The AHA! Handbook: How to spark the insights that will transform your life and career
It seemed counter-intuitive to me that you could, with intention, spark life-changing epiphanies. However, after reading the first few chapters I began to see the simplicity in whatThe AHA! Handbookis suggesting. The real life examples were very helpful, and reading about famous people whose lives you are aware of really helped to illustrate the points without making it seem like "science." I really enjoyed the book.  I will be recommending it highly to many people in my life.--Machelle Williams,General Manager of Organizational Development and Diversity, Volkswagen Group of AmericaDonna Hartney brilliantly bucks the conventional wisdom that "life-altering AHA!s are as rare as they are powerful." With a strong performance consulting and research background, Hartney walks us all down a path to spark more transforming realizations in our lives. She has a gift for seamlessly weaving together stories, research, advice and reflection questions to demonstrate that pivotal realizations are available to all of us--right under the ground we're already walking on, should we choose to look.--Jenny Blake,Author of Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You WantI've witnessed the incredible impact that flashes of insight can have on people's careers--whether they're workplace superstars or employees at risk. The challenge has always been that career-transforming AHA!s have been a hit or miss proposition. Not any more!The AHA! Handbookshows all of us, step-by-step, how to position ourselves for pivotal insights. How cool is that!--Dana Carter,Global HR Leader, International Health Care CompanyWant to take control of your life? Donna Hartney writes from a key moment of self-revelation--and then examines dozens of other lives--as she offers all of us an opportunity to grasp those moments of incredible self-insight that can transform our sense of self and our vision of our personal futures. Donna outlines the "why" and the "how." Self-inspiration is the best inspiration, and Donna shows us how to access and exploit those rare moments that we can so easily forget to notice!!--John McBride,Ph.D., Partner, McBride&Lucius;, International performance consulting firmI loveThe AHA! Handbook! I can't wait to share it with my patients, people who are living with the realities of diabetes. Every day I try to motivate diabetics to make lifestyle changes to enhance their well-being and overall health. This book lays the groundwork for sparking behavior changes in my patients. It's an easy-to-follow guide that shows all of us how to see the opportunities for change in our lives and to position ourselves for momentous insights.--Betsey Dechert-Boss,R.N., B.S.N., M.S.N., Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Certified Diabetes Educator