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Celebrate Success in Various Ways
The Success Guidebook is a self-help book designed to help readers find their definition of success and teach them the steps they need to achieve their idea of success. What inspired you to write this book?
I was inspired to write The Success Guidebook because of my own personal journey and experiences and over the years as a master coach, I see patterns with my clients reaching out for help with the topics of change and success.
I think it is time for people to know they are already wildly successful. For example, I think Taylor Swift would want us each to know how amazing we are. Right now, she’s probably one of the most, if not the most, monetarily and chart-topping, successful young women on the planet. But that’s her success. What’s your success? Since we can’t all be Taylor Swift, for example, it’s time we start redefining success for our own authentic selves, as this one-size-fits-all-concept is not only outdated but unworkable. We’re all different with different needs and different things that make us unique. Success for me is different than success for you and different for those you know. It’s time we celebrate success in various ways. Success is so much more than data or dollars.
As the CEO and founder of Best Ever You, a multimedia company dedicated to personal development and empowerment, I felt a strong desire to share my insights and strategies for achieving success with others. I want to help people go inward, upward, and outward to see it, be it, and do it and to fully understand how you can live life most authentically and aligned to you. Also, I’d love to see people maintain and sustain your vision for what success looks like for you personally and professionally and feel proud and valuable rather than searching and seeking thing after thing and always feeling less than.
I have a passion for helping people reach their full potential and live their best lives, which served as the driving force behind writing this book. I want to help people be and feel successful without the overwhelming drive for whatever society defines as “success” that so often overrides so many aspects of our personal lives. I help people create a life where personal and professional success live together.
What were some ideas that were important for you to share in this book?
I teach my clients about gratitude, compassion, change, and success. These are four concepts that I always want to share in my books through my own personal stories, contributors, or through the exercises that help a reader implement what they’ve learned. This book is the 2nd in the Guidebook Series. The first was The Change Guidebook – How to Align Your Heart, Truths, and Energy and Find Success in All Areas of Your Life. This guided readers through the Ten Points of Change.
In the Success Guidebook, I guide readers through the Ten Factors of Success. I developed these factors during my many years of working with clients as a master coach and founder of The Best Ever You Network. They are the proven tactics of creative action to help you visualize, actualize, and amplify excellence and success—and make them last. Whether you are dreaming big to achieve the awesomeness within or making a pivot, this process can be used time and time again to achieve the results you seek.
My goal is to help you master the Ten Factors of Success so that you have the tools to actualize your dreams and goals to amplify professional and personal success. These factors can help you navigate, overcome stubborn obstacles, and harness the power to courageously move forward with clarity, a renewed purpose, and the confidence to build a life of bold and infinite possibilities.
One of the things that stood out to me about your book is that it does not define success; instead, it teaches readers how to identify their own version of success. How did you come up with the exercises that you teach readers to help them find their paths?
Prior to becoming an author and owning Best Ever You, I spent many years as a corporate trainer in the financial services industry. I have an extensive background in developing courses and training materials for people of all ages. I am always learning more in the field of teaching and coaching people and my mentors Gary Kobat and Barbara Wainwright also check my work, make suggestions, and guide me. I’m very grateful for their help. I have always really loved the idea of journaling and completing exercises like this as I think they reinforce learning, not only the materials but more about yourself as well. I also wrote them, so they don’t take up a huge amount of time to complete but are still thought-provoking. I didn’t include anything that I didn’t personally take the time to complete and find value in doing so.
What is one thing that you hope readers take away from The Success Guidebook?
My books are here to help us all be more confident and never feel alone or like you’re the only person going through feeling the way we feel at times. I’ve tackled two huge topics in my books: change and success. These are topics where people generally feel fear or feel less than or not enough. The topics are confidence crushers, and I want people to feel anchored and centered in their confidence and knowledge. I hope my books are added to your Best Ever You Toolbox and they help you harness your power and move toward a life with unlimited possibilities. I seek to give people their power back and place it in their hands. It’s time to move forward with clarity, renewed purpose, and personalized confidence to build a life of bold, brave, and infinite possibilities.
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Author Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino, master life coach and founder of The Best Ever You Network has long espoused that we must redefine success for our authentic selves—a one-size fits-all-concept is not only outdated but unworkable. Success is so much more than data or the dollars in our bank account. True success is reflected in the smiles that brighten our faces and the peace that settles in our hearts. It’s the gratitude we seek in all things and the intention and actions being our very best in each moment.
In The Success Guidebook, readers will find inspiration, motivation, and a pathway to live their best, most fulfilling life. By implementing Elizabeth’s unique Ten Factors of Success—the behaviors consistently exhibited by people who stand out and behave with world-class excellence—readers will learn how to finally overcome the stubborn obstacles that have stood in their way and harness the power to move forward with clarity, a renewed purpose, and the personalized confidence to build a life of bold, brave, and infinite possibilities. Included are profiles of 20 people who exemplify these principles. Here’s the secret: You don’t need to be on a national or international platform to be world-class. You can have it right in your own home, to be and feel successful in each and every moment of your life. This book will help you learn how to tap into world-class behaviors and get the results you desire—at last.
Venturing Into Relationships
The Victorious Vagina takes readers on a journey through the highs and lows of modern relationships by sharing your experiences, from flirting to your first date to making a relationship work in the fast-paced life of NY City. Why was this an important book for you to write?
I really wanted to touch the minds and hearts of women when it comes to venturing into relationships. We have been duped into believing sex is what should come first.
What perspectives or beliefs have you challenged with this work?
The idea that sex will capture and keep a man. The feminist movement of the 70’s in America did more harm than good. Giving our precious flower to any and every man will not and has not made us the more powerful gender.
Has writing and publishing a book changed the way you see yourself?
Yes, very much. Years ago, a good friend asked if I thought I had a book in me, and I replied, yes. At the time I had no idea what I would write about, but I knew words would flow from my mind when the time was right.
What is the next book that you are working on, and when will it be available?
My next book is called The Vigilant Vagina – How To Recognize The Power Of The Flower. I hope that it will be available by December. It will conclude the vagina series.
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The city is adorned in all its glitter & glory. The air is filled with the electric excitement that only this time of year can bring. Meet Katie Slade, a lovely & savvy native New Yorker, frustrated full time employee, determined entrepreneur, who thinks she has just met the man of her dreams!
Meet Mr. GQ, the successful business hottie that sweeps Katie off her feet. He’s a spiritually grounded, self made man who is sophisticated, charming and generous. So, what does fate have in store for Katie in the world of business & romance? Find out when you take a memorable roller coaster ride with Katie, as she navigates the thrilling excitement of meeting Mr. GQ and her demanding corporate job and life as a single woman trying to get ahead in NYC. Share in her first date jitters and fiery flirtation with Mr. GQ. As well as the lows and highs of trying to make more money in one of the most expensive cities in the world! You’ll laugh, relate and learn some valuable lessons from this true life rollercoaster ride!
Hold on and enjoy!
Create Success and Separate Winners
Success is a Choice provides readers with an easily applied framework for elevating their professional lives presented in a fictional setting in which a frustrated executive seeks advice from a younger colleague. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?
Success is a Choice is the essence of experiential learnings and insights of my 50-year career. Over these years, I have met numerous brilliant people who could not grow beyond a certain level. I closely watched and observed them. These wonderful people were always ‘highly valued’ but not good enough to grow further. A common theme was that none of them could figure out the true reasons for their stagnation.
These people were my inspiration to write Success is a Choice. I wanted to demystify the skills that create success and separate winners to help millions of talented young people in similar predicaments.
I used a fictional setting for two reasons. I wanted Success is a Choice to engage a wide variety of readers, unlike a usual non-fiction educational book that typically becomes a drag for most. Secondly, I wanted to illustrate how these skills can be applied in real-life situations; that is why this 19-chapter book constantly shuttles between Dan’s learning and how he learns to use them in real life at work and home.
What research did you do for this novel to get it right?
All key characters in the book are either a shade of me or someone I knew. Being a senior executive, I was responsible for the career planning of a vast number of managers and other employees. I would regularly assess and identify the skills that were barriers to their growth. I mentored and enabled my people to develop those skills. Many of them developed the skills and succeeded; some could not. This was my real research.
What were some of the trials that you felt were important to highlight Dan’s struggle and his growth?
I would not call them trials, but my experiences with several individual mentees are the core of my learnings to develop Dan’s character. I have observed and/or experienced almost everything in the book either personally or through others. My exposure to a large number of people from very different cultures and backgrounds became the basis of my knowledge and beliefs that I have illustrated in Success is a Choice.
What is the next book you are working on, and when will it be available?
I am currently working on an untitled book that will demystify Supply Chain and demonstrate that it can be a major contributor to profitable business growth. I want senior business leaders to not only comprehend the supply chain ‘puzzle’ but also learn to leverage it as a competitive advantage for business building.
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20 Ways to Increase Your Psychic Abilities
20 Ways to Increase Your Psychic Abilities by John Russell offers a comprehensive and practical guide for anyone interested in developing their psychic skills. The book begins with clear, actionable advice on performing psychometry, stressing the importance of having a suitable partner with a good memory, belief in psychic abilities, and honesty. Russell underscores the need for focus and a distraction-free environment during practice sessions, ensuring readers understand the importance of concentration in honing their abilities.
The author extends the application of psychometry beyond object readings, exploring its potential in assessing people and situations. He delves into how psychometry can provide insights into relationships, business dealings, and even health concerns. This thorough analysis and attention to detail are consistent throughout the book. Russell provides detailed instructions and explanations, encouraging readers to trust their impressions and avoid self-censorship. Through anecdotes and examples, he demonstrates how each of the 20 methods can yield accurate insights into objects and their histories, thereby improving psychic abilities.
Russell’s approach is practical and grounded, insisting on dedication and practice in developing psychic skills. The book is logically structured, guiding the reader progressively deeper into the subject matter without overwhelming them. It covers not only the how-to aspects but also what is needed to succeed. The author highlights the practical applications of psychometry, showing how it can be used to gain insights into people and situations, make informed decisions, avoid potential financial pitfalls, and assess relationships.
20 Ways to Increase Your Psychic Abilities is an engaging and well-written book that will prompt readers to consider their psychic potential and other phenomena. John Russell’s clear guidance and thorough exploration of the topic make this book a significant resource for enhancing one’s psychic abilities.
Pages: 170 | ASIN : B0CFD28JP9
Body Wisdom: A Guide To Connecting With Your Intuitive Self
Body Wisdom: A Guide to Connecting with Your Intuitive Self by Cathy Williams is a personal development guide that emphasizes the benefits of developing a deeper connection with oneself. The book serves as a roadmap for self-discovery, focusing on the inherent wisdom our bodies possess. Through nurturing one’s intuition or innate body wisdom, readers can learn to understand their bodies’ needs and use this understanding to navigate life’s demands.
In this eight-chapter book, the author acknowledges that accessing this body of wisdom isn’t always straightforward. Many people prioritize logic and fear over gut feelings, leading to a disconnect from their bodies. Williams offers guidance through practices designed to strengthen and deepen the connection to oneself. Williams shares, “I had grown up with the belief that any act of caring for self was ‘indulgent’ or ‘selfish’…and needed to shed all my beliefs related to thinking this and replace these with ‘permission to prioritize’ what is important to me.”
What stands out about this book is its engaging style. Williams interweaves personal stories with vivid illustrations, transforming abstract concepts into relatable experiences. Her storytelling is authentic and warm, making the book an engaging read. The book also offers actionable advice, empowering readers to create personalized practices tailored to their unique journeys. The movement and breath activities provide invaluable guidance for enhancing awareness and fostering self-connection.
Body Wisdom is an excellent choice for those interested in self-discovery and self-love. Whether you’re new to intuitive connection or looking to deepen your existing practice, this book inspires. Through its gentle wisdom and practical insights, it encourages readers to embrace self-care, trust their intuition, and develop a deeper alignment with their bodies and themselves.
Pages: 184 | ISBN : 0645866903
Going Crazy (Left Foot, Right Foot, Breathe)
Going Crazy (Left Foot, Right Foot, Breathe), by Tim James, offers an introspective journey through his life, chronicled with raw honesty and engaging storytelling. Born and raised in Nashville, James’s transition to Los Angeles marks a significant chapter in his life, where he explores a variety of careers, including acting, before finding his true calling as a professional songwriter. This memoir navigates through the intricate tapestry of his career, personal relationships, and mental health struggles.
Tim James’s life story is a testament to the richness of human experience. His childhood in Nashville is filled with adventurous undertones, setting the stage for his later life in Los Angeles. Here, James’s narrative evolves from that of a carefree individual to a multifaceted adult, embracing roles as diverse as a baseball enthusiast, pharmaceutical company employee, aspiring actor, and, eventually, a celebrated songwriter.
James’s memoir is punctuated with captivating moments. His pivotal decision between acting and a stable job showcases his thoughtful nature. Beyond his professional journey, James’s personal attributes—his humor, ability to nurture friendships, and candidness—add layers to his character, making him an endearing figure. The memoir does not shy away from the adversities James faced. His recounting of near-death experiences, legal challenges, and a midlife crisis, alongside turbulent love stories, adds depth to his narrative. These stories, while poignant, are also inspiring, offering insights into resilience and personal growth.
Going Crazy (Left Foot, Right Foot, Breathe) is a compelling memoir that transcends the ordinary, making it a significant read for those who appreciate the genre. Tim James’s life story, rich in experiences and emotions, is not just a recounting of events but a journey of transformation and resilience.
Pages: 212 | ASIN : B0CTRGZRPB
The Power of Imagination
The Heir of the Dynasty follows a king and queen who are responsible for running the Secret World Government who are ready to pass on the throne to their daughter and must teach their grandchildren about the family legacy. What inspired the setup of your story?
After finishing the novel The Wealth of the Great Kingdom, I felt the urge to move the story forward a millennium, into the modern world. This idea of a sequel in the distant future is at the heart of the construction of my story.
I find the world you created in this novel brimming with possibilities. Where did the inspiration for the setting come from and how did it change as you were writing?
The inspiration for my setting is complex and evolved during the writing process itself: Relation to previous story: The setting is based on the actions of the previous book, The Wealth of the Great Kingdom. This connection to an already created world is the basis of the construction of the details.
Personal experiences: I am fortunate to have traveled to many corners of the world, and some of these places are woven into the description of my world. These personal experiences enrich the details of the setting.
The Power of Imagination: Of course, I could not have created this world without my imagination. My goal was to create places that are both familiar and unfamiliar to the reader, to immerse him in a fascinating atmosphere.
Adapting to the story: As the characters developed and the story unfolded, I had to adapt some aspects of the world to meet their needs and actions. This flexibility is key to creating a realistic and dynamic setting.
What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?
In my story, several important themes are intertwined that shape the plot and the message: Family Relationships: I explore the dynamics between parents and children, siblings, grandparents and grandchildren. Different perspectives of different generations are presented to highlight the complexity of family ties.
Responsibility to Family: I consider the question of our responsibilities to our family members. How to balance personal desires with the needs of family is a key question that my characters must resolve.
Consequences of Secrets: I question the consequences of keeping secrets. When it is justified to hide the truth and when it is not – this is a dilemma that my characters face in order to understand themselves and their loved ones.
Will there be a follow-up novel to this story? If so, what aspects of the story will the next book cover?
Yes, I plan to write a continuation of the story. In it, I would like to delve into some of the topics raised, such as: The implications of carrying the burden of legacy and the challenges of governance in a complex world. I would also like to further explore the development of my characters and their relationships with each other.
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The king and queen have grown old and are looking around for heirs. Their daughter Nesia, who is to inherit the throne, has been traveling the world for 20 years to get to know it. Their son Henry has dedicated himself to healing people.
Their grandchildren live the lives of commoners and are unaware of their royal lineage. But the King and Queen have decided it is time to begin their education.
To prove their worth, the grandchildren must go through a series of trials and tasks that will test their intelligence, wits and courage.
At the end of the story, they all gather in the big castle and hidden secrets are revealed. Nesia returns from her travels to take the throne and begin a new golden time for the Secret World Government.
The Unvarnished Truth: Purpose in the Pain
In The Unvarnished Truth, Dr. Karla Hylton presents a poignant narrative, delving into her journey through depression and trauma within the confines of a turbulent marriage. The book opens with Karla reflecting on the early days of her relationship, marked by overlooked warning signs, and progresses into the complexities and dangers that later unfolded. Hylton’s candid portrayal of her experiences – from manipulation and hurtful remarks from her ex-husband to her own introspections and regrets as a mother and spouse – paints a vivid picture of her challenging marital life. The narrative intensifies as it explores her struggles with regret, suicidal ideation, the intricacies of divorce, and the pain of estrangement from her children.
Hylton revisits her traumatic past with remarkable courage, aiming to foster open discussions on mental health and provide solace to others facing similar challenges. Her memoir stands out for its frankness and introspection, touching on the anguish of domestic isolation and hostility and the complexities of personal accountability during vulnerable times. This book is an immersive memoir that offers an in-depth look into Hylton’s life. The narrative is enriched with detailed accounts of various challenges, including a harrowing childhood incident and her struggles for financial independence during critical health crises. The memoir encompasses a wide array of themes, such as divorce, trauma, education, writing, therapy, parenting, familial conflicts, loss, childhood experiences, manipulation, psychological treatments, friendships, and extramarital affairs, presenting a multifaceted exploration of Hylton’s life.
This memoir is particularly resonant for those who have endured abuse from narcissistic partners or acquaintances. Dr. Hylton’s forthrightness in sharing her experiences with depression and suicidal thoughts is not only brave but also immensely inspiring for others in similar circumstances. The Unvarnished Truth is a testament to Dr. Hylton’s generosity and commitment to shedding light on challenging yet crucial topics.
Pages: 274 | ASIN : B0CHDP6CXH
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