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Book SynopsisFeeling stuck on autopilot, or totally off course?
What if you could go back to key points in your life and ask different questions of yourself and others to change where you are today?
Speaker, author, and entrepreneur Laura Atchison had it all--a great career, a successful business, ambitious goals, and a loving family--when she realized she was off course. Instead of achieving the life she was meant to live, she had been stuck on autopilot--plodding through the life others wanted her to live. By failing to ask the right questions of herself and others, her life had taken the wrong direction. Explore Atchison’s riveting and candid story to see the parallel struggles all women share--and the opportunities all women possess to learn and grow beyond their wildest dreams. Learn the right questions to ask in career, family, relationships, spiritual life, finances, and more.
Unlock the life you were meant to have.
Get back on course, and stay there.
Begin asking different questions starting today—as a Wise Woman.
If these people could have reviewed this book, this is what they might have said:
""Laura’s on fire"" – Joan of Arc
""If I had Laura to guide me I might not have gotten lost"" – Amelia Earhart
""Maybe if we had asked how it could end differently than the others we would have kept our heads!"" — The Beheaded Wives of Henry VIII
""If I had read this book, I might not have dated Marc Antony"" – Cleopatra
""Laura’s advice is as indispensable as a thimble"" – Betsy Ross
""Laura found the knowledge I was seeking"" – Eve
Table of ContentsForeword
Introduction: What Am I Asking Myself? Chapter 1 How Do I Know if I Am Asking the Right Questions?
The Allure and Danger of Autopilot
How to Know When You Are Ready to Change
How Do I Get Off Autopilot?
Working from the “Spock Point”
Working from the “Experience Point”
“The Reality Point”: Tying It All Together
Questions to Ask Along the Way
Chapter 2 How Do I Question My Questions?
Awareness Moments, Pause Moments, and Questioning Moments
Key to the Future Me
Questions to Ask Along the Way
Chapter 3 Am I Happy with My Choices?
Be Really, Really, Really in Love with Your Choices
Recognizing the Warning Signs
Wise Women Practice Self-care First
Letting Go of Pleasing Others
Wise Women Course-Correct
The Four Key Questions Wise Women Ask
Questions to Ask Along the Way
Chapter 4 What Would a Wise Woman Do? In Relationships
“What Does this Relationship Do for Me?” Choosing Your Circle Wisely
Family
Should You Finish, or Not?
Managing Expectations
Be Present to the Reality, and Not the Programming
Children
The Beauty in Asking
Why?
My Children Have Four Paws: Pets as Children
Friends
Spouse/Significant Others
Single and Loving it? Or Just Saying You Are?
Community
Business Relationships
Questions to Ask Along the Way
Chapter 5 What Would a Wise Woman Do? In Business
What Should I Do with My Life?
Should I Work for Myself?
To Staff or Not to Staff
To Partner or Not to Partner
To Sell or Not to Sell
Real Worth or Ego Worth
Changing Priorities Showed Reality
For Once, it Really Was All About Me
Different Does Not Necessarily Mean Bad
Emotions in Business: Yes or No?
Is It an End or a Beginning?
Questions to Ask Along the Way
Chapter 6 What Would a Wise Woman Do? In Times of Personal Crisis
Why is This Happening to Me?
Are You Waiting for Others to Give You Answers?
Family Illness
Stop, in the Name of Love...Well Not Really
What? Me,
Worry?
Questions to Ask Along the Way
Chapter 7 What Would a Wise Woman Do? In Money Matters
What Does Money Mean to Me?
A Penny Saved
Piggy Bank Savings
Launch When Ready!
Questions to Ask Along the Way
Chapter 8 What Would a Wise Woman Do? In Self-perception
Is Someone’s Opinion of Me My Reality?
Our External Self-perception
Win from Within
Do You Have ANTS?
It’s a Slippery Slope
Mirror, Mirror in My Mind
Questions to Ask Along the Way
Chapter 9 What Would a Wise Woman Do? In Searching for Faith
Do You Believe in God?
May the Force Be With You
Really, One More Thing?
Can’t I Ever Catch a Break?
It’s Not About the Building
Questions to Ask Along the Way
Chapter 10 What Would a Wise Woman Do? In Planning Her Future
Do You Want the Dream?
Want = Lack
Questions to Ask Along the Way
Summary: What Would a Wise Woman Do? To Get Started “But Where Do I Start?” Start Exactly Where You Are!
Author’s Note
Acknowledgements
Index: What Are the Questions?
Appendix 1: What Does a Wise Woman Read?
About the Author
