Publications
Award Winning Author Gail Summers
It is tough to succeed in these days whether it’s the business of life of the business of business. It can be especially tough for outliers. Here is the personal code for success for one outlier. Of course, it all depends on how one defines success. If success means happiness at home and in the workplace, this is the code for you.
In this book we will explore nine principles to live and work by from an outlier perspective. This is not saying these principles and this personal code are the only way. They are just one way. The hope is that you will find your own way and embrace your own outlierness and uniqueness. The principles are: Know Thyself, Develop Courage, Develop Mastery, Grow Your Pennies, Be Tenacious, Have Faith, Lead the Way, Challenge the System, and Save the World.
Along with these principles, the author will share a little of her story and stories from clients who came to her for career coaching. I have changed the names of clients to protect their confidentiality.
Perhaps you wonder. What is an outlier? There is no one perfect definition. It means you may think different than others or feel left out or you don’t relate to the status quo, or the status quo makes no sense. It may mean that whenever you follow whatever rules are set for you that those same rules don’t seem to work for you. Consider rethinking the rules.
What’s it about: I am a happy person and here, I share my personal code for business and life that got me there … finally. I also share experiences from my career coaching clients (with names changed of course). You can disagree with me all you want and I hope you do. That’s the point. Make your own rules and find your own happiness. In fact, you don’t have to read the book. Just enjoy the cartoons and possibly color them in.
Type of Book: Leadership, self-help, self-coaching, enjoyment, debate-starter.
Anger is easier than forgiveness—but at what cost?
There’s much Abby has tried to forget in her life, including her biological father who, besides crueler things, labeled her a “dumbass girl.” Her stepdad, Bill, on the other hand, Abby doesn’t ever want to forget. So when her sister Aurora informs her that he only has days to live, Abby hops on a plane to Alaska.
But Aurora lied. While Bill is dying, his is a lingering death, the wearisome kind marked by bedsores and soiled sheets. As days turn into weeks, Abby discovers that, among other things, Aurora has been stealing money from their parents, and her anger begins to harden into hatred. Although Abby’s central desire is to protect Bill from needless suffering, the discord between her and her sisters threatens to destroy the peace she longs to offer him.
A remarkable work of literature, Across the Inlet is a raw, lyrical tale that plunges you into the turbulent waters of a family in crisis as they struggle to stop measuring the future by the past.
“Summers masterfully weaves together the past and present in this absorbing volume, the first in a planned series, and her lyrical, almost spiritual, descriptions of the Alaskan wilderness create an evocative backdrop for the drama that unfolds.” – Kirkus Reviews
