I’ve read every page of this book. I’ve done every (occasionally uncomfortable) exercise Mari sets. And I’ve not only emerged a better leader, but I’ve wished (profoundly) that I’d got hold of it a few years ago: this is a book that takes leadership to its necessary next levels, both deeper and higher.
— SAM CONNIFF, AUTHOR OF BE MORE PIRATE

It Begins with You

TRANSFORM YOUR MIND TO EXCEL AS AN ALTERNATIVE LEADER

FOREWORD WRITTEN BY SAM CONNIFF, author of ‘Be more pirate’

INVEST IN YOU: THE LEADER

WHAT IF IT’S HOLDING YOU BACK?

My book, ‘It begins with you’ will give you the knowledge, tools, insights and motivation to increase your happiness, improve your skills and become a better leader. Because of the ripple effect, it’ll be much easier than you think.
It’s time to invest in you, and become the person and leader you’ve always wanted to be.

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE 95% RUN BY YOUR UNCONSCIOUS?  

If you have any retained issues from your past, any unconscious emotional baggage, or if there are skills you struggle with, pressure situations will make them worse; often triggering a stress response that there’s been nothing you could do about… until now.

'IT BEGINS WITH YOU' WILL HELP YOU:

Enabling powerful insights to unlock strength and leadership

  • Shift Imposter Syndrome, fear of failure or lack of confidence.

  • Increase your ability to manage and prevent conflict and have great communication skills

  • Boost your resilience and energy

  • Focus on you as a person first and leader second

  • Clear the emotional baggage holding you back

  • Increase performance across ALL aspects of your life: professional, personal, parenting and being a great partner.

It Begins with You contains many powerful messages for leaders. It offers principles for healing your triggers, building self-worth and keeping calm and in control under pressure. Most leadership books avoid topics like “healing your past” or understanding what triggers your primitive brain and yet this is where many leaders struggle and come unstuck.

Leading a team of great people isn’t really that hard if things are running smoothly but when things get tipped on their head and the pressure is on, the ability to lead people effectively gets messy. Many leaders have been pushed the their limits through 2020 and have found themselves experiencing high-highs and low-lows - feeling exhausted or resigned and perhaps over optimistic or elated about small wins.

Without an understanding of their own inner world and what’s making them tick, it can be hard to step off the rollercoaster and lead from a place of balance and centeredness.

Mari weaves personal experiences, research and practical application beautifully to create a book that will strike a chord with many leaders who are looking for ways to succeed through the marathons, not just the sprints.
— DANIEL PRIESTLEY FOUNDER/CEO, DENT GLOBAL AUTHOR OF ENTREPRENEUR REVOLUTION AND KEY PERSON OF INFLUENCE.

FIVE PRINCIPLES OF ALTERNATIVE LEADERSHIP

I’ve honed five key ideas that will truly transform your life, and described them in my book.

I want you to work through them.

Their effect will ripple throughout every area of your life as you go.

They’ll help you to become the best, happiest parent and partner you can be, and help you to become a true Alternative Leader: someone who leads strongly from within, naturally, intentionally and effectively; someone who communicates well; makes great decisions; and works through life’s challenges with style.

MORE ABOUT THE BOOK

I’ve made it my mission in life to help the world to be a better place for all of us by working with as many leaders as possible. Leaders like you.

I want to remove your triggers and baggage, and reduce your stress. I want to stop you feeling held back, as if you aren’t living up to your potential. I want to help you stand up and stand out. I want to empower you to leave a positive legacy.

'It begins with you’ is packed with case studies, tools, and questions to get you moving forwards fast. In the words of one well-respected reviewer, it’s ‘the best leadership read I’ve ever read.

I’d like you to read my book, and then to please share your honest opinions about it with others.

WHAT OTHERS THINK

It Begins With You: Transform your mind to excel as an alternative leader

By Williams, Mari


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