“How to Secure Your Own ‘Board of Invisible Mentors’ to Guide You Every Step of the Way”

July 24, 2007 - PRLog -- Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have your own personal mentor guiding you every step of the way?

If you answered yes, your personal mentor is just a point and click away.

Announcing the Long Awaited Book, Tales of People Who Get It

Based on the ideas, actions and beliefs uncovered in interviews of 34 highly accomplished individuals, Tales of People Who Get It, written by Avil Beckford, has something for everyone. These individuals - from Canada, the United States, Sweden, Switzerland, Jamaica and South Africa - are not celebrities, but are regular people like you and me. They are from different walks of life, but the challenges they face are the same challenges that anyone faces. In Tales of People Who Get It readers are invited to take a step through The Itness Door where they arrive at a place that raises their awareness, and through guided instructions, they learn how to apply what they’ve just read to their own lives.

As a result, Tales of People Who Get It acts as your own “Board of Invisible Mentors” guiding you every step of the way. It’s as practical as decades of actual experience resolving difficult challenges and leading a successful lifestyle.

The interviewees exhibit 13 common qualities or what Beckford has coined ItnessPoints. Each ItnessPoint falls along the Itness Continuum, a scale that ranges from non-itness on one side to ultimate enlightenment on the other. The Continuum indicates where some people have more of “It” than others. The 13 ItnessPoints are then categorized with 12 Avil Beckford Basics, Beckford’s own life lessons, into three key themes that emerged in the interviews: Focus, Learning and Passion that are distilled into an Itness Funnel.

Learn from each inspiring interview: The reader will change in subtle ways. They may experience a change in perspective or even a change in the way they approach the problems that will inevitably arise in their lives. When they find themselves in certain situations, they will feel as if they have an invisible mentor speaking to them in a supportive manner.

The variety, scope and depth of the interviews ensure that Tales of People Who Get It has something for everyone. The various perspectives on the formula for success allow people to develop their own success model. They can emulate the resolutions should the same challenges arise in their lives. For example, Tales of People Who Get It can help them respond appropriately in many different situations.

In each of the interviews there is something for you — a tale from someone who gets it. It may be the story about how Donald Williams had to regroup during a major project because of the SARS outbreak. Or, it may be a tale about how Prudence Brown, a change agent had to get stakeholders on her side. Or, it may be a tale about how Jim Rohn had to downsize his business to make it strong again, or how Amelia Kassel changed her marketing strategy or how Samy Chong switched from a successful career to one that was new and unfamiliar to him. Or it could be the tale of how Claire Hoy got fired a few times, declared bankruptcy and was able to attain success once again. How do ordinary people rise against all odds?

Be inspired by the 34 stories in Tales of People Who Get It.

Tales of People Who Get It gives readers the tools to:
Put things into their proper perspective and not lose sight of the really important things in life
Maintain their sanity and well-being during stressful times, or when they lack clarity and focus
Be a questioner and apply concepts – they come across – to their unique situation
Deconstruct the problems and challenges they face in life and successfully resolve them
Walk away from situations that do not align with their values, or are not the right fit for them
Be resilient. Being fired more than once, or declaring personal bankruptcy, or whatever obstacle may arise, isn’t the end of life, people can still rise to success after they’ve been dealt multiple blows

"Who are these people and why should you listen to what they have to say?" Their ages range from 35 to 73, and they have several hundred years of combined wisdom, and diverse experiences to share with you. And, they have depth and breadth of experiences and have lived long enough to make mistakes, correct them, and learn life lessons along the way. You too can learn from their experiences!

Beckford launched her firm Ambeck Enterprise 10 years ago. With 14 years of solid experience in research and analysis, conducting the interviews and uncovering the ideas, actions and beliefs that build a collection of scintillating and unique success stories came naturally. In 2002, her work for one client was featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

Tales of People Who Get It Published by Lulu Enterprises Inc. (USD $21.97 plus S&H, 231 pages, 6.14" x 9.21", soft cover, ISBN: 978-1-4303-1598-8) is available for sale at http://www.lulu.com/content/718670, or at http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=670937).

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About Ambeck Enterprise:
Ambeck Enterprise provides diverse business research and analysis services to senior executives, through the relevant distillation of diverse facts and data.

Website: www.ambeck.com