If you have young children, you want them to grow up to be strong, healthy and happy. You’ll do everything within your power to provide them with nutrient-rich foods and the best in quality healthcare. But what about feeding their brains? When you make time to read to your child and introduce them to the […]
Archive | January, 2020
True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership
“When you are aligned with who you are, you find coherence between your life and your leadership.” This arresting book by Bill George and Peter Sims questions why so many with the capacity for great leadership are not fully realizing their potential. One governing conclusion they present is that many don’t understand what really constitutes […]
How Do I Pick The Books I Review?
My book reviews are not random. In fact, I get to choose from books sent to me by publishers, literary agents, librarians, publicists and booksellers and of course a few fellow authors who I’ve been fortunate to get to know. Additionally, I always select a few appealing ones off the bookshelves of bookstores I visit […]
Believe Bigger: Discover the Path to Your Life Purpose
There comes a time in all of our lives when we wonder if we’re on the right path. Perhaps a major setback causes us to reflect a little deeper on what’s really important, or when we feel unsettled about our work or the relationships that we are in. This book by Marshawn Evans Daniels steps in […]
Hundred Percenters: Challenge Your Employees to Give it Their All and They’ll Give You Even More
One of the biggest challenges faced in the workplace by employers is developing and retaining high performers. Most organizations’ leaders believe that limited resources, toxicity and tight budgets are the biggest reasons why employees disengage or don’t always perform at their peak. However, according to the “Hundred Percenter Index” conducted by Leadership IQ, the real […]
5 Ways Reading Improves Your Brain Health
I’m not a neurologist. But I know that experts, researchers and health professionals tout the power of reading for good brain health. As a reader, I am very intrigued and thrilled about the growing body of proof that spending several hours a day with my face planted in a book is, ahem, good for my […]
Blood Orange
Embroiled in an unhealthy and dangerous affair with her colleague, Alison is teetering on losing everything—her marriage, her professional respect and her daughter. She’s an attorney, and with her first murder trial looming, she needs to pull herself together, prove her client innocent and cut out the excessive drinking and philandering; but she just can’t […]
Heart on a String
High school junior Marissa McDonald is out running one day when she stumbles upon a heart-shaped balloon stuck in a tree. Attached to the balloon is a note from a young boy to the brother he recently lost; but seeing how it never reached its heavenly destination, Marissa decides to take matters into her own […]
The Secret Journey of a Library Book
“Many people don’t realize that in order to make room for new books libraries have to get rid of old ones,” explains Catherine Savage, Head of Communications for the Vernon Area Public Library (VAPL) in Lincolnshire, Illinois. This is one of the novel (pun intended) behind the scenes facts that most of us don’t know […]
The Champion’s Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train and Thrive
“We must realize that all people are more alike than different, so we’re all capable of the mental greatness we see and appreciate in others.” Even if you don’t consider yourself an athlete, you’re probably a competitor. In business or in life we all strive to bring out the best versions of ourselves, competing to […]