"A Swift Kick in the Can'ts: The New Peer Mentor Model for Success Now" - Available Free on Amazon

Sept. 12, 2016 - PRLog -- Packed with simple and practical ideas, this is a "must read" if you want to "up" your game in today's world.

The road to Success (in any endeavor) need not be a lonely or isolated one.

This new book offers a unique system of support which combines the practices of barter, sharing and mentoring.

"A Swift Kick in the Can'ts" is a 21^st Century version of age-old customs and practices.

Peer-Mentoring is a powerful method for achieving Success in a focused, targeted and accelerated way, by providing support via a "Success Buddy" system, which anyone can create either in person, by phone, Skype or email.

Beginning with clearly defined goals, two individuals with complementary skills and resources form a mutual "support for success" contract to achieve real results in any category of Life (Career, Health, Personal)

The book describes the historical and anthropological foundation for these idea and practices, beginning with the reciprocity customs of various tribes and clans (in a chapter contributed by anthropologist, Dr. Gabriella Djerrahian); the custom and history of barter and the Zeitgeist of the current "Sharing Economy".

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The practical "how-to" sections include a detailed section on Goals – how to identify and overcome resistance to setting goals, and how to set meaningful, specific goals in all categories of Life. (Career, Health, Personal)

Having set goals, the next steps are to identify what Skills and Resources are required. Here is where the heart of the book - the section on Peer Mentoring comes in. Readers are given a detailed description of the elements of the process, as well as a comprehensive Inventory of Skills and Resources from which to draw, before creating the Peer-Mentor Contract.

In addition, there is information on "Where and How to Find a Peer Mentor", the criteria for choosing one, and "How to Communicate with your Peer Mentor" to coach and advise the reader on how to make this relationship a successful one.

If you want to increase your productivity, enhance your earning power, achieve your goals, and reach more overall success in your life (whether measured in money, expertise, or relationships), then read on. Peer Mentoring™ is a system in which two people agree to support each other based on complementary skills and needs, and the partners create a 'contract.' The purpose of this process is to create a productively paired 'buddy system' to help both of you achieve your individual goals.

Praise for A Swift Kick in the Can'ts

"A Swift Kick in The Cants" by Elaina Zuker takes the old notion of mentoring and places it squarely within the context of today's cultural norms and values. This is what sets this book apart: it's real recommendations provide honest, practical methods of addressing today's reality – for persons at every level, in any kind of work. This book is long overdue. I will be recommending it to my students, my colleagues, my readers and my friends."

-Raymond Nadeau, CEO Living Brands Living Media Communications

"Elaina Zuker has written a clear, concise and helpful book on moving out of stagnation to setting and reaching your goals. She has some smart ideas on peer mentoring and easy to use suggestions for identifying skills and goal setting. The book is written in accessible and easily understandable language – as exemplified by the title itself."

—Dr. Leslie Faerstein

About the Author

A seasoned businesswoman, educator, speaker, author and entrepreneur, Elaina has held executive positions in publishing, higher education and communications.

She is the author of five books, including bestseller "Seven Secrets of Influence" which has been translated into four languages and was published in India last year.

Ms. Zuker's consulting clients include: Avon Products, American Express, American Management Association, Chase Manhattan Bank, Chiron Corporation, Citibank, IBM, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, MCI, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, Sheraton Corporation, Syntex Pharmaceuticals and many other Fortune 500 Companies.

Ms. Zuker conducts seminars in the U.S. and internationally on Influence, Assertiveness, Leadership, Creative Problem Solving, Goal Setting and Time Management.

She recently was honored by her alma mater, NYU/New York Polytechnic University, with the Alumni Achievement Award, for her outstanding accomplishments in business, education. and entrepreneurship. She has consulted with executives and taught seminars in hundreds of major corporations in the U.S and internationally.

Elaina created and has used the Peer Mentor process with audiences and groups all over the world, as a learning accelerator, as a success technique and as a model for collaboration. Now she is delighted to bring those ideas to a wider audience with the introduction of the new book, "A Swift Kick in the Can'ts".

Other Titles by Elaina Zuker

~The Seven Secrets of Influence: Portable Power for the 21st Century

~How to Influence People and Win Over Anyone: Learn the Secrets for Personal and Professional Success

~The Career Success Trilogy: A Guide to Reawakening Your Dreams and Achieving Your Goals.