About the Book
"The COURAGE Difference at Work: A Unique Success Guide for Women" awakens women to the invaluable virtue of courage. Most people will say they were raised to value virtues such as honesty; however, few people grow up hearing the word courage applied to daily life, much less knowing how to apply it in their everyday journey. Our culture and the media focus on the sensational, amazing, scandalous, tragic, heroic, glamorous and superficial, or even the bizarre. This book invites the everyday person, the "Average Jill," to assess where she is stuck at work, distinguish the obstacles that hold her back, and apply the courage actions to turn a "job" into a deeply satisfying, rewarding and productive career regardless of her title. This outcome is achieved through revealing and understanding how to tap into a ready reservoir and use everyday feminine courage. Additionally, "The COURAGE Difference at Work" is not about "34 highly accomplished individuals in Canada, the United States, Switzerland, Sweden, Jamaica and South Africa interviewed to discover how they solve their challenges, the lessons they learn in the process, what it takes to achieve personal and professional success, etc." "The COURAGE Difference at Work" believes that the majority of women, at every level, has the courage within to overcome obstacles. Women just need a tool that evolves throughout the book called the "Declaration of Courageous Intention" (DCI) to guide them. The DCI tool is featured in the "Introduction: Assessing Your Personal Assets at Work." The DCI shows the reader how to develop personal and unique aspects of courage: 1. How to design her path to success, 2. How to identify the courage action skills needed to overcome the obstacles she faces, and 3. How to implement those courage action skills on a daily basis. Working with this personalized guide allows the reader to chart the development of her courage, creating a record of growth and a vision for self-fulfillment. The practical application of any of the twelve courage actions initiates experience-based learning that demonstrates the power of courage on a personal level. As the process unfolds, a deeper understanding takes root, strengthening the reader's commitment to the courage development process.
About the Author: Global leader Sandra Ford Walston is known as The Courage Expert and innovator of StuckThinking(TM). She is an internationally recognized speaker, human potential consultant, author and entrepreneur for over twenty years who helps organizations, teams and individuals tap into their courage. She found that there is a direct correlation between your success quotient and your courage quotient. Featured on the speaker circuit as witty, provocative, concrete and insightful, she has changed the lives of thousands of leaders each year. Sandra also provides skills-based programs for some of the most respected public and private blue-chip businesses and organizations in the world such as IBM, Caterpillar, Inc., Institute of Internal Auditors, Hensel Phelps, Wide Open West, Agrium, Inc., Virginia Commonwealth University, Procter and Gamble, Hitachi Consulting, New York Association of Healthcare, Delta Kappa Gamma International, and Institute of Management Accountants. The internationally published author of bestseller "COURAGE The Heart and Spirit of Every Woman" and an honored author selected for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Sandra facilitates individuals and groups to discover the power and inspiration of their everyday courage. "The COURAGE Difference at Work: A Unique Success Guide for Women," Sandra's follow-up book to COURAGE, is directed at any woman, regardless of title or credentials, who wishes to grow professionally by introducing courage actions at work. Her third book, "FACE IT! 12 Courageous Actions that Bring Success at Work and Beyond" confirms that what holds you back on the job is the same as what hinders achievement-the reluctance to face and live a courageous life. Sandra is published in magazines such as "Chief Learning Officer," "Training & Development," "Personal Excellence: The Magazine of Life Leadership," "HR Matters," Malaysia, and "Strategic Finance." Sandra is qualified to administer and interpret the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(R), is a certified Enneagram teacher, and an instructor at the University of Denver. She can be reached at www.sandrawalston.com where she posts a courage blog and courage newsletter.
