Being Present: A Guide to Connecting

The name of this book is Being Present and subtitled “A Guide to Connecting”. The truth is that the objective of this book is to “connect” and Being Present is simply the best way to do that.When you consider connecting better with those you care about or even having richer engagements with anyone, you are challenged in this book to think about the reason WHY. Why at your core do you want to connect better? Why is it important? What’s the value in it? Why do it it all? I would submit it is because you WANT to be better and that you hope that you CAN be.This book explores the challenges we face connecting to others in our personal, business, friends and family relationships. It explains the enriching but intrusive nature of Social Media and its impact on our lives and how to effectively manage it.How to put down your phone and be in the moment (being present) with the person in front of you.This book explains the value of being present and the relationship, monetary and even life-threatening dangers of not being present.You will understand how to explore and change the family culture you have created or allowed to happen inside your home. You will know exactly how to change that family culture for the better.As an employee you will learn how being present at work can make you happier, healthier and wealthier and give you a permanent competitive edge. Using the concepts you learn in this book will make a huge difference in your career trajectory.As an employer or manager or leader you will learn how you can grow top performers by incorporating a focus on being present into the environmental programming of your organizational structure and your culture.2You will learn WHO is actually most important to be present with and why. This will change your behavior with that audience forever more.You will learn how to use meditating, affirmations, iconology, acronyms, advanced sales techniques and other ways to train yourself to be better at being present. These are techniques that will double and triple your effectiveness with these principles.This book provides actionable takeaways and real solutions for modifying your own behavior so that you can capture the most from those relationships that hold the most value to you.By the end, you will understand through the many examples given that the greatest gift you can give another person is being present AND you will know exactly how to do that!