Play You, the Role of a Lifetime - by Pam Sherman (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Ignite your passion, expand your influence, and catapult your success--by being who you are, wherever you are.

In our fast-changing world, there's often a chasm between who we are, who we think we "should" be, and how we show up for others. It can dim our confidence, connection, and--especially--our believability.

Pam Sherman is a leadership coach, actor, and recovering lawyer who helps people around the world bridge this gap. In Play You, the Role of a Lifetime, she'll share her counterintuitive solution: The techniques great actors use to create genuine characters can help you

• Explore your own unique and powerful character
• Dream and share your inspiring story
• Grow beyond your believability derailers--unhelpful archetypes and scripts
• Excite the people you want to impact

Through humor, storytelling, and psychology, Play You, the Role of a Lifetime will help you step "onstage" with courage and conviction.

Review Quotes

"Play You is a powerful guide to bridging the gap between who we are and how we lead--with presence, purpose, and humanity." --Erica Keswin, Workplace Strategist and Bestselling Author of Bring Your Human to Work

"Play You is a guide for showing up--even when it's hard. Pam offers practical wisdom about leading with confidence even when your inner critic is loud." --Morra Aarons-Mele, Bestselling Author of The Anxious Achiever

"Play You is about becoming--not performing. With warmth and depth, Pam Sherman shows us how the tools of the stage can help us reveal our truest selves. Play You is a guide to showing up fully with meaning and purpose."--Chip Conley, Founder of the Modern Elder Academy and Bestselling Author of Wisdom@Work

"Actionable, generous, and hands on, this book will open doors and help you become the contributor you're capable of being."--Seth Godin Author of This is Marketing

"As someone who has spent HER lifetime helping people forge meaningful connections, I found Pam's book to be a powerful guide for showing up and making every moment count."--Susan McPherson, Author of The Lost Art of Connecting

"Believability changes everything--it's the gap between influence and invisibility. Play You shows you how to claim it, own it, and use it to lead with a power that is fully your own."--Deepa Purushothaman, Bestselling Author of The First, The Few, The Only

"Connection isn't accidental--it's intentional. In Play You, Pam Sherman reveals the tools we all need to make our relationships more authentic, fulfilling, and best of all, reciprocal."--Allison Gilbert, Bestselling Co-Author of The Joy of Connections: 100 Ways to Beat Loneliness and Live a Happier and More Meaningful Life

"In Play You, The Role of a Lifetime, Pam Sherman delivers a compelling guide to bridging the gap between how you see yourself and how others experience you. With warmth, wit, and wisdom, she shows how the thing people respond to most--our whole true self--is often the very thing we're least sure how to express. Pam offers clear, practical insights and tools that will help you build trust, connection and believability in work and life."--Karen Eber, Author of The Perfect Story, TED Speaker, Leadership and Culture Expert

"Pam Sherman shows how to bring your whole self to every room you enter, so you can make a greater impact. Play You is both a pep talk and a practical guide for stepping into your full power."--Dorie Clark, Executive Education Faculty at Columbia Business School and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of The Long Game

"This book is the perfect antidote to imposter syndrome. The surprising solution? Think like an actor. The best actors don't just stick to a script--they focus on the parts of their role that align with their true self and make them shine. You can do the same. Packed with practical strategies and unexpected insights, this book helps you boost your confidence, stay present, and show up authentically in every role you play."--Ron Friedman, Ph.D., Bestselling Author of Superteams and The Best Place to Work

About the Author

Pam Sherman is an actor, writer, leadership consultant, and recovering lawyer who was profiled in People magazine. Today she speaks, facilitates, and coaches leaders all over the world about how to ignite their audiences and find their EDGE: Explore, Dream, Grow, & Excite(R). She works with Fortune 50 companies, law firms, and advertising agencies, and is a highly rated global resource for the leadership organizations EO, Vistage, and YPO. Her nationally syndicated column, The Suburban Outlaw, was published in the USA Today Network for fifteen years. Sherman also stars in the one-woman show Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End, breaking box-office records around the United States. She's a graduate of American University and the Cardozo School of Law. She lives in New York with her family, both human and barky.