This book explains how to turn your life around from merely getting by in life, to thriving. Despite being well educated and talented, many people think they have missed the boat as they approach middle age or are in middle age. They may believe: opportunities have passed them by, they made choices they now regret, they are stuck doing something they no longer like, they were thrown off track by a crisis, they lacked courage, suffered from economics that they have no control over. This has tainted their sense of prosperity and well being; it has affected their career and relationships and virtually everything that is important to them. Many times it has brought down their health and their happiness and short-changed their ability to thrive despite everything. From Survival to Thrival provides tools to get people back on track as well as a new perspective on success. Through true-life stories and original exercises, this book guides people to discover the changes they want to make, the importance of their attitude, and how they can start small and build fast, covering finances, health, career and relationships. But more importantly, From Survival to Thrival also shows how to enjoy health and happiness NOW - not some promised time in their future. From Survival to Thrival strikes a chord like no other book by defining success so everyone feels it is within his or her grasp. Pulling together knowledge from several areas, this newly coined "Thrival Guide" creates an overall plan that anyone can draw from. From Survival to Thrival not only gives great insights, but also gives original step-by-step exercises for trouncing fears and generating positive habits, that will make definitive changes in anyone's life. From Survival to Thrival is written by certified human resources professional, writer, teacher and coach, Kathrin Lake. Kathrin tells many tales of her own struggles as well as true-to-life stories from famous and ordinary real people

The Journey of a Lifetime Over sixteen years ago, Michael Hayes Samuelson received a phone call that forever changed his life. "Hello, Michael. This is Dr. Marcus. No good news. You have cancer." Those three words-you have cancer-echoed in his brain. Okay, now what? For Michael, an internationally known and respected health educator and motivational speaker, his health message took on more urgency. The diagnosis was a penetrating wake-up call yanking him into menacing and mysterious territory. He was a man with breast cancer, a stranger in a strange land. In the beginning, this uninvited-and mind-numbing-voyage was distorted by a cracked prism of muted and blurred colors, only to burst forth with the passage of time to reveal both a heightened internal focus and an intense desire-an urgent need, commanding him to leave the comfort of the couch, put on his boots, pick up his trekking poles, and explore the outer reaches of the planet, on foot. This book captures just a few of his many reflections and personal poems, sharpened by cancer, spawned from taxicabs, military service, mountains, rain forests, glaciers, boardrooms-and life.

Praise for SURVIVING YOUR SERENGETI "One of a kind. You'll actually know more about yourself after you read this book." KEN BLANCHARD coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and Leading at a Higher Level "Beautifully illustrates nature's basic survival strategies and how they help you create a sense of meaning and purpose." SUSAN SCOTT New York Times bestselling coauthor of Fierce Conversations 7 Questions This Book Tackles 1. Are you experiencing a challenge that you wish to overcome? 2. Do you want to discover your hidden survival skills? 3. Do you have a goal you have yet to achieve? 4. Would you like to discover your instinctive strengths? 5. Can you benefit from problem-solving thinking? 6. Do you know someone who has potential to excel? 7. Are you looking for a positive message to share?

This book is about shifting your consciousness. Have you ever asked yourself these questions: What would it be like if I were to unleash my personal greatness and live a fully expressed life? How can I deepen my understanding and my connectedness to others? Have you often wondered: Wouldn’t it be wonderful to live from a place of abundance, but how do I open myself up to this flow? What if you knew at a soul level that physical, emotional and mental health is your birthright? The practices in Thrival Skills 101 are transformative. They guide you with personal stories, key spiritual principles and practices to a break-through in consciousness from which you will NEVER go back. Take this journey and experience yourself moving from survival to thrival.

CORPORATIONS ARE DYING. CAN THEY BE SAVED? In late 2018, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos addressed his entire staff in an all-hands meeting. "Amazon will fail and go bankrupt one day" he said. "Your job is to delay this for as long as possible!" Advertising icon, Jay Chiat, once said: "Let's see how big we get before we suck." In Built to Suck, longtime corporate provocateur Joseph Jaffe argues that the Corporate Era is rapidly coming to an end. The biggest reason? The central operating system that powers the corporation, namely SIZE, will be its downfall. Size is no longer a growth enabler; it's a growth inhibitor. This conclusion is backed up with empirical evidence and the indisputable fact that the lifespan of the corporation has shrunk dramatically from 75 to just 15 years. And all of this has happened in just the past 50 years. Between 2016-2018 alone, just over half of the Fortune 500 companies had declining revenues. So is this the end for the corporation as we know it? Possibly. Probably. At least until companies can figure out how to "embrace their Heresy" and deliver on 4 key pillars that are outlined in this book: Digital Disruption, Talent Resurrection, Customer Obsession and Corporate Citizenship. Built to Suck doesn't pull any punches and serves notice to the corporate world: your business model is flawed and your days are numbered. Can you meet the challenge and move your organization's journey from "survival to thrival" - or will you fail and fade into obsolescence like so many others? This is the most urgent question facing the modern corporation today, and Built To Suck is the wake-up call and roadmap to success that every corporation desperately needs.