An Interview with Deborah Shane

Deborah Shane of TrainWithShane.com sat down with us to discuss empowerment and the state of women in our country.

You travel the country giving talks on women’s empowerment. Why do you think teaching women about empowerment is so important right now?

What’s so significant and important about the status of women NOW is that women represent a majority, and sub block that has tremendous power and potential to really change things.

Women:
* Are 52% of the full-time workforce
* Are 60% of college students
* Control 66% of global consumer spending
* Control 51% of the nation's private wealth

This trend will continue to grow, and women will continue to be in positions of personal, professional and community leadership. Women need to develop more initiative, self confidence and belief in the value of who they are and what they can do, and step up and step out to do it.


What does empowerment mean to you?

Empowerment to me means using all my inherent skills, qualities and intangibles, plus learning new ones to mentor, develop and help people navigate these times and become the best at who they are and what they do. Empowerment is a tool we use for autonomy, independence and freedom. It allows us to do for ourselves what we need to be doing.


What makes you feel empowered?
Kindness, humor, creativity, people, learning, helping others, fitness, fun, animals, the arts, music, family, and friends.


Deborah Shane will be speaking at the upcoming A.S.C.E.N.D. Conference on November 13th at 103 west in Atlanta. For more information about Deborah Shane and her company Train with Shane, visit her online.