Find Your Sweet Spot: A Guide To Personal And Professional Excellence

by Karen Elizaga

Overview

This smart, stylish motivational guide helps readers discover their dreams and true potential via an action plan based on the coaching strategies of an executive coach. Finding one’s "sweet spot" means digging deep for new levels of self-understanding and re-prioritizing one’s life to align with one’s inner excellence. Written to make readers feel they have access to their own personal coach, the book leads them through a series of inspiring stories, practical steps, and "sweet spot checks" designed to spur personal and professional growth.
 Find Your Sweet Spot consists of four parts—The Sweet Spot Strategy, The Sweet Spot Inside, The Sweet Spot Outside, Integrate Your Sweet Spot—and offers practical tips and exercises that explore everything from self-love to the power of gratitude and a productive mindset. Find Your Sweet Spot is geared for modern adults who find themselves yearning for more in their daily lives. As a chic, jet-setting businesswoman with many high-powered clients, Karen Elizaga boasts a distinctly modern edge among self-help authors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762791873
Publisher:	Skirt!
Publication date:	01/01/2014
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Karen Elizaga is an executive coach, a life coach, and the founder of Forward Options. Formerly a corporate lawyer in New York and a corporate executive in London, she embodies the transformational power of her own sweet spot method. She lives with her husband and two children.

Table of Contents

Foreword viii

Introduction x

Part I The Sweet Spot Strategy 1

Discover Your Sweet Spot 2

Journey to Your Sweet Spot 4

Embrace Excellence, Not Perfection 7

Entertain a Single Thought 10

Shift Your Perspective 12

Part II The Sweet Spot Inside 15

Cultivate Self-Love 16

Know Your Worth 26

Drop Your Gavel 32

Assess Yourself. 36

Shape Your Star 41

Allocate Your Hours 47

Sweeten Your Beliefs 50

Detox Your Vocab 56

Practice Gratitude 66

Breathe Here Now 71

Respect Nutrition 75

Move Your Body 82

Sub Out Your Habits 87

Choose Your Mantra 91

Part III The Sweet Spot Outside 97

Love What You Do 98

Celebrate Your Wins-Big and Little 103

Keep a Positive Tally 108

Unplug and Reconnect 110

Make the Technology Connection 114

Defend the Unitask 118

Compare Yourself (Really!) 121

Peak Your Posture 123

Declutter Your Space 130

Experiment 134

Embrace Discomfort 138

Make a Bucket List 142

Express Yourself 146

Listen and Learn 151

Part IV Integrate Your Sweet Spot 155

See It Done 156

Carve Out Me Time 161

Reboot with the Emergency Redazzle 165

Cherish Sleep 167

Rise and Shine 170

Have Fun 173

Say It Loud! 176

Assemble Your Star Village 180

Get a Coach 184

Transfer Your Skills 188

Chunk It Up 191

Serve Your Community 194

Make Failure a Friend 196

Rewrite Your Story 199

Stop Waiting for Perfect 202

Keep Your Paddle Moving 205

Invoke the Power of Yet 208

Conclusion 210

Acknowledgments 212

Bibliography 214

Index 217

About the Author 222

Editorial Reviews

"Karen Elizaga is that rare talent who possesses 'head, heart, and guts'—and, more importantly, she lives what she teaches. I have had the privilege of working with Karen and know that time spent with her is an invaluable investment in yourself for securing a destiny of your choosing. So, if you are serious about breakthrough change and want to take charge of your life with the help of a true expert, hire Karen by reading her book!"—Jay Ferraro, PhD, CEO of Empowerment Technologies Inc. and best-selling author of Surprised by Love "Thanks to Karen Elizaga, finding the 'sweet spot' in your life is no longer a mystery. Find Your Sweet Spot will help you discover the life of your dreams and then empower you to live it. This is the book you've been waiting for."—Raz Ingrasci, chairman of Hoffman Institute International"Karen Elizaga is an incredibly insightful and accomplished executive and life coach. Karen guides her clients not only through the realizations of their desires for life and work, but through specific and manageable steps to reach their goals. Her approach is holistic and truly transformational. This is a MUST READ!"—Farel B. Hruska, national fitness director of Stroller Strides"Karen Elizaga is finally sharing her gifts with the world! Her strategies in Find Your Sweet Spot are many and diverse. There's so much goodness to choose from here to create a better, more fulfilling life."—Loren Slocum, author of Life Tune-Ups and The Greatest Love"No matter who you are or where you are in your life, you need a coach—someone to push you to explore the area outside of your comfort zone. That's where excellence lives. And Karen is the coach to help guide you."—Harvey Spevak, CEO of Equinox Fitness Clubs"Karen's coaching and guidance were key to my successful transition from a lifetime of military leadership into an exciting new career. She enabled me to translate my skills and experience into relevant assets for the private sector and speak from a position of strength as I explored a variety of opportunities. Karen also helped my wife and me stay in sync with one another as we navigated this new terrain."—A former commander of Delta Force"In Find Your Sweet Spot, Karen Elizaga shares her coaching insights and carefully formulated strategies for shifting one's focus from stress and negativity to happiness, success, and genuine contentment. There's truly something here for everyone."—Sandra Mann, EdD "Everyone should have a copy of this book at their fingertips. It is simply a guide for anyone interested in raising their bar for life."—Stacey Griffith, senior master instructor at SoulCycle"Karen's Find Your Sweet Spot is a tremendous resource and wonderful guide for a healthy, positive, and highly energetic life, while making time to be kind, reflect, and recharge." —Alex Glasscock, owner of The Ranch at Live Oak Malibu"I just saved myself money. I read Karen Elizaga's book in one sitting, and I feel like I spent all day at the spa. A must-read for those who crave change and contentment!"—Karen Bergreen, comic and author of Following Polly and Perfect is Overrated"Karen Elizaga has mastered the art of finding one's sweet spot! This book offers phenomenal tools that I will utilize as a mentor."—Michael Michele, actress and founder of The Roundtable ChitChat

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