Back in
November, I optimistically stated that - barring the unforeseen - my
book, Breakdancing
on a Balance Beam, would be available in time for the holidays. Well, of course,
this statement opened the door for the unforeseen to actually happen!!
Publication snafus of all sorts delayed the "birth" of the book for
several weeks so I literally had to breakdance on my own balance beam --
sometimes just holding on for dear life!
Breakdancing on a Balance Beam was finally published on December 29, 2011. So to ring in this New Year, I'd like to whet your appetite a bit and share with you an excerpt from the Foreword, graciously written by a dear friend, business colleague, (and now I can say) fellow author.
Please read on...
"When I first met Kathy Frank, I was a skeptic. She had come to administer a behavioral assessment survey to the members of the management staff at the company where I work... I was skeptical that any survey could accurately gauge my personality, especially in relationship to the team. I was not interested in spending the day forced to do team building exercises. I just wanted to be left alone with the enormous pile of work I had to contend with.
But one session with Kathy Frank was enough to make a believer out of this skeptic... As I began to read the short musings that Kathy selected to be included in this volume, I realized that she was talking directly to me. To me as a working wife and mother; as a woman with creative aspirations; as someone who has a yen to live life on her own terms.
Some of my favorites? There are so many. I loved Kathy's essay on "Tempus Fugit" (Time Flies) because it's so easy to become overwhelmed, to forget the simple joys in life - and Kathy reminded me of some of the most basic. Her "Out-of-the-Box Thinkers" made me reconsider what type of environment can balance both structure and creativity... And as someone who sat back for too long and yearned for change, "Hire Power" made me recall that I'm the person in charge of my own life, no one else.
Every time I pick up Breakdancing on a Balance Beam, I find something new that I want to stop and contemplate. Kathy has a knack for finding the right quotations to motivate and inspire you. Her down-to-earth stories are valuable because of the mingled strands of common sense and aspiration that give you a starting point for your personal and professional ambitions - as well as a place to return to when you need to refresh and renew your goals.
But don't take my word for it, especially if you, like me, are a skeptic. Read it and find out for yourself.
Michelle Cameron, Author
The Fruit of Her Hands
In the Shadow of the Globe
Associate Director of The Writers Circle"
In closing, I just want to offer my thanks to all those who supported and encouraged me as I worked to make my dream come true. A special thanks to those in my immediate network for their enthusiasm and tireless energy as we navigated through this intricate process.
Kathleen Frank
©Kathy Frank 2012
newsletter@augurinc.com
800-679-9885
Breakdancing on a Balance Beam was finally published on December 29, 2011. So to ring in this New Year, I'd like to whet your appetite a bit and share with you an excerpt from the Foreword, graciously written by a dear friend, business colleague, (and now I can say) fellow author.
Please read on...
"When I first met Kathy Frank, I was a skeptic. She had come to administer a behavioral assessment survey to the members of the management staff at the company where I work... I was skeptical that any survey could accurately gauge my personality, especially in relationship to the team. I was not interested in spending the day forced to do team building exercises. I just wanted to be left alone with the enormous pile of work I had to contend with.
But one session with Kathy Frank was enough to make a believer out of this skeptic... As I began to read the short musings that Kathy selected to be included in this volume, I realized that she was talking directly to me. To me as a working wife and mother; as a woman with creative aspirations; as someone who has a yen to live life on her own terms.
Some of my favorites? There are so many. I loved Kathy's essay on "Tempus Fugit" (Time Flies) because it's so easy to become overwhelmed, to forget the simple joys in life - and Kathy reminded me of some of the most basic. Her "Out-of-the-Box Thinkers" made me reconsider what type of environment can balance both structure and creativity... And as someone who sat back for too long and yearned for change, "Hire Power" made me recall that I'm the person in charge of my own life, no one else.
Every time I pick up Breakdancing on a Balance Beam, I find something new that I want to stop and contemplate. Kathy has a knack for finding the right quotations to motivate and inspire you. Her down-to-earth stories are valuable because of the mingled strands of common sense and aspiration that give you a starting point for your personal and professional ambitions - as well as a place to return to when you need to refresh and renew your goals.
But don't take my word for it, especially if you, like me, are a skeptic. Read it and find out for yourself.
Michelle Cameron, Author
The Fruit of Her Hands
In the Shadow of the Globe
Associate Director of The Writers Circle"
In closing, I just want to offer my thanks to all those who supported and encouraged me as I worked to make my dream come true. A special thanks to those in my immediate network for their enthusiasm and tireless energy as we navigated through this intricate process.
Kathleen Frank
©Kathy Frank 2012
newsletter@augurinc.com
800-679-9885
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