Awaken who you are

BE CONFIDENT. BE HAPPY. BE YOU.

This book is not about getting somewhere, because you’re already there.

It’s not about becoming someone, because you are already that someone.

It’s not about having or doing, because the having and doing will happen through you once you awaken to the truth of who and what you are.

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Rethink Success.

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Cortney McDermott had it all—a rising career at a Fortune 500 company, a loving husband, the Jimmy Choos. To an outsider, she was living the dream. But inside, her mind was racing from meetings to e-mails to childcare, and her thoughts were filled with self-doubt. Forced to rethink what it means to be successful, Cortney realized that it’s not about achieving goal after goal. It’s about learning to sustain yourself. To live a life of purpose, you must first look within.

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"Soulful, sassy, and full of practical insights. If Eat, Pray, Love married The 4-Hour Workweek, McDermott's book would be their firstborn child."

- Monika Lutz, VP Sales, Voiceplace & Bestselling Author

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"Change Starts Within You is self-awareness without being preachy. Cortney offers insightful wisdom for lasting change through simple strategies to remember that your most precious resource is yourself."

-Betsy Blankenbaker, Bestselling Author

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McDermott explores:

  • Genuine passion vs. “chasing gold stars” – the simple, powerful way to tell the difference

  • Burnout, comparison, disconnection, and distraction:  the maladies of our modern age, and why we tune our feelings out to avoid tuning in to our intuitive minds

  • Sustainability: redefining corporate America’s favorite buzzword

  • Unlearning as the new learning: forget what you’ve been taught, act on what you already know

  • Time management, “prioritizing your priorities,” and finding focus amidst the noise

  • Exercises, tools, prompts, and more to help you get clear on your dreams and confident about turning them into your day to-day reality

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Readers say:

“Change Starts Within You is the perfect segue to Cortney’s electrifying TEDx Talk. If you want to follow the road to success without detouring through burnout and self-disillusionment, McDermott’s book will be your trail guide!”

NADINE HACK
Top 100 Thought Leader on Trustworthy Business Behavior
and adviser to Nelson Mandela and President Obama

“It’s self-awareness without being preachy. Cortney offers insightful wisdom for lasting change through simple strategies to remember that your most precious resource is yourself.”

BETSY BLANKENBAKER
Bestselling author and founding partner of Beautiful Infinity Books

“If you’re looking to unearth your vision, Change Starts Within You is the key to feeling more free and confident so that you are able to sustain yourself.”

STACY ROEN
Traceability Manager, lululemon athletica

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