If you’re set on achieving big goals, being ropelled by your ambition gets results. And this book offers the definition of ambition as “a powerful yearning and drive to attain a future stat that is different from today and challenging to reach.” While it can be driven by many root factors, it’s the never-ending fuel […]
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How To Keep Your Daughter From Slamming The Door
Parents and caregivers, rest easy. Deborah Ann Davis’s book is designed to reduce your headaches, curb your stress and forge a better bond with your teen. I loved the title and was excited to see what the book had in store. And Davis delivered on her promise. Capitalizing on her experience as a mother, teacher and […]
The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-Create Your World Your Way
This is a book that I’ve read several times before. It’s an uplifting book with a bit of a religious and metaphysical twist to it. That makes it intriguing. It really is a book, much like The Secret, full of encouragement. You’re either a Dr. Wayne Dwyer fan or not. I get it. Sometimes his teachings […]
Author Q&A with Agatha Zaza
Agatha Zaza has inadvertently become a nomad. In the last decade, she’s called three countries home and all three have had one important thing in common—excellent public library systems. Wherever she goes, she takes her imagination and a lifetime of memories, including of great books. Agatha has always recognized that being highly literate and having […]
Book Craft Q&A with Sam Meier
Sometimes information technology professionals and creatives don’t connect. They are busy in their respective industries, but need to make time to collaborate as they both depend on each other for success . This is why you need to meet Sam Meier. He gets it. Not only does he have a technical background, but a creative […]
Deep Kindness: A Revolutionary Guide for the Way We Think, Talk and Act in Kindness
When author Houston Kraft formed the Random Acts of Kindness group in high school, he quickly learned that he wasn’t alone in seeing a need for adopting the habit of sharing kindness in his school and community. He also learned that while we all crave kindness and see the benefits of it, we are not […]
Bookstore Spotlight: Planting People Growing Justice
Here’s a ‘novel’ concept, build an online bookstore and publishing house to answer the call of social change. And what could be timelier? Dr. Artika Tyner is the founder and manager of the Planting People Growing Justice Press and Bookstore, a “Black woman owned social enterprise” that opened its doors in 2017 in St. Paul […]
Book Craft Spotlight Q&A With Marcia Breece
Marcia Breece is a delight to know and work with. She left a corporate career, “a fast paced—grab onto the rocket and scream yeehaw—kind of career,” to spend more time with family and build her writing career. And after her two children started college, she had the opportunity to live in “exotic faraway places” like […]
Strategic Impact: A Leader’s Three-Step Framework for the Customized Vital Strategic Plan
Here’s another catchy phrase that business leaders like to throw around—strategic planning. Yet, the ones who really get it and see its value are the leaders who’ve taken their business to great heights. And there’s the critical difference. You can say you’re doing this, or you can really do this and mean it. Your team […]
Book Craft with Sarah Sambles
Sarah Sambles has an incredible resume. She started her career as a marketing consultant back in 1999, advising global technology companies on their marketing and PR strategy. After having kids, she went freelance, working with clients from industries as varied as non-profit, services, education, construction, real estate, retail, and senior living. She offered strategic marketing, […]