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Conscious Courage®: Turning Everyday Challenges into Opportunities

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This self-help book is the first of two books that Ms. Stearns is writing on Conscious Courage. The book is beautifully put together in a format that is easy to read and gets "right to the point" without any of the extras that leave you wondering "what she was trying to say." For anyone who has ever had to survive a personal crisis, this is a book that anyone would find extremely helpful in learning to make decisions on how to carry on with the rest of their life. Her insight into what people go through in a crisis that affects the rest of your life is truly uncanny.

I'm looking forward to Ms. Stearns next book, Conscious Courage, Vol. II, when it comes out. I'm sure it will be just as wonderful as this book, and I look forward to reading that book soon.

I wish I would have read this book a while ago. It would have helped me through a very difficult time.

I recommend this book as a resource for dealing with the vicissitudes of life.

Stearns, faced with personal crisis, found the inner resolve to turn this conflict into opportunity. In this book she presents an approach for turning your personal challenges into stepping stones for finding fulfillment and a winning way of life.

Although the book is classified as self-help and psychology, the author has a way of offering sound professional advice and practical easy to follow guidance counseling into a feeling that is comparable to sharing a cup of coffee with a friend.

The easy to read format of the book encouraged me to stop and reflect on the, often simple, often profound, insights of the author. I found the book a source of personal inspiration and discovery.

A comprehensive index affords an easy way to find and reflect on a chosen topic. The author also provides a resource list for additional reading and listening. I highly recommend this book for anyone facing a challenge, looking for courage.

An especially recommended addition to personal inspirational and self-help reading lists, Conscious Courage: Turning Everyday Challenges Into Opportunities by Maureen Stearns shows the reader how to challenge self-defeating thoughts, rise above emotional discomfort, and heighten one's awareness of life's opportunities. An upbeat guide to adopting a positive attitude, building inner resolve and focusing the will to make one's dreams a reality, Conscious Courage presents its wisdom in direct terms and short sections, which can be browsed and internalized quickly and easily. A sprinkling of inspirational quotes rounds out this insightful guide.

Conscious Courage is a great book and one that people should read.The author writes about so many things that will help people cope in areas that they do not excel in. If anyone has any weak areas that need fine tuning this book will do it. Maureen Stearns is one fine author and I am glad I have her book.

"Conscious Courage: Turning Everyday Challenges Into Opportunities" is an inspiring, self-help book, challenging its reader toward personal growth through the realization that the struggles and feelings of discomfort lead to accomplishment and empowerment when handled in the proper manner.

Part of Ms. Stearns' own definition of courage is: "...Courage is knowing that all our courageous acts will end up blossoming into something much more significant."

In easy-to-understand, down-to-earth wording, Maureen Stearns gives brief advice on ways to grow outside of one's current comfort-zone.

Almost every other page of "Conscious Courage" contains appropriate quotes of notable thinkers such as: Shakespeare, William James, Benjamin Franklin, Alex Haley and many more.

With a simple, accessible format, I found this practical book to contain good sense and advice.

Conscious Courage will easily become your "go-to" book for meeting with life's daily challenges. I recommend reading the book through the first time, then keeping it nearby for easy access when you need a quick "pick-me-up" toward a more positive attitude. Stearns teaches us to see the incredible opportunities that flow beyond even our most disconcerting life experiences! A must read in this day and time!

Loved the book! A book for everyone who loves life and enjoys living it instead of dwelling on past mistakes. Gets to the point and lets you know how to really help yourself. Read the book and start living!

We all get those self-defeating thoughts creeping into our head. Conscious Courage provides practical ideas to overcome your personal discomfort level. After I finished reading it, I gave it to my teenage daughter to read as well. This is a very uplifting book.

If you feel inhibited and overcome by life's challenges, Conscious Courage is the book for you. In this book, Maureen Stearns gives sound practical advice, drawn from personal experience, that will help you face life's challenges by learning how to constructively face your apprehensions and fears. The result is a happier and more enriching life.