Laura Steward Atchison - What Would a Wise Woman Do?: Questions to Ask Along the Way

WHAT WOULD A WISE WOMAN DO?

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WHAT WOULD A
WISE WOMAN DO?

Relationships, business, life purpose: its all here in this book. No matter what your age or your life stage, What Would a Wise Woman Do gives insights to support you on your journey.

Marlene Chism, author of Stop Workplace Drama

Every day we make choicessome big, some small. Those choices are the pebbles and stones that form the path of our lives. Laura Atchisons What Would a Wise Woman Do shows you how to ask the right questions at every turn to create the path of your dreams.

Melissa Tosetti, author of Living The Savvy Life.

Laura has taken the art of asking a question to a new level. It is not just about asking questions of yourself or others; it is about asking the right questions. She reveals how changing a few words can bring a new perspective to any situation you are facing. Very powerful!

Dorothy Lazovik, president of Authentic Leaders Edge Inc.

Laura helped to clear the sludge from my brain so that my vision became clear. She helped me to recognize that my skills are my own and that I can achieve whatever I set my mind to. Shes inspired me to move forward.

Gini Murphy, president of S.T.A.R. Pilates, Inc.

LAURA STEWARD ATCHISON

WHAT WOULD A WISE WOMAN DO?
QUESTIONS TO ASK ALONG THE WAY

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For my mom and dad, without whom I would never have learned that it is good to question, and for creating a safe place to do so. Dad, I am sure God will get a copy of this book to you in Heaven. I wish you were still here to celebrate with us. Mom, thank you for always believing in me. I owe you both more than I can ever express. I am who I am today because of your faith and encouragement.

For my husband, Jeromewho shows me, every day, that dreams are worth waiting for.

For God, who opened my heart to possibility.

Ten percent of all author royalties are donated to non-profits close to my heart including the Michael J. Fox Parkinsons Foundation.

All achievement, whether in the business, intellectual, or
spiritual world, are the result of definitely directed thought...
James Allen

He that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened for
only by patience, practice and ceaseless importunity can a man enter the
Door of the Temple of Knowledge.
James Allen,As a Man Thinketh

Chapter 4 What Would a Wise Woman Do?
In Relationships

Chapter 5 What Would a Wise Woman Do?
In Business

Chapter 6 What Would a Wise Woman Do?
In Times of Personal Crisis

Chapter 7 What Would a Wise Woman Do?
In Money Matters

Chapter 8 What Would a Wise Woman Do?
In Self-perception

Chapter 9 What Would a Wise Woman Do?
In Searching for Faith

Chapter 10 What Would a Wise Woman Do?
In Planning Her Future

But Where Do I Start?
Start Exactly Where You Are!

The question posed by the title of this book invites a lot of discussion. Laura does a better than superb job of exploring that discussion, and providing authentic dialogue and guidance along the way.

The key to knowing exactly what a wise woman would do is knowing the right questions to ask. Laura wants you to master the art of asking the right questionseven if you have not yet done so. She wants you to understand how asking the wrong questions might have kept you from what you are capable of becoming. She wants you to know that no matter where you are, its not too late to start over in asking the right questions.

So do I.

Why? I fervently believe that in the fools mind, there are many options, just as there are many disempowering questions.

In the wise womans mind, there is only one option: to ask the right questions, that guide you to the right answers.

Its only by asking the right questions that a wise woman learns just what she should do.

This book exists to direct you to those right answers by learning to ask better questions. The most extraordinary thing about the right answers is that you already know them: God has given them to you.

Acting on those answers requires you to trust your instinctssomething that the wise woman also has mastered.

That is why I ask you to trust your instincts and listen to what God has told you. Learn to ask the right questions, and trust that in doing so you have the right answers.