ALWAYS and NEVER by Lisa Shumate ***Guest Post: Find out which books rocked this Author's world -- Giveaway***

Always and Never

by Lisa Shumate

Self Help, Personal Growth, Happiness, Motivational and Inspirational

Date Published: April 11, 2019

Publisher: Lucid Books

Today, more than 45 million men and women are in their twenties and trying to figure out this very important phase of their lives. Striking out on their own with many firsts and unknowns, they face a decade filled with self-discovery and self-doubt.

In the challenging book Always and Never: 20 Truths for a Happy Heart, Lisa Shumate shares an incredible resource for twentysomethings, walking them through 20 truths that they should always and never incorporate into their lives.

Whether you are twenthysomething or older, these concepts are simple yet timeless, and they have the power to transform the way you think and act, setting a high standard for you and the quality of your relationships.

Shumate asserts that putting Always and Never mantras into practice every day will build a strong foundation for the rest of your life, one that helps you realize your most cherished goals and dreams. This book will guide, inform, and inspire you for the bright future to come!

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Guest Post

Five Books That Rocked My World

By Lisa Shumate

Author of “Always and Never: 20 Truths for a Happy Heart”

Nonfiction has always been my cup of tea. I yearn for the knowledge steeped in perspective and perfectly brewed takeaways to challenge the status quo. Today I share with you my top five nonfiction cuppas, why they satisfy my cravings, and why they will always be top shelf in my reading pantry.

#5 -- The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People

Written by Stephen Covey, this book birthed a movement of time management and clear strategies for being effective in life and career. For example, Covey teaches how being proactive puts control back in your life. And when faced with a big project and challenge, the mantra “begin with the end in mind” helps light the way to developing plans to achieving goals.

#4 -- Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant

As authors W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne lay out in this international bestseller, the secret to success is not battling competitors but is in creating “blue oceans” of uncontested market space.

The opportunity for managers is to see the blue ocean opportunity by focusing on the big picture and seeing beyond existing demand. The book highlights six principles that organizations can use to chart a bold path to winning the future.

#3 -- Chicken Soup for the Soul

Motivational speakers Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen launched an empire by sharing inspirational, true stories about ordinary people's lives. The story of how the title came to be explains the series’ enduring, phenomenal success. Jack recalled the image of his grandmother’s chicken soup and how she told him it would cure anything. His vision for the book was that it would have the same healing powers as that soup, but for the soul. From there, Chicken Soup for the Soul was born.

#2 -- How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job

This book about the way women navigate the workplace is both insightful and sobering. After training thousands of high achieving men and women, authors Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith observed again and again that women face roadblocks different and specific to them. This book is essential reading for any woman ready for the next level. But that’s not the only reason to read it. Dive into this compelling how-to and learn how to stop driving yourself crazy over perfection tendencies and adding too much value. While successful women have a passion for self-improvement, maintaining a healthy respect for the gifts you bring and for what you’ve achieved is equally important for future success.

#1 -- Big Magic: Creative Living beyond Fear

She’s one of the most successful writers of our time, and in this book she champions the creative among us. With sharp wit and her personal revelations, Elizabeth Gilbert, worldwide bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, shares her unique perspective about creativity.

She discusses the attitudes, approaches, and habits we need in order to live our most creative lives, shattering the image of the starving artist, tortured artist, and self-destructive artist. Suffer no more! Be talented AND be happy. Not a how-to, but a why not?! Gilbert makes a compelling call to courage that will inspire authors, painters, dancers, and creatives of all types to stare down momentum-killing FEAR and pursue their unique gifts.

So there you have it—my top five books and why I love them. In fact, writing this piece has ignited my affection all over again and I’m imagining a good cup of tea, a quiet afternoon, and thumbing through them all over again.

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About the Author

Lisa Trapani Shumate is Associate Vice President of the University of Houston System and General Manager of Houston Public Media, and also serves as Executive Director of the Houston Public Media Foundation. She holds national leadership roles with PBS and the Public Television Major Market Group Board.

Lisa has more than 20 years of media management experience, is the recipient of numerous awards, and participated in an International Business Residency in China. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston.

Lisa is expanding her media footprint to publishing with the goal of sharing wisdom and encouragement with young men and women entering adulthood.

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