{"id":5061,"date":"2022-04-08T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alliwalk.com\/blog\/?p=5061"},"modified":"2022-04-08T07:36:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T13:36:13","slug":"songs-of-empowerment-arlan-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alliwalk.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/songs-of-empowerment-arlan-hamilton\/","title":{"rendered":"Songs of Empowerment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was recently reading Arlan Hamilton&#8217;s book, <strong><em>It&#8217;s About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated Into Your Greatest Advantage<\/em>.<\/strong> In Chapter 2, Part 6, she included tips she&#8217;s found helpful when she&#8217;s about to give a speech or a talk. The tips are to help combat imposter syndrome and other normal feelings of insecurity. Her first tip 1 is to listen to songs of empowerment and she shared her list of songs. I decided to write the list down and give the songs a listen, and see if her songs empowered me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather than hunt down audio tracks, I searched YouTube and created the list below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2>17 Songs of Empowerment <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3><em>Get Up 10<\/em>, Cardi B<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cardi B - Get Up 10 [Official Audio]\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cyskqwwBeNw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cyskqwwBeNw\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/cyskqwwBeNw<\/a> | 3:51<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><em>Battle Cry<\/em>, Angel Haze ft Sia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Angel Haze ft. Sia - Battle Cry [PARENTAL ADVISORY] (Official Video)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QvvRNPOJPH0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QvvRNPOJPH0\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QvvRNPOJPH0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/QvvRNPOJPH0<\/a> | 3:50<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><em>New Agenda<\/em>, Janet Jackson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New Agenda\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9asdotTIEtk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9asdotTIEtk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/9asdotTIEtk<\/a> | 4:00<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><em>Skyscraper<\/em>, Demi Lovato<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Demi Lovato - Skyscraper (Official Video)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r_8ydghbGSg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/r_8ydghbGSg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/r_8ydghbGSg<\/a> | 4:05<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><em>Price Tag<\/em>, Jessie J <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jessie J - Price Tag ft. B.o.B\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qMxX-QOV9tI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qMxX-QOV9tI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/qMxX-QOV9tI<\/a> | 4:04<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><em>Red Light<\/em>, Johnny Ling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jonny Lang - Red Light\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_sWeVoLTczs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_sWeVoLTczs\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/_sWeVoLTczs<\/a> | 4:05<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><em>Follow Your Arrow<\/em>, Casey Musgraves<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kacey Musgraves - Follow Your Arrow  (AOL Sessions)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_vJRufLWaMI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_vJRufLWaMI\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_vJRufLWaMI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/_vJRufLWaMI<\/a> | 3:33<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><em>Roar<\/em>, Katy Perry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Katy Perry - Roar (Official)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CevxZvSJLk8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CevxZvSJLk8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/CevxZvSJLk8<\/a> | 4:29<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><em>Keep Your Head Up<\/em>, 2 Pac<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Keep Ya Head Up\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fAJfDP3b5_U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fAJfDP3b5_U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/fAJfDP3b5_U<\/a> | 4:23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><em>Crazy<\/em>, Kelani<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kehlani - CRZY [Official Music Video]\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2d7U4CX0PHk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2d7U4CX0PHk\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/2d7U4CX0PHk<\/a> | 3:18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><em>Fly<\/em>, Rihanna &amp; Nikki Minaj<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nicki Minaj - Fly ft. Rihanna\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3n71KUiWn1I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3n71KUiWn1I\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/3n71KUiWn1I<\/a> | 4:35<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><em>All I Have<\/em>, NF<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NF - All I Have\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cSeBpKHHwJQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cSeBpKHHwJQ\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/cSeBpKHHwJQ<\/a> | 4:08<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><em>Try<\/em>, Pink<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"P!nk - Try (Official Video)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yTCDVfMz15M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yTCDVfMz15M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/yTCDVfMz15M<\/a> | 4:09<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><em>Chandelier<\/em>, Sia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sia - Chandelier (Official Video)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2vjPBrBU-TM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2vjPBrBU-TM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/2vjPBrBU-TM<\/a> | 3:51<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><em>Run This Town<\/em>, Jay-Z ft Rihanna and Kanye West<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jay z ft Rihanna and Kanye west - Run this town\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5TTQhIeFhBk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5TTQhIeFhBk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/5TTQhIeFhBk<\/a> | 5:15<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><em>This Moment<\/em>, Janine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Janine - This Moment [Official Audio]\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jRZvoXt1CI4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jRZvoXt1CI4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/jRZvoXt1CI4<\/a> |  4:00<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><em>Somebody Loves You<\/em>, Betty Who<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Betty Who - Somebody Loves You\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nKxtHslq9S0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nKxtHslq9S0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/nKxtHslq9S0<\/a> | 3:32<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, I don&#8217;t know how empowered I feel after this list, but I still think this is a great exercise. I should come up with my own list and see what I can create. It would be nice to have a list to listen to before work or any time I want to feel a little push.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s more to be found about Arlan Hamilton, her book, and her venture capital firm, Backstage Capital, at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itsaboutdamntime.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">itsaboutdamntime.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Arlan Hamilton&#8217;s book, &#8220;It&#8217;s About Damn Time&#8221;, she shares a list of 17 songs that help her feel empowered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,8],"tags":[118,201,126],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alliwalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5061"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alliwalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alliwalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alliwalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alliwalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5061"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/alliwalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5080,"href":"https:\/\/alliwalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5061\/revisions\/5080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alliwalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alliwalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alliwalk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}