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Not your average business self-help book, Impact! is a 'total person' development guide that says 'who you are impacts everything you do . It doesn't focus on what's wrong with you but rather what's right with you so that you can turn your potential into performance. The secret to success and fulfillment-both professionally and personally-is that you should stop trying to 'fit in' and become what others want you to be; that you can become more productive, powerful, and passionate by becoming more of who you were meant to be instead. Why? Because no longer is there any separation between who you are and what you do! With step-by-step strategies and smart insight, you will learn how to have significant positive impact in your life and in your career; you'll learn how to unlock your personal power; live your life with purpose; appreciate your family; identify your greatest gifts and talents; value your failures and learn from them; stand up for yourself; give yourself permission to stand out; and start to ask for what you want. Best of all, you will learn how to be seen, heard and celebrated for being authentic - for being exactly who you are. Serious advice for women who want to live passionate, successful, and happier lives at home and professionallyShows you how to re-engage with yourself, figure out what you want and why you want it, and take charge of your career and lifeAuthor Nancy Solomon is an expert in the field of personal development and human potential The key to Impact! lies in knowing yourself intimately, leading your life from the inside out, and using your strengths to become happier and more fulfilled. Impact! shows you who you are, where you're going and how to get there. It also helps you to get out of your own way!
Contents
Acknowledgments xiii Message from the Author Just between You and Me xvii Reader Self-Assessment xxiii Introduction One More Load of Laundry before I Die xxv Essay 1 Impact Is the Fingerprint, Not the Finger That Printed It All You Leave Is Your Impact 3 Essay 2 You Have to Be Present to Win You Were Born to Be Brilliant 11 Essay 3 Katy Did but We Didn t If You Want to Have Impact, You Have to Stay in the Game 15 Essay 4 I Was Absent That Day What Happens When You Don t Have Impact 21 Essay 5 For God s Sake Our Life Purpose Is the Essence of Our Impact and Invincibility 25 Essay 6 The Why Behind the What The Impact Cycle 32 Essay 7 When Your Life Calls, Answer It! Your Purpose Is Your Life s Agenda 38 Essay 8 Brand You Your Brand Is Your Life Purpose 45 Essay 9 There Are No Victims The Power of Choice 52 Essay 10 The Man Is the Head, But the Woman Is the Neck! Masculine and Feminine Power 56 PART THREE WHAT UNDERMINES IMPACT? 63 Essay 11 If You Don t Know Where You re Going, HowWill You KnowWhen You Arrive? Meandering through Life 65 Essay 12 The Hidden I in Invisible Life Unnoticed 72 Essay 13 That s Not a Doormat, It s My Back! Selfish, Selfirst, Selfless 79 Essay 14 Don t Take the Last Piece of Pie Putting Yourself Last 84 Essay 15 Shrink to Fit Playing Small 90 Essay 16 I Can t Believe She Did That! Women and Relationships 96 Essay 17 Your Inner Bag Lady Money and Power 103 Essay 18 Life s Too Short to Wear Ugly Shoes Depression and Anxiety 112 PART FOUR WHAT INCREASES IMPACT? 117 Essay 19 Ten Carats Mining Your Treasures 119 Essay 20 Yadda, Yadda, Yadda and Blah, Blah, Blah Getting It Done 123 Essay 21 The I in Invincible Personal Accountability 129 Essay 22 Someday, Someone Is Going to Do Something Using Your Potential 134 Essay 23 I Don t Need Permission! Do I? Self-Permission 143 Essay 24 Permission 2.0 Allowing Yourself to Be Powerful 150 Essay 25 Thoughtus Interruptus Don t Believe Everything You Think 157 Essay 26 Self of Steam Self-Esteem and Impact 167 Essay 27 There s No We in Courage Living Courageously 171 Essay 28 OMG! My Eggs Are Stale! Self-Trust 177 Essay 29 Rejection Is God s Way of Saving You the Trouble Valuing Your Failures 184 Essay 30 What if There s Nothing Wrong with You? Spiritual Permission 190 Essay 31 You Get in Life What You Have the Courage to Ask For Asking for What You Want 198 Essay 32 From the Ironing Board to the Board Room Business Is Personal 207 Essay 33 The Emotional Economy Emotions Drive Decision-Making 214 Essay 34 Getting Engaged Engaged People Have More Impact 221 Essay 35 You Are the Rock in Your Own Pond Who You Are Impacts Everything You Do 227 Essay 36 A Woman s Heart and Spirit Courage at Work 234 Essay 37 Move toward Innovative Thinking Risky Business 237 Essay 38 Did She Jump or Was She Pushed? Retaining Top Female Talent 240 Essay 39 The Last Taboo Spirituality at Work 248 Afterword 257 Bibliography 259 Index 261 About the Author 267
