Help Me Think Through This: Build Courage, Think Differently, and Create What’s Next

WE DON’T LACK IDEAS. We lack space and support to act on them. Between expectations, routines, and the pressure to “do it right,” creativity gets mislabeled as a talent some people have and others don’t.

Help Me Think Through This reframes creativity as a mindset of courage . . . the courage to keep going in a new and different way. Drawing on two decades of advising leaders and teams, Mary Messner shows how conformity sneaks into work and life, how self-doubt turns into stalled decisions, and why small steps beat perfect plans.

With warmth, humor, and deeply human stories, Mary walks beside the reader as a guide, a friend, and a voice in their corner. Through her framework and simple exercises, she helps them stand on their own circle, loosen the grip of comparison, and take the next brave step. For the reader who wants to speak up, lead, and act on what matters, this book offers a steady path from hesitation to action.