Dear Friends,

As many of you know, I am someone who believes that leadership is a skill which is tried by many and only mastered by few. Why? Because in my work as a coach, I have observed that many leaders are unaware of the influence of their words, actions and deeds. They say things they wish they could recant. They lead from a place that is inauthentic. They don’t stop to think that their most critical team members are ready to jump ship, because they are bored, worn out and restless.

My new book, EDGE! A Leadership Story, addresses these very concerns. Using a provocative approach, the book delivers a powerful message about authenticity, courage and human development through the engaging story of a modern day leader, Mitchell James, his team and his executive coach, Kate Nelson.

Today, EDGE! A Leadership Story has landed on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com. We are looking forward to taking this book to the masses, and our goal is to help our readers get closer to becoming a leader who will have a profound and positive impact on the people in their lives.

I am writing to enlist your support. We would be so very grateful if you would pick up a copy of the book and tell at least three people about this work. We believe the book is breaking new ground in both the profession of coaching and the world of leadership.

To pick up a copy, visit this link.

Thank-you for your continued support.
Warmly,

Bea

Southern Pines, NC (PRWEB) July 1, 2008 — ‘Edge! A Leadership Story,’ the latest book from executive coach and author Bea Fields, takes an innovative approach to educating and enlightening today’s leaders. The book combines the storytelling appeal of a novel with the educational approach of non-fiction. Fields is widely recognized as a pioneer in the leadership coaching industry, but found she needed to take a new approach to putting the subject she was most passionate about into words.

“Part of what I do is turn reality on its head,” says executive coach Bea Fields. “I need to shake people up and get them to start asking questions — and ultimately challenge them to set higher standards for themselves, their businesses and their lives. How could I translate that energy and passion into book form?”

To write the book, Fields teamed with award-winning film director and producer Corey Blake, ‘Chairman of the Dream’ of Writers of the Round Table, and Eva Silva Travers, writer and actress. With the help of another coach and actor, Roger DeWitt, the group worked out the dialogue and created three-dimensional characters and a page-turning story that both entertains and educates.

Bestselling author Michael Gerber of the E-Myth series, wrote the foreword for ‘Edge!’ The entrepreneurial guru says, “In ‘Edge,’ our coach is someone I wish I knew when I needed one. She’s direct, has a sureness about her, asks questions I knew I should answer, and in the end achieves what she set out to do.”

The book has been endorsed by Michael Port, author of ‘Book Yourself Solid,’ Andy Wibbels, author of ‘Blogwild!’ and NBC Universal Executive, Sophie Mokhtari, author of the new novel ‘China Girl: A Daughter’s Journey.’

For more information, visit http://Edge-Book.com.

Buy the book from Amazon.com.

There is a great coaching telesummit coming up next week. We are going to be addressing some of the top trends in leadership coaching for the future. I will be speaking on the topic of coaching and leadership development for Generation Y.

To learn more, visit this link.

it is so hard to believe it, but EDGE: A Leadership Story will be available for purchase on May 15, 2008. Advance orders will be available soon.

This project has been such a labor of love. Partnering with Corey style=”margin: 10px; float: left” Blake and Eva Silva-Travers style=”margin: 10px; float: left” and the entire team of Writers of the Round Table has been one of the best experiences of not just my career but my life. Their background in screen and film have truly opened up my mind to a brand new way to coach and live.

I also want to take the time to acknowledge our Joint Venture Partners on this project. Each one of these men and women have supported me not just over the last 18 months of this project but have mentored me in ways I cannot begin to describe. I am forever grateful to each of them for their support and wisdom.

Michael Gerber

Michael Gerber has focused his career on inspiring and empowering entrepreneurs with his unique solutions to small business growth, effectiveness, and efficiency. He has established his revolutionary perspective as the gold standard for small business development, becoming what Inc. Magazine called “the world’s #1 small business guru” and one of Business Week’s bestselling authors of the past decades. Michael is the author of seven E-Myth books, including The E-Myth Revisited, which has sold more than three million copies worldwide, making it the most successful small business guide ever written. In 1977, he founded E-Myth Worldwide®, a business that has coached, trained, and educated over 60,000 small business clients in 145 countries. Now 70 years young, Michael Gerber lives with his wife, Luz Delia, in Petaluma, California, where they are intentionally and joyously pursuing their shared vision for transforming the world one small business owner at a time through their most recent venture, “In the Dreaming Room.”

http://inthedreamingroom.com/

Michael Port

Michael Port Called a “marketing guru” by the Wall Street Journal, Michael Port, has lectured, trained, inspired, and provided coaching and consulting services to over 20,000 business owners in the last two years alone. As a speaker, he has headlined events with leaders like Brian Tracy and Tony Robbins. Michael is the author of the national bestselling Book Yourself Solid, The Fastest, Easiest and Most Reliable System For Getting More Clients Than You Can Handle Even If You Hate Marketing And Selling and the soon to be released Beyond Booked Solid: Now, Build a Bigger, Better Business By Leveraging the Power of People and Processes to Make More Money While Working Less.

http://www.bookyourselfsolid.com

Andy Wibbels

Andy Wibbels is an award-winning blogger and author of the book Blogwild! A Guide for Small Business Blogging . He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Entrepreneur and other media as a recognized expert in blogging and related technologies. Andy has helped businesses all over the world leverage new media to build visibility and increase sales. Andy Wibbels is an award-winning blogger and author of the book Blogwild! A Guide for Small Business Blogging . He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Entrepreneur and other media as a recognized expert in blogging and related technologies. Andy has helped businesses all over the world leverage new media to build visibility and increase sales.

http://andywibbels.com

Dave Buck

Dave Buck MCC, MBA is the CEO of CoachVille, the largest and fastest growing business and personal coaching organization in the world. The CoachVille vision is to unleash the greatness in all people everywhere through coaching. He worked with Thomas Leonard to found CoachVille in 2001 and has delivered coach training programs to thousands of coaches.

Dave’s coaching career is diverse. He began coaching as the assistant coach for the Seton Hall University Men’s Soccer Team in 1995 and coached for 10 seasons. He began life coaching in 1997 and over the last 9 years has coached close to 1,000 individuals. Dave is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) with the International Coach Federation.

Dave has revolutionized the coaching profession by creating Pattern Language Coaching™ – a coaching method that dramatically reduces the time required to become a masterful coach.

In 2004 Dave was awarded the first annual International Coach Federation (ICF) Peace Maker award for bringing CoachVille and the ICF together.

Dave taught an MBA program for the Seton Hall Stillman School of Business called “The Joy of Business”, based on the 28 Principles of Attraction by Thomas Leonard.

http://www.CoachVille.com

Kim George

Kim George is the author of Coaching Into Greatness: 4 Steps to Success in Business and Life, published by Wiley & Sons.
The book introduces Kim’s groundbreaking work around the concept of AQ, Abundance IntelligenceT, and how people can eliminate the barriers that keep them from doing what they can do.

Kim is the Founder and CEO of The AQ Institute, a coaching, consulting and training community focused on bringing Abundance IntelligenceT to the world.

www.AQInstitute.com

Carol Dickson-Carr

Carol Dickson-Carr is a productivity coach for entrepreneurial spirits and helps them make money using their creativity as she does in her own business. She has taught in community and business colleges, at the university level, and in private consultations to provide both academic knowledge and practical strategies for creating a fulfilling life.

Other areas of her expertise include: productivity, creativity, communication skills, audio production, time management, and self-discovery through personal assessment tools–particularly the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Carol is also the creator of the interview audio series, Master Your Time and Live Your Dreams: Conversations with Coaches and Creatives Who Get It Done! and is also co- author to the book, A Guide to Getting It: Purpose & Passion.

http://power-edsolutionsinc.com
http://www.managingpersonalresources.com