Personal Success Memoir

From childhood stutterer to inspirational speaker! The Courage to Shine is a powerful and inspirational memoir by Eileen Forrestal, a former anesthesiologist who transformed her life. After a lifetime of "putting people to sleep", Eileen is now in the business of "waking people up" as a writer, speaker, and coach. In The Courage to Shine, Eileen retraces her journey. She shares her childhood trauma of an accidental overdose of junior aspirin that led to her subsequent speech impediment, the embarrassment of which caused her to hide her voice in silent shame.

An urban, candid recounting of my journey to combat a debilitating case of imposter syndrome through faith, therapy, and culture. How I learned to find joy, love, peace, and hope in impossible places.

In the 1990s, Steve Farrell cofounded and led two high-growth technology companies based in Silicon Valley that were featured in the INC500 and spanned the United States and Europe. A New Universal Dream is the inspiring story of Steve's journey from the pursuit of wealth and traditional ideas of success toward a more fulfilling life of caring and service to others and to humanity. It's also the story of the potential each of us has for profound change.

Like the educator who changed his life, Thornton became a classroom teacher. But budget cuts took his job, and he decided to rewrite his story using his artistic talent. Thornton’s artistry and work ethic got him attention at Coca-Cola, both good and bad. He had to figure out a way to navigate this new world, where higher-ups praised him but coworkers reminded him of his “blackness” by drawing a noose in his workstation. He persevered by learning to appreciate and embrace diversity, people resources, and conflicting opinions.

Cheryl Ecton knows all about adversity and how to push onward even when life goes sideways. She has encountered more than her fair share of obstacles but has always landed on her feet at her next destination. She built, from the ground up, a thriving business in a male-dominated industry despite only having a high school diploma. She navigated the serious medical needs of her daughter with grace and fortitude. She faced a crumbling marriage and bitter divorce head on and came out the other side stronger than before.

A child of the 1970s, Terry Sidford didn’t realize she was born into an unhappy marriage until the age of five, when drinking tore the family apart. In an attempt to escape her mother’s issues with alcohol, Terry and her sister run away from home one night to join their alternative-lifestyle father, in the hope that they might find some adult stability. Thus begins Terry's unconventional "Wonder Years", in which she endures an absentee mom, teenage self-improvement bootcamp, and an educational system that misdiagnoses her sensitivity and intuitiveness as learning disabilities.

Um dos nomes mais representativos no mundo corporativo e na promoção da igualdade racial no Brasil, Luana Génot compartilha reflexões e episódios de sua trajetória para falar de temas fundamentais para a nossa sociedade. Sincero e direto ao ponto, este livro nos convoca a ser mais solidários e conscientes do lugar que ocupamos, ou que gostaríamos de ocupar.

In this book, Chloë shares her story of how she went from having everything she’d ever wanted to losing her relationship, losing her home, losing her job and being diagnosed with clinical depression at the age of 24. In this raw and real memoir, Chloë shares how she found her inner strength, battled clinical depression, used her challenges to fuel herself, and built her own successful business. Chloë spent years journaling her story, all of the ups and downs, because from the minute she overcame clinical depression she knew she wanted to share her journey so it would help others in the future.

Codul eroului este omagiul vibrant pe care amiralul McRaven îl aduce eroilor reali, de zi cu zi, pe care i-a întâlnit de-a lungul anilor, de pe câmpul de luptă până la spitale și campusuri universitare, care contribuie la salvarea lumii. În copilăria sa petrecută în Texas, Bill McRaven visa să fie supererou. Își dorea să-și pună pe spate o pelerină și să-și folosească superputerile pentru a salva Pământul de distrugere. Dar acel băiețel a crescut și a început să călătorească prin lume, întâlnind eroi peste tot – și niciunul dintre ei nu avea superputeri. Niciunul nu purta pelerină sau glugă.

As a seasoned TV newswoman for more than 30 years, Julie reveals to you the key strategies she developed to secure big wins. Take for yourself the secrets to her successes, and the trusted tools she used to climb up from falls. Join Julie as she pursues interviews with icons and everyday heroes, and shows you how to tap into your own boldness to overcome your fears, take risks, and trust yourself to reach your personal unlimited potential for happiness and success.

Em A vida dos estoicos, Ryan Holiday e Stephen Hanselman apresentam histórias fascinantes de homens e mulheres que se esforçaram para seguir as virtudes estoicas atemporais da coragem, da justiça, da temperança e da sabedoria. Organizado em breves biografias que abordam desde os estoicos mais estudados aos menos conhecidos, este livro lança luz sobre os hábitos de pessoas que viveram essa filosofia e as lições que devem ser aprendidas de suas dificuldades e de seus sucessos.

In October of 2008, I was airlifted to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN, after a head-on collision with an SUV while riding a motorcycle. When I woke up, I was told I would never walk again or have full use of my hands. Seventy-eight screws, 13 plates, 25 units of blood, and more than 400 stitches and staples later, I became very familiar with physical pain and haven’t had a pain-free day since. That physical battle was harder than I could even begin to explain, but it doesn’t really come close to the one that I went through inside of myself over the years that followed.

You may not relate to a Dominican woman in an immigration detention center or a single woman living in Madagascar with her parents—but you may relate to our fears, our doubts, and our will to be happy regardless of the circumstances. This audiobook is for anyone seeking happiness, purpose, freedom, and fulfillment.

This is a story of hope. Of profound, personal change from a life of obesity and depression to a life of love and freedom.

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Through Martin's remarkable story, listeners will gain valuable insights into the power of loyalty, determination, and personal growth. This captivating account serves as a testament to the transformative power of one's mindset and the importance of building lasting relationships in both business and life. The Art of Loyalty: A Man's Remarkable Journey to Building Lasting Relationships in Business and Life is a compelling listen that will inspire listeners to embrace change, pursue their dreams, and forge meaningful connections along the way.

From foster homes and top magazines to classrooms and corporate offices, professional speaker, entrepreneur, and veteran Ryan Stream has traveled the world inspiring audiences with gripping messages and how-to steps to “conquer your colosseum” and create a winning personal and professional life.

In Fully Alive, Tyler Gage shares his spiritual adventures and the business savvy that helped him create RUNA, a tea and energy drink company that collaborates with the indigenous people of Ecuador to harvest the "master plant" guayusa, revealing a centuries-old guiding philosophy for building a sacred way of living that he discovered through Amazonian shamanism. Following these teachings, what began as a humble start-up has now grown into a thriving multimillion-dollar company.

In Sport Is Life with the Volume Turned Up, Joan Cronan offers a refreshing and innovative perspective on strengthening performance and achieving success in both the business world and everyday life.

When we first meet the young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story, he is one of 13 children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or any of the things a child might learn in school. And he has no serious experience playing organized football.