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Barbara Sher first wrote about Scanners in 1994 in her book I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was. The response was astounding and people wrote asking for more. In Spring 2006, her latest book Refuse to Choose!A Revolutionary Program For Doing Everything That You Love was released and it is a must read for all us who want a better understanding of what a Scanner is and affirmation that this a good way to be.

I recommend Overcoming Underearning by Barbara Stanny because so many of us with our varied and often changing interests have had trouble choosing a career path in the fear that we would choose the wrong one and be stuck. So we take jobs that barely pay the bills. This wise and wonderful book gets you out of that mindset and on your way to getting paid the decent salary that you are worth.

The Renaissance Soul: Life Design for People with Too Many Passions to Pick Just One. Margaret Lobenstine refers to those of us with a multitude of interests as Renaissance Souls. This book will help you determine if you are one through a short quiz and is filled to the brim with exercises, resources and interviews to help you manage a satisfying lifestyle doing all the things you love.

What Should I Do With My Life? The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question Po Bronson tells the stories of people who have found the most meaningful answers to that question with his great insight, empathy and humor. Bronson is both an observer and a character sharing his own story, as well. I loved this book and read it straight through while riding the Alaska ferry from Juneau, Alaska to Prince Rupert, B.C. and pondering this very question.

I love to read. I own hundreds of books and visit my local library 1-2 times a week. I am choosing books to feature here from my own bookshelves that I have read, integrated into my life and do recommend to you unreservedly. I hope they are as helpful to you as they have been to me. Enjoy!

The Zen of Listening: Mindful Communication in the Age of Distraction by Rebecca Z. Shafir. What a gem of a book. Not only has this helped me listen to others in a much more focussed way-thus seeing a marked improvement in business and personal relationships, I also learned new tools to deal with hearing my own inner voice. The simple act of mindful listening can change your life dramatically.

The Gifted Adult: A Revolutionary Guide for Liberating Everyday Genius by Mary-Elaine Jacobsen I own an earlier version of this book titled Liberating EveryDay Genius: A Revolutionary Guide for Identifying and Mastering Your Exceptional Gifts. It is the same book with a name change. (shrug) Jacobsen estimates that 20 million Americans are "gifted adults". If you are here reading this, American or not, I bet you are one. I especially like how this book helps us deal with the top ten criticisms and framing new responses, such as #8: "Can't you just stick with one thing?" New Response: "No, Probably not." Love it!

How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day - Michael Gelb identifies the seven key principles of the Da Vinci approach to thinking and learning. He shares with readers how you can develop and adopt these elements through inspiring yet practical examples and exercises. I first discovered this book when I saw a free online course at Barnes & Noble University (see Resource page). I signed up, bought this book and the wookbook and have now decided to take this course again this September 2006.

Organizing from the Right Side of the Brain: A Creative Approach to Getting Organized by Lee Silber. If you need help organizing your life and work spaces but just can't relate to traditional left-brain techniques, Silber's creative and flexible approach will show you how to get organized on your own terms. How cool is that?! I have all 5 books in Lee Silber's "creative" series. The other titles are: Time Management for the Creative Person; Career Management for the Creative Person; Money Management for the Creative Person; and Self-Promotion for the Creative Person. If you can't locate at Powell's, Amazon or Barnes & Noble, go to Lee's webiste CreativeLee Speaking.

Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie is, in my humble opinion, a truly life-changing book. As the Greek philosopher Epictetus said: "we are disturbed not by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens." With deep inquiry (The Work) into our painful thoughts, we see we have a choice and that suffering is optional. It is simple, but powerful. This book is packed with examples of people using The Work to expose the truth (reality) of their painful thoughts or limiting beliefs and they are much happier for it. I know I am.

Blogwild! A Guide for Small Business Blogging written by Andy Wibbels is a terrific little book that completely removed any fear, loathing, and doubt I had about blogging. This is very user-friendly for a beginner and takes you step-by-step through setting up a blog using Typepad. I easily set up three blogs and started posting in less than an hour. Perfect for the novice.

Voice Power: Using Your Voice to Captivate, Persuade, and Command Attention by celebrity voice coach Renee Grant-Williams provides you with the tools and techniques to boost your confidence in your speaking ability in all areas of your life. "The people we deal with in this life come to know us by the three ways in which we present ourselves: (a) how we look; (b) what we say; and (c) how we say it." If you are having trouble being "heard", buy this book.

The Identity Code: The 8 Essential Questions for Finding Your Purpose and Place in the World by Larry Ackerman. With over 20 years of experience in helping organizations and individuals identify their purpose, the author discovered the Laws of Identity and the 8 Essential Questions that will help you crack your own identity code. As you answer these questions in a series of exercises, your identity will become clear giving you a foundation to make truly meaningful decisions in all areas of your life. It's working for me and I highly recommend this book.

Making a Living Without a Job: Winning Ways for Creating work That You Love by Barbara Winter. This timeless book first published in 1993 with ideas and advice for budding entrepreneurs is just as fresh and pertinent today. My heavily under-lined, notes in margins, dog-eared and much loved copy has been pulled from my book shelf too many times to count when I need reassurance or reminders on how to be "joyfully jobless". The chapter on Creating Multiple Profit Centers was the big Aha! moment for me as I finally got that you don't have to choose just one thing. The $100-an-hour technique in the chapter, Getting Ideas, is brilliant. There is so much more. Get this book!

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield. When this book was recommended by Barbara Winter (above) in her teleclass, Outsmarting Resistance, I bought it immediately, read it cover to cover and can sincerely tell you that if you want a better life for yourself and to conquor those inner demons that keep you from achieving all those things you have been "meaning to do, want to do, have a passion for" then read this book. It clearly exposes what resistance looks like in all its forms and then tells you the combat strategies to win the war against this little sucker of your creative life force. It is a war worth winning. You are worth it.

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