If you feel “stuck” in a situation that appears to be beyond your control, these stories will show you how others have coped with crisis and uncertainty, made tough choices and positive changes in order to find deeper meaning and satisfaction in their relationships and learned to live with purpose every day. Rarely do we find a book that addresses so many different challenges. Life Choices does this in a powerful and inspiring way. This book is about experiences, the people who lived them, and how they created successful lives. From values and self-fulfillment to legacy, this book offers new resources for people who have tough choices to make every day.

Filled with wisdom and love, this book is a soothing companion for anyone searching for the courage to make a choice to change his or her circumstances. These authors and their stories prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that success belongs to everyone, no matter where they come from or what has happened to them. They are living proof that miracles can and do happen. You can be one of these people. You can navigate through difficult times and find your pathway to the life you choose to lead. Put the strength of others to work for you. Courage is not the absence of fear or pain. Courage is taking the steps to move through it.

Karen Phillips, keynote speaker, motivational coach and author, has been selected from a nationwide search to be featured in Discover Your Inner Strength; a highly successful book series from Tennessee based Insight Publishing. The book features best-selling authors Stephen R. Covey (Seven Habits of Highly Effective People), Brian Tracy (Million Dollar Habits), and Ken Blanchard (One Minute Manager).  Karen Phillips, Blanchard, Covey, and Tracy are joined by other well known authors and speakers each offering time-tested strategies for success in frank and intimate interviews.

Karen has had the opportunity to lead and learn from individuals with diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and motivations. Ms. Phillips utilized her creative talents to develop a small business, which she sold after three years, but which continues to this day. In her retirement she has accepted a job in the business world and today she is the president of the motivational coaching practice, Empowered Potential.