her experience coaching and training over 40,000 leaders, Dr. Sharon Melnick provides us with a road map to take back control of our effectiveness, increase our impact, and ultimately our happiness.”
Global Head of Learning, Citi
“This is an illuminated book and allows us to bring the best of Dr. Sharon Melnick home. Through her genius, she provides tools and leads by example how to stand in our infinite power and how to know when we are out of alignment with our power. Each of us is born with the infinite potential to live a life of wonder and consequence on this planet. Sharon’s gifts help unlock this potential in each of us, and as a result our impact is far greater than we could have ever imagined. This is a book for our times where so much sovereignty has been lost. It’s one read that will change your life. I attribute so much of the ways I’ve elevated my life to what she stands for and taught me about how to be in my power.”
The Global Sustainable Health Institute
“Sharon has a unique approach to helping individuals identify their blind spots to success. She is one of the most thoughtful and intentional thought leaders in this arena today and is a joy to work with and know. Anyone with a desire to take their professional lives to the next level or to just live their best life should read this book.”
Lindenwood University, Retired General Partner of Edward Jones
“WOW! The first time I heard Sharon speak about this topic I knew she was talking directly to me! What if I could be “in my power” when working with my team, my clients, even my family!? I have always been successful in my career as a Mortgage Loan Originator working on my own, avoiding managing or leading a team. I took the challenge on one year ago and with Sharon’s help increased my business by 350%! I also saw changes in how I responded and behaved in other areas of my life. Being “in your power” is no joke. Take the journey in this book with Sharon…you will be unstoppable!”
SVP of Mortgage Lending
“I am so thankful to Dr. Sharon Melnick’s advisement for me to think differently and be “in my power.” Her ideas and techniques have turned me into an enterprise-wide leader with emotional intelligence. I strongly believe this book will help many to regain control, be intentional, and act with high emotional intelligence.”
Vice President of Business Development and Alliance Management, Pharmaceutical Company
“Dr. Sharon Melnick’s book is a game changer. It’s profoundly impacted my life by giving me the tools to stand fully in my own power; to cut through the noise in my mind and to be a powerful and effective global leader raising millions of dollars, and running a multi-million dollar business. Get ready to dog ear its pages!”
The Soul of Money Institute; Major Gifts Officer, The Pachamama Alliance
“In Your Power is what every female leader needs now. It specifically goes into the root of issues that interfere with mental well-being and success. Her tools and insights are incredibly practical to own my power in new ways. I learned things I haven’t found anywhere else and highly recommend it for anyone wanting a new toolkit for leading.”
serial entrepreneur, CEO, Prajna Strategy and Granate
“Over the course of my 24-year career, despite continuous promotions and rising through the ranks, I found that I was losing both my power and my voice. I was overwhelmed, burned out, and emotionally hijacked by my leader and certain team members. Disappointed, discouraged, and disheartened, I felt like I had peaked and there were no signs of hope or improvement. Then I started working with Dr. Sharon Melnick to learn the tools, tips, and techniques developed through her years of research and experience, that are covered in this book. And WOW, things began to change dramatically! They have helped me beyond measure to react less, focus on what I can control, stop the mental and emotional “swirl,” and regain my power. Through her approach, I’m now clearer, calmer, and focused on what I want to accomplish both personally and professionally. This book is a must-read for anyone looking to regain or stay in their power!”
Associate General Counsel, U.S. Venture, Inc
“Dr. Melnick has, once again, gifted us with another body of research-based work and a logical plan to advance goals, both professionally and personally. Our women leader participants rave about the successes they have in using the tools in the “power portals” that she’s taught in her trainings and this new book In Your Power: React Less, Regain Control, and Raise Others We can channel that resilience into the power to make the changes we wish to see in the world and in our own lives. We definitely plan to incorporate Dr. Melnick’s new research into our executive leadership development program.”
Momentum Leaders
“Situations are going to happen where you don’t feel seen, heard, or supported. This book is a go-to guide for women of color to win and move forward without having your productivity or self-esteem impacted. Read it if you want to create outcomes beyond your imagination in any situation!”
CEO and Publisher, Diversity Woman Media
“An avid student of personal development for over 30 years, I’ve read thousands of books, and attended countless courses, but I’ve never seen a system for staying in, and growing your power as insightful as Dr. Sharon Melnick’s.”
Co-Host, SharkPreneur Podcast
“For any female professional who wants to succeed, it’s essential to step into your power, and Dr. Melnick gives us a game-changing new approach to power in the workplace. Her psychology and researched-backed approach show not only how to be resilient to challenging workplace dynamics but also change them in a positive direction for all involved. A must-read!”
Author, How Women Rise
“Reading Dr. Sharon Melnick’s book In Your Power feels like having a conversation with one of your most trusted mentors and committed advocates, and at the end you feel full of clarity and self-trust to handle any challenging situation. She offers valuable, practical, loving guidance to become the best, most powerful versions of ourselves.”
Global Vice President of Talent at Bumble, Inc.
“Dr. Sharon Melnick has done the world a huge favor by demystifying power and making it accessible to anyone who wants to use power to create good in the world. If you feel disconnected or beaten down or know someone who is, get this book and begin accessing the power that is already within each of us. Her ability to reflect back to you your own power is unmatched.”
New York Times bestselling author of The Disruption Mindset, Chief Research Officer at PA Consulting.
“If you have always been successful, but feel your efforts are not being recognized or valued within your organization, this book is for you. Dr. Sharon’s warmth and wisdom showed me all the things I could control to be in my “power”—to start seeing myself in the way I wanted others to see me, which enabled me to achieve the promotion I had been working for my entire career but had seemed out of reach. I now feel rock-solid as a confident leader, and use the tools she taught me to navigate my new role leading the team responsible for the growth of a large, multibillion-dollar, publicly traded company. She’s truly changed my life.”
Chief Business Development Officer, Encompass Health
“As a girl I was taught to believe that I had power, but I wasn’t shown how to access, own, or grow it. Dr. Sharon Melnick hits all of those out of the park by giving you an all-access pass to understanding how to tap into your power in the midst of chaos, with a bonus key to understanding how others operate. I’m now producing masterpieces that matter most from the boardroom to the dinner table. Now that I know how to handle situations that put me out of my power, my energy and self-happiness are at the highest ever.”
Finance Executive
“Every one of us has moments where we’re not our best. We freeze up when we should talk. We snap when we should reflect. We hide when we should be bold. And in those inopportune moments, we lose ourselves. We forfeit our power to be good and do good. But thank goodness Dr. Sharon Melnick is now here to accompany us through the messy intricacies of those moments. In In Your Power, Dr. Sharon sits right beside us, accompanying us, whispering in our ear about how to reflect on those moments, and prepare for the next many moments with fresh eyes, new responses, and a whole heart. She asks us to face hard questions and embrace rescripted truths about ourselves. She invites us (back) to our power. You’ll want to read this book v.e.r.y. slowly. Twice. You can’t possibly come away unchanged for the better.”
Navalent; award-winning author of Rising to Power and To Be Honest
“Dr. Sharon is an absolute titan and valuable resource to women everywhere. She helped me create meaningful change in my career while being true to my authentic self. Your career will thank you after reading this book.”
Co-CEO, Abacus Wealth Partners
“There is no topic more relevant than power right now; not just who has it and who doesn’t, but how to find and unleash it, in ourselves. Dr. Melnick is to me the leading authority on the nuts and bolts of this transformation. She has equipped thousands of leaders to access more of what we’re fully capable of, so that we can own where we are and move forward with certainty and confidence, to have the impact we need to have through our careers and on the world around us. This book is absolutely full of applicable frameworks, mindset shifts, and language for us to unabashedly inhabit our power. This is world-changing stuff to build a more inclusive workplace!”
bestselling author of How to Be an Inclusive Leader
“In our careers and in our lives it can often feel like we have ceded control to external forces. Sharing stories and strategies learned from her experience coaching and training over 40,000 leaders, Dr. Sharon Melnick provides us with a road map to take back control of our effectiveness, increase our impact, and ultimately our happiness.”
Global Head of Learning, Citi
“This is an illuminated book and allows us to bring the best of Dr. Sharon Melnick home. Through her genius, she provides tools and leads by example how to stand in our infinite power and how to know when we are out of alignment with our power. Each of us is born with the infinite potential to live a life of wonder and consequence on this planet. Sharon’s gifts help unlock this potential in each of us, and as a result our impact is far greater than we could have ever imagined. This is a book for our times where so much sovereignty has been lost. It’s one read that will change your life. I attribute so much of the ways I’ve elevated my life to what she stands for and taught me about how to be in my power.”
The Global Sustainable Health Institute
“Dr. Sharon has a unique approach to helping individuals identify their blind spots to success. She is one of the most thoughtful and intentional thought leaders in this arena today and is a joy to work with and know. Anyone with a desire to take their professional lives to the next level or to just live their best life should read this book.”
Lindenwood University, Retired General Partner of Edward Jones
“WOW! The first time I heard Dr. Sharon speak about this topic I knew she was talking directly to me! What if I could be “in my power” when working with my team, my clients, even my family!? I have always been successful in my career as a Mortgage Loan Originator working on my own, avoiding managing or leading a team. I took the challenge on one year ago and with Dr. Sharon’s help increased my business by 350%! I also saw changes in how I responded and behaved in other areas of my life. Being “in your power” is no joke. Take the journey in this book with Sharon…you will be unstoppable!”
SVP of Mortgage Lending
“I am so thankful to Dr. Sharon Melnick’s advisement for me to think differently and be “in my power.” Her ideas and techniques have turned me into an enterprise-wide leader with emotional intelligence. I strongly believe this book will help many to regain control, be intentional, and act with high emotional intelligence.”
Vice President of Business Development and Alliance Management, Pharmaceutical Company
“Dr. Sharon Melnick’s book is a game changer. It’s profoundly impacted my life by giving me the tools to stand fully in my own power; to cut through the noise in my mind and to be a powerful and effective global leader raising millions of dollars, and running a multi-million dollar business. Get ready to dog ear its pages!”
The Soul of Money Institute; Major Gifts Officer, The Pachamama Alliance
“In Your Power is what every female leader needs now. It specifically goes into the root of issues that interfere with mental well-being and success. Her tools and insights are incredibly practical to own my power in new ways. I learned things I haven’t found anywhere else and highly recommend it for anyone wanting a new toolkit for leading.”
serial entrepreneur, CEO, Prajna Strategy and Granate
“Over the course of my 24-year career, despite continuous promotions and rising through the ranks, I found that I was losing both my power and my voice. I was overwhelmed, burned out, and emotionally hijacked by my leader and certain team members. Disappointed, discouraged, and disheartened, I felt like I had peaked and there were no signs of hope or improvement. Then I started working with Dr. Sharon Melnick to learn the tools, tips, and techniques developed through her years of research and experience, that are covered in this book. And WOW, things began to change dramatically! They have helped me beyond measure to react less, focus on what I can control, stop the mental and emotional “swirl,” and regain my power. Through her approach, I’m now clearer, calmer, and focused on what I want to accomplish both personally and professionally. This book is a must-read for anyone looking to regain or stay in their power!”
Associate General Counsel, U.S. Venture, Inc
“Dr. Melnick has, once again, gifted us with another body of research-based work and a logical plan to advance goals, both professionally and personally. Our women leader participants rave about the successes they have in using the tools in the “power portals” that she’s taught in her trainings and this new book In Your Power: React Less, Regain Control, and Raise Others We can channel that resilience into the power to make the changes we wish to see in the world and in our own lives. We definitely plan to incorporate Dr. Melnick’s new research into our executive leadership development program.”
Momentum Leaders
Sharon Melnick, PhD is the premier expert on being in your power as a leader, and an authority on women’s leadership, resilience, and power.
Her methods are informed by 10 years of research at Harvard Medical School, and field tested by 40,000 coaching/training participants at over 100 Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and women-led companies. An international speaker and trainer, her presentations have created buzz at business and leadership conferences worldwide (and also at the White House, West Point, and the United Nations).
Selected as a Marshall Goldsmith Top 100 Coach, she’s an Executive Coach for women executives/entrepreneurs who are vision holders and results drivers. She helps them have influence, prevent burnout, and end second-guessing. She advises companies how to advance and retain their multicultural female talent.
She is the best-selling author of Success under Stress: Powerful Tools to Stay Calm, Confident, and Productive when the Pressure’s On.
An avid runner, dance floor lover, and student of human evolution, she enjoys hosting the Power Shift podcast.