Learn powerful, science-based techniques to boost focus, drive and energy hour-by-hour throughout the day--every day.

As leadership consultants and executive trainers, Bonnie St. John and Allen P. Haines have heard the same complaints from clients for years; periodic burnout, lack of focus and low energy. So they dug into the latest research on neuroscience, psychology and physiology looking for big answers. Instead they found small answers; proof that small adjustments in daily routines, including thought patterns, food and drink, rest and movement can fight the forces that sap our energy and store focus and drive. They call these amazing efficient restorative techniques "micro-resilience." Thousands of men and women from all walks of life have already found effortless ways to incorporate these little changes into the busiest of schedules.

Joy is something that comes from the inside out. It feels like a flowing grace, a feeling of goodness all around, a sense of well-being through good and bad. It is love, gratitude, faith and empowerment all wrapped together. Joy deepens our experiences. It opens us to seeing a more beautiful sunset, appreciating rather than fault finding, to believing in oneself.
Here are some of the things Bonnie St. John has learned about finding joy...

• Discover the power of your own dreams and personal vision.
• Each day make the choice of joy over bitterness.
• Strengthen you self-confidence...shape yourself, don't let others shape you
• Clarify what matters most to you
• Allow spontaneous, surprising gifts of joy to redirect your schedule.
• Partner with God...the entire power of the universe is on our side.
• Become more helping, more healing and more accepting .

None of this is easy and Bonnie admits that she's not able to live her joy every minute of every day. But she does so now more often than she used to. And, more often than she used to, she feels love from others, feels compassion in painful situations, and lives more fully and joyfully.

Every woman is, or can be, a leader. Women lead families, communities, churches, businesses, artistic communities, military platoons and even nations. Often they're not formally recognized for doing so. HOW GREAT WOMEN LEAD celebrates the women who do just that...from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to Geena Davis, to Ann Curry. In the spirit of How Strong Women Pray, this mother-daughter team examines and challenges us all to rethink stereotypes of leadership and women. As St. John and Deane interact with extraordinary women across the country, readers interact with these strong individuals through their own eyes.

'Micro-Resilience is a powerful book that will help you rethink the drive-until-you-drop approach to work. By re-framing your thinking, you can learn to learn bounce back from setbacks and create a life of power and meaning' Daniel Pink, author of Drive and To Sell is Human As leadership consultants and executive trainers, Bonnie St. John and Allen Haines have heard the same complaints from clients for years; periodic burnout, lack of focus and low energy. So they dug into the latest research on neuroscience, psychology and physiology looking for big answers. Instead they found small answers; proof that small adjustments in daily routines, including thought patterns, food and drink, rest and movement can fight the forces that sap our energy and store focus and drive. They call these amazing efficient restorative techniques 'micro-resilience.' Thousands of men and women from all walks of life have already found effortless ways to incorporate these little changes into the busiest of schedules. Dozens of entertaining anecdotes from real people using micro-resilience demonstrate that when our brains fire faster, our energy increases and we can cope with almost any surprise, pressure or crisis, no matter how big or small.

The author, a disabled, African-American Olympic ski medalist, Rhodes scholar, former White House official, and businesswoman, shares her personal formulas for making it to the top of one's field without sacrificing the things that are most important. In Succeeding Sane is Deane's prescriptive plan offering tools, insights, and exercises that help readers get the most from life while giving up less.