The Authority Gap Assessment

The Authority Gap Assessment
Does Your Business Reflect the Authority You’ve Already Earned?

The Authority Gap Assessment is for experienced women entrepreneurs who know they have more expertise, perspective and wisdom to offer than her current positioning, message or visibility reflects.

There can be a gap between the authority you’ve developed through experience and how fully you trust it, claim it, express it and become known for it.
For each statement, rate yourself:

1 — Rarely true
2 — Occasionally true
3 — Sometimes true
4 — Usually true
5 — Consistently true
PART ONE — TRUST IT

Do you trust the authority you’ve developed?

This is about self-authority — your capacity to trust your judgment, experience, decisions and natural way of leading.
I trust my own judgment when making important business decisions, even when respected people would choose differently.

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
I can distinguish between advice that genuinely serves me and advice I feel pressured to follow because it is considered “best practice.”

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
I make business decisions that reflect how I work best rather than continually trying to operate like other successful people. I am increasingly building a business that reflects who I am, rather than who I believe I need to become in order to succeed.

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
I can make a decision without needing excessive reassurance that I’m making the “right” choice. I recognize my experience as a legitimate source of wisdom and authority.

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
When something in my business no longer fits, I trust myself enough to change it rather than continuing because it once worked..

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
Trust Score
PART TWO — CLAIM IT

Do you know what you stand for?

This is claimed authority — the willingness to own your values, beliefs, convictions, role and contribution.
I know which commonly accepted ideas or practices in my field I question or no longer agree with.

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
I can clearly articulate the values and convictions that influence how I do my work. I am willing to express an informed opinion even when some people may disagree with me.

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
I have a clear sense of the role I want to play in the next chapter of my business. I know what I want my work to contribute beyond simply generating revenue.

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
I can identify several lessons from my experience that have fundamentally shaped how I now think.

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
I am comfortable allowing my current perspective to be different from what I taught or believed earlier in my career.

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
Claim It Score
PART THREE — EXPRESS IT

Can other people understand the authority you possess?

Expressed authority is your ability to translate your expertise into clear positioning, messaging, ideas and intellectual property.
I can explain what I do in language that feels both clear and distinctly mine. My message makes it clear what I want to become known for.

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
When I create content or speak publicly, I am expressing my thinking, rather than primarily repeating useful information other experts could also provide.

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
My current positioning reflects the level of expertise and maturity I have developed. I have language for the ideas, distinctions or perspectives that are uniquely important to my work.

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
I have begun turning my experience into recognizable frameworks, methodologies, models or intellectual property.

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
I can clearly articulate the transformation my best clients experience through working with me.

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Express It Score
PART FOUR — BECOME KNOWN FOR IT

Does your market recognize what you want to be known for?

This is recognized authority.

It is the bridge between having valuable ideas and becoming associated with them.
My name is increasingly associated with specific ideas, perspectives or areas of expertise.

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
My visibility activities reinforce a consistent body of thought rather than a collection of disconnected topics.

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
I regularly receive indications that my ideas are being remembered, repeated, shared or discussed.

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
My visibility is helping create meaningful commercial conversations, rather than simply attention or engagement.

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
My content, speaking and conversations make it easy for people to understand what I stand for.

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1 is Rarely True, 5 is Consistently True
Become Known Score
Your lowest score identifies your Primary Authority Gap. Discover your results by clicking the button. The an explanation of you results will be sent to you in email.
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