Bird by Bird

“Bird by bird buddy. Just take it bird by bird” is the quote from where Anne draws the title, and once you read the accompanying story you’ll smile, chuckle and take it deep into your heart. Anne creates such an intimate space and conversations with you the reader,

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Dare To Lead

Prepare to have your mind blown! This is a book that I love to share, for me some of Brené’s best work and pivotal in how we can all engage leadership in ourselves, our lives, and also inspire the leaders around us. I challenge everyone who I recommend this book to read it from two mindsets, first with the mindset of leading others and being part of a team.

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The Seat of the Soul: 25th Anniversary Edition

“What is truth? Truth is that which does not contaminate you, but empowers you.”

“Clarity allows you to see the world of physical matter for what it is, a learning environment that is created jointly by the intentions of the souls that share it.”

“Your life is yours to live, no matter how you choose to live it. When you do not think about how you intend to live it, it lives you. When you occupy it, step into it consciously, you live it.”

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The Gifts of Imperfection

This was my introduction to Brené Brown and I recommend it as a read for any and all friends, colleagues, students, and clients as a starting point into the exploration that so many of us need to take to step through our expectations of perfection and into authenticity. NEW 10th Anniversary Edition!

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Identifying YOUR Values Starter

Knowing your values is essential to navigating and creating a path that is authentic and genuine to you. This level of understanding adds clarity to your decisions and helps you to cultivate what you are inspired and passionate about and link to all that you dream to create. Click here for a starter exercise that I use with students and clients to get them started in beginning to identify their values which is always transformational in three days and under 30 minutes. Enjoy!

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Gut

I still remember the first time conductor Larry Rachleff spoke to me about his diet and how he approached eating leading up to and including concert day - this was 1995. I was at the height of my eating prowess, downing burgers, pizza, and wings with the deftness of a giant, and here was a mentor discussing how careful he was in planning his eating. My curiosity piqued, I’ve been hunting information and exploring this ever since.

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Goop: On Divorce and Self-Forgiveness (Elena Brower)

This podcast uses divorce as the starting point to dig into a treasure trove about how we approach all of the relationships in our lives - loved ones, family, colleagues, friends, and ourself. I find it transformative in how it has helped shift my own mindset as well as the people I’ve already shared this with. With self-forgiveness as the core they include many concepts in the discussion that explore how each of us can continue to engage in the foundational tenants of patience, clarity, respect, peace and forgiveness as we move through our daily adventures.

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Headspace

Meditation is an absolute MUST for any toolkit. and Headspace is the go-to app that I use with everyone as a starting place. Free for the first 10 days/session (more on fees later – fair warning: you’re going to wish you qualify  for the STUDENT plan) - Headspace is a game changer in helping people find their space and place with meditation. 

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Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations: Brené Brown

TWO GIANTS who have impacted my life in ways that I don’t have words to truly express. This is the second part of a two part series that Brené and Oprah did for Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations and it is one I keep coming back to for myself and for people that I work for and with. Brené is always at the top of her game when she is with Oprah and this is one of my all-time favorites.

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Time Management - Brian Tracy

This book is the perfect starter to up your game with your time management and put yourself in charge of making choices on how you use your time. The more choices you make the more you will accomplish that fulfills your greatest goals and inspirations. This is a quick read (and cheap!) that introduces key fundamental concepts that you can start trying immediately. IMMEDIATELY. I love that he outlines several accessible and doable techniques in short form that gives the reader the chance to take it or leave it, try it or move on. I have found that each of us combines elements from numerous different modes of time management that fit our unique lifestyles and combination of priorities in our life. This book gives perfect clear coverage so that you can start somewhere simple and build from there.

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