As you may know by now, I am, and have been, writing a book for you and others, based on the distinctions of my foundational program, The Heart of Leadership. I have loved writing it and writing it on behalf of you, and people everywhere, transforming your relationships -- all your relationships (with yourself, with others, and with our life). It’s filled with inspiring, touching, real stories of people who have transformed their lives and their relationships, through listening. You can too. These include the ones that are not working and the ones that already are empowering, the ones that bring you joy, and the ones that are broken, the relationships with life that are challenging, and uncomfortable and difficult for you to deal with, and transform them to ones that bring you evolutionary leaps in your own growth, and breakthroughs.
People frequently take classes to “speak well” to improve their communication. However, we find the REAL power lies in the Listening, not in the speaking.
The book's working title is The Heart of Sacred Listening: The Key to Transforming Your Relationships, Your Work, and Your Life.
I was originally thinking of naming the book, You Don’t See with Your Eyes; You See with Your Ears.
This book is an opening into Listening…sacredly, to yourself, to others, to the world. And when you do, you re-perceive your world. And that’s important. Because if the world you see looks like a threat, you act one way. If the world shows up to you as generous, a gift, a partner, you act another way.
So I am inviting you to take a pause, a Sabbath, to create a stop in your life, where you “catch up with your soul,” where you consider new ways of listening, that bring you to a new future, and a new present.
I am about halfway through my launching process and the first draft is now complete.
I am hearing a definite call – a knock on my Joy door of serving humanity as my purpose in my life, to contribute the openings that this book makes available to you, even before it officially launches in the Spring of next year. In accord with that call, and the exciting news is –
I am serializing the first draft of the book on Substack!
It is a book for a rebirth…for creating –
—A clarity about and connection with your purpose on the planet
—A fresh relationship with yourself, owning your own magnificence, brilliance, and inner wisdom
—An ability to heal relationships in your life where they are broken
—An opportunity to reconnect with your passion
—An ability to create and sustain relationships that work through time, which provides a floor for awesome accomplishments
—A new relationship with breakdowns and obstacles, allowing them to be the seed that bears fruit as extraordinary breakthroughs
— a future of your own making based on what you hold dear
—A clarity about what brings joy in life and an ability to fulfill that
—An opportunity to create a life that fulfills your purpose
All subscribers will receive the introduction and the first four chapters of the book in May and June.
In July, the serialization will be released every Sunday for paid subscribers only, who will also receive the following exciting opportunities:
An invitation to my online book launch,
The e-book before the publication date,
The opportunity to join two Zoom sessions for community, sharing your new experiences of life out of reading the book, coaching, and the opportunity to ask questions before April 28, 2026, the launch date of the book
Contribute to me directly through your input, and I'll be able to contribute to the final draft of the book. I’ll be inviting comments all along the way.
Oh, boy! What a journey we’ll have!
And, for my Patrons, I’ll be “opening the curtain” and letting you in on the cutting room floor and behind the scenes, seeing my own writer’s journey behind it all.
The paid subscription will continue to be available at the introductory rate of $6 monthly / $60 annually. The Patron level is $400 annually.
The book will be launched on April 28, 2026.
Starting in July, my regular blogs for everyone, both paid and unpaid, will continue every other week on Wednesdays. They will primarily feature poetry, inquiries, and prose as entrances into deep thought, reflection, inner work, and sustaining inspiration.
My next blog post contains the book's origin story. How did it come to be? I’ll include a special interview that Jack Canfield did with me at the end of an author retreat last July.
And then, the opening of the book begins on May 21st with the Introduction.
Are you ready for this?
I am!
I can't wait to share with you again, then.
Amba, Hello... Your post was top of the list under Recommendations and I'm intrigued. A little over a year ago I joined an Empathic Listening group here in town. We meet twice a month. Moving around the circle of women, each can comment on the topic of the week, or not. There's no discussion. We listen to each other instead. It's been a very powerful experience. Sharing vulnerable stories about our lives, and turning off the Judge voice is humbling and liberating.
Looking forward to discovering more about your work.