15 Minute Pause by Michelle Burke

15 Minute Pause by Michelle Burke

First Place Winner of Readers Views Literary Award 2018/2019 in Self Help Category

Joy-filled moments don't add more to an already busy day, rather they make the busy day better.

15 Minute Pause is an inspirational playbook that provides practical, easy tips and tools for reducing stress and preventing burnout. It's a call to action to increase self-care, dream big, re-discover the joy-gems in your life and reclaim time by stepping into your personal power through daily pauses. The authors, Michelle and Lilamani, share their experiences, personal stories and insights about how they learned to pause daily, leading them to live a more joy-filled life.

The white space and activities provide an opportunity to:

• Identify and celebrate your top 10 innate gifts.
• Take the Life Energy Inventory and discover which 7 key life areas are depleted and what to do about it.
• Find out how the sabotaging Meddler voice wreaks havoc in your life and take back control by engaging the positive Player.
• Learn how to pause with 100 ideas in 15 minutes or less.

Research shows that we are more stressed than ever before and taking time for self-care and develop healthy coping strategies is key to living a happier and more successful life. 15 Minute Pause provides uplifting quotes, tips and the i-Matter Equation to guide you to create small daily rituals allowing you to step off the stress-treadmill of life. Authors show how a daily pause can help you respond to life's challenges with more ease as well as maintain a more positive attitude along the way. It's your personal coach and cheerleader for less stress and to living a more joy-filled, meaningful and energized life.

Drawing on nearly twenty years of Fortune 500 consulting and coaching experience, Michelle Burke, Author of The Valuable Office Professional, observed that today's 24/7 lifestyle has become increasingly hectic and stressful negatively impacting work/life balance. She partnered with co-author, Lilamani de Silva, former AP for Discovery Channel to share their aha's, insights and step by step solutions for living with less stress and more joy.