Change Starts Within You
Unlock the Confidence to Lead with Intuition
by Cortney McDermott
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Pub Date May 08 2017 | Archive Date Sep 22 2017
Description
Cortney McDermott had it all--a rising career at a Fortune 500 company, a loving husband, the Jimmy Choos. To an outsider, she was living the dream. But inside, her mind was racing from meetings to e-mails to childcare, and her thoughts were filled with self-doubt.
She had checked all the boxes, so why was it never enough? Why wasn't her dream life sustainable?
Forced to rethink what it means to be successful, Cortney realized that it's not about achieving goal after goal. It's about learning to sustain yourself. To live a life of purpose, you must first look within.
Whatever your aspirations might be, Cortney's journey will encourage you to make them a reality. With a fresh take on personal empowerment, inspiring anecdotes, and introspective tools and exercises to help you rebuild confidence in your life's vision, Change Starts Within You teaches us to look inside ourselves to create a brighter tomorrow.
A Note From the Publisher
Before turning entrepreneur, Cortney served as executive at Vanity Fair Corporation, vice president at Sustainability Partners, professor of graduate studies for several Big Ten universities, and global associate for the renowned beCause Consortium. (She also moonlighted as a deli waitress, secretary, and everything in-between, as a way to put herself through school and life.)
A graduate of the London School of Economics and a certified cultural mediator in multiple languages, Cortney also writes for a number of international publications, including She Owns It and the Huffington Post.
Cortney lives with her family between the United States and Italy.
Advance Praise
“Change Starts Within You is the perfect segue to Cortney’s electrifying TEDx Talk. If you want to follow the road to success without detouring through burnout and self-disillusionment, McDermott’s book will be your trail guide!” —Nadine Hack, Top 100 Thought Leader on Trustworthy Business Behavior and adviser to Nelson Mandela and President Obama
“Soulful, sassy, and full of practical insights. If Eat, Pray, Love married The 4-Hour Workweek, McDermott’s book would be their firstborn child.” —Monika Lutz, vice president of sales at Voiceplace, best-selling author, speechwriter, and Harvard University valedictorian
“The world doesn’t need another self-help book, but we do need Cortney McDermott’s book, Change Starts Within You. It’s self-awareness without being preachy. Cortney offers insightful wisdom for lasting change through simple strategies to remember that your most precious resource is yourself.” —Betsy Blankenbaker, Beautiful Infinity Books and bestselling author of Autobiography of an Orgasm
Change Starts Within You was what I needed back when I was searching for the right path for me and learning to trust my intuition. I love this book, and McDermott’s simple steps to learning to trust your intuition are priceless.” —Carla Coulson, author of Italian Joy, Paris Tango, and Chasing a Dream
If you’re looking to unearth your vision, Change Starts Within You is the key to feeling more free and confident so that you are able to sustain yourself.” —Stacey Roen, traceability manager at Lululemon Athletica
“Cortney is a bright light in a world that can sometimes suck the spark out of us. She is someone who truly leads from her heart. Optimistic, enthusiastic, and encouraging, the words and exercises in this book will help you blaze your own path toward a life that is truly sustainable.” —Kate Snowise, psychologist and life and executive coach at Thrive.How
Marketing Plan
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Featured Reviews
Christi S, Reviewer
Great advice! Very insightful - so meaningful for our busy lives. We need to remember where our focus should be.
Sarah H, Reviewer
A real wake up moment kind of book that will make you question things and ultimately look at what makes you happy and why. A positive and inspiring read.
Reviewer 238609
Change Starts within You by Courtney McDermott is a short little book with a powerful impact. Inside this book you will find wonderful exercises to become sustainable for yourself not just the world. I loved the exercises in this book, they were simple but had a deep impact on me personally. I think everyone who wants to change themselves needs to read this book. It will show you how changing yourself can change the world.
Gwen S, Librarian
This was short and sweet and yet, packed a powerful punch for all takers, even those that are like me and a bit lost and unsure where to go or what they want. It hits all the right notes; choosing your values, taking small chunks at a time, taking time for all goals and focus.
What sets this apart, besides the shortness, is that it's more focused on your values as goals than everyday goals like be the head of such and such, or save X number of dollars by this day. These tangible goals are important, but they have never been as motivating as my values.
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