Book Business
Hear ye! Hear ye! Ready, Set, Lead! will be officially released on March 1st. I can finally hold a book in my hands. All of the above books, with the exception of the one on the right, are published by WriteLife. I am grateful to Terri Leidich, owner and publisher of WriteLife, for her faith in me. Last month the Independent Book Group (IPG) newsletter featured Ready, Set, Lead! This was exciting news because the newsletter is sent to thousands of publishers, book buyers, and librarians. Thanks for the boost IPG!
The Family Caregiver’s Cookbook is only available as an eBook. This book is packed with family recipes and original recipes. To make the recipes real, I added brief stories to each one, such as the story of the Christmas roast beef that finished cooking early. I put the beef on top of the car so the dog wouldn’t eat it. The next Christmas my sister-in-law asked if dinner was on top of the car again. The answer was “no.” I only did that once. The cookbook is available from Amazon.
A guide for Ready, Set, Lead! Is now available. To get your free guide visit www.lioncrestleadership.com and click on Ready, St, Lead! Guide. This concise guide is for parents, grandparents, guardians, teachers, and librarians. It contains sample log pages for kids. To watch a one-minute video about Ready, Set, Lead! and the companion book, Drawing Out the Leader in Me, please visit https://vimeo.com/499243217.
Reviews
Ready, Set, Lead!
All of us experience leadership in our daily lives and all of us have the potential to lead, but do we? If more of us were taught early on how to effectively lead, we might be living in a different world. This book simply yet profoundly gives basic principles of circumstantial leadership, when one thing happens, your reactions to it determines a greater outcome.
Learning to use our successes and failures in a way to positively lead is a basic premise in this book. Written so children will understand it yet distinctly relative for any age. Harriet Hodgson and Kathy Kasten capture the essence of leadership and through storytelling communicates how to tangibly put it into practice. A highly recommended read. Betsy, Singer, ABC 6 News, KAAL TV Anchor
Drawing Out the Leader in Me
What if we did more to help bring out the leader in every child? We teach manners, kindness, and award good behavior but that doesn’t necessarily teach effective leadership. The workbook partner to Ready, Set, Lead! is a great tool to help children grasp the basic skills that are needed to cultivate the leader inside.
Betsy Singer, ABC 6 News, KAAL TV Anchor
My great grandsons can hardly wait to sink their teeth into the leadership idea. They may not understand the words yet but can enjoy the pictures.
Ready, Set, Lead!
This children’s book addresses a topic that is rarely geared toward children. . Written in rhyming verse by two of Rochester’s own, it focuses on identifying what leadership is and looks like, and how kids can be leaders every day. It is filled with simple, honest truths that re nuggets of wisdom for all ages but told in a way that’s easy for kids to understand.
The diversity in gender, race, and ability in the book is refreshing, teaching children that leaders don’t have to fit into a certain mold. The words and illustrations share these important lessons with beautiful color. Kelsey Hawley, Book Nook, Post-Bulletin February 2, 2021.
Ready, Set, Lead!
There is an old saying, “All’s well that ends well.” When it comes to being an effective leader, a better statement would be “All’s well that beings well.” If you want to set a child on the right path to becoming a highly effective leader, then you should go through this book with them. It teaches them to embrace their unique God-given leadership characteristics from whatever personality style they have.” Chris Rollins, President, Rollins Performance Group, Inc., DISC Executive Master Trainer
From My Window
I had both of my Covid-19 shots. The first shot made me chilly and that was the only side-effect. The second shot caused intense chills and a nighttime bout of fever. The chills were so bad I bundled up on long underwear and two fleece sweaters. According to a Mayo Clinic nurse, the side-effects can last three days. Mine lasted two days and I am grateful.
The Grief Coalition of Southeastern Minnesota is up and running again. The purpose is to inform the public about grief resources in the area and help to coordinate these resources. To learn more about the coalition please visit www.rochestergrief.org
I was fascinated when I read “The Therapeutic Value of Reading,” an article in the February 3rd issue of “The Wall Street Journal.” Elizabeth Bernstein makes a strong case for reading and says it expands our world, provide escape, offer novelty and surprise, broadens perspective, and helps improve social life. “Books can also distract us and help reduce our mental chatter,” she writes. Though
booksellers say people are buying more books, some buyers have trouble finishing them. It is difficult to focus on a book if your mind is elsewhere, according to Bernstein. When this happens, she suggests meditation, reading a short story, choosing something relevant, and returning to familiar reading. “When times are uncertain and scary, something familiar can be a source of solace,” she concludes. The lesson here is to keep reading and I hope you will choose some of my books.
Quote of the Month
Reading is a way for me to expand my mind, open my eyes, and fill up my heart. - Oprah Winfrey.