Attitude - A Conversation with Jeri-Lyn McCrea, Author of Words in Action - A Journal to Inspire Change [9:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This is one of my favourite podcasts so far – Jeri is really clear about issues related to Attitude, and how it’s a choice that we all make every morning when we get out of bed. In her clear-cut no-nonsense style, she gives us the opportunity to question our own attitude, and how we can improve it. Thanks, Jeri!

 

 Setting Goals - A Conversation with Jeri-Lyn McCrea, Author of Words in Action - A Journal to Inspire Change [9:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Here’s a podcast I recorded last week with Jeri-Lyn McCrea, Author of Words in Action – A Journal to Inspire Change. Jeri’s major theme in the book is setting goals, and achieving them. In this podcast, we talk about some obstacles to goal setting (real or imagined) and how we can overcome those obstacles.

Stay tuned for a second podcast shortly!

Jeri-Lyn McCrea’s book Words in Action [ISBN 978-0-9809325-0-8] is now available for purchase. I’m extremely proud to be the Editor of this great journal with an undated page for each day of your journey. Click here to order your advance copy. Enter coupon code “PRE-RELEASE” and get $3 off until April 25th, the official release date of the book.

I’m so thrilled about this book now being available, because I can’t think of anyone that wouldn’t benefit from a copy of this. We all need encouragement to reach our goals for change in our lives, and Jeri’s simple book gives us exactly that. She has several more books and products coming in the next couple of years, and this is her first edition.

Here’s some quick info about the book;

Book name: Words in Action – A Journal to Inspire Change
ISBN: 978-0-9809325-0-8
Author: Jeri-Lyn McCrea, of Langley, BC, Canada
Publisher: Essential Wisdom Publishing
Where it’s available: currently at wordsofwisdomjournal.com, humanuspublishing.com (and hopefully soon at Save-on-Foods, Coles bookstores, and Shoppers Drug Mart) as well as a variety of gift and health outlets all over North America.

What’s it about?: It’s about you. This is not a book on how to live your life – it’s a journal that helps you change the way you think, so that you can change the way you act. Each daily page has an area for you to write your thoughts, an actionable word with its inspirational definition, and two quotes. The pages are numbered rather than dated, because everyone starts their journey on a different day. Jeri’s book has already attracted plenty of attention, because rather than preaching a one-size-fits-all solution, Words in Action is about walking your own talk.

What’s the Author’s background?: Jeri is a nurse with a special passion for helping people recover from difficult lifestyle situations. Her Essential Wisdom self-help products are geared to those recovering from the loss of a partner, a serious illness, or those ready to make major improvements for their overall health and happiness. Her positive, “never give up” attitude is contagious, and people put down the book with a better understanding of their own power.

What did you hope to accomplish by writing this book?: When Jeri-Lyn McCrea went shopping for a journal in early 2006, she couldn’t find what she was looking for. Rather than an intimidating blank page, Jeri wanted to be inspired, uplifted, and truly, deeply impacted every time she opened her journal. Cute and pretty was not enough – it had to be real. When she couldn’t find what she was seeking, she realized others were looking for the same thing, so she went out and made it.

What did you find out that surprised you in the course of your research?: Jeri couldn’t believe that something so simple could be made so incredibly complicated. We are surrounded by people that tell us what to think, what to wear, what to weigh, etc. It’s very easy to get caught up in a deep analysis of what’s wrong, instead of what’s right. When she realized that so few people had figured out what she had, by a long hard road, it became much harder to watch people she loved steer their lives in circles. The major theme in the book is so simple: we must each accept responsibility for our own happiness. We can’t look to others to complete us, or give us what we think we need, because they’re struggling to do it for themselves. Our power for happiness lies already within us. So simple, yet so easily confused and misunderstood.

Who do you suggest should read this book?: What Words in Action is really about is change, and experts universally agree that journaling can be a powerful tool for anyone who truly wants to create change. This book is for people who are at a turning point in their lives and need constant encouragement. The first thing everyone thinks of is weight loss, but it’s also perfect for someone who is working hard to start a business, is dealing with addiction, is recovering from a serious illness or injury, who is graduating from school, who has reached a milestone birthday, or anyone who is enduring frustrating times. It would be hard to think of someone who couldn’t benefit from it. It is just as suitable to give to older children as it is for those with plenty of life experience behind them.

This is the kind of book that you give to your brother, your sister, your boss, your friends, and your grandmother. The gift of encouragement is the best gift of all.

A free excerpt will be available here shortly for download as a .pdf file.