Why We Fall: The Power of Self-Awareness

How many times have you said or did something stupid that cost you a job, promotion or a relationship and you swore to yourself you'd never do again, but did?

Whether you are a public servant leader, businessperson, part of the executive team, director, manager, supervisor, line staff, ministry leader or graduating student about to launch a career, Dorothy Burton explains how to get out of your own way.

Most people are fired, passed over or wreck relationships beyond repair not for lack of skill or desire; but, a lack of self-awareness.

Many of us never know what we will do or how we will respond under pressure because we've never taken the time to get to know ourselves intimately enough to recognize what triggers bad and regrettable behavior.

Many times, the greatest enemy in the work environment or on the campaign trail, or even in a grocery store is not the boss, a jealous co-worker wanting to trip you up, get you fired or an innocent person who ticked you off because they may have cut you off in traffic, but it's you.

Many people fire themselves, miss out on great opportunities and ruin relationships simply because they don't know themselves well enough and as a result repeatedly self-sabotage their success because of a lack of self-awareness.

If this is your struggle, this book is for you. Or, if you care about someone and didn't know how to tell them that they need to get out of their own way - do them a favor and gift them with a copy of this book. Don't stand by and watch those you care about self-destruct. This book gives an advantage of what is needed to stop repeating the same mistakes. Over time, they will prove costly.

• Discover your blind spots
• Understand triggers that cause negative emotions, outbursts and harmful behaviors
• Learn why having self-awareness is as essential as having talent and skill.
• Overcome low self-esteem and boost your sense of self-worth
• Grasp the seven key elements that can and will make or break your career

Your success is not dependent on what anyone else does or don't do. You alone hold in your hands and in your head the ability to soar or the ability to crash and burn.

No one can cause you to fail but you. You were created to succeed. You were designed to excel. And while a boss can be bad, and colleagues can drive you mad, you get to decide how successful you will be.

This book provides you with time-tested principles rooted in real world experiences that will enable you to succeed where others have failed by helping you cultivate on the inside what you need to exhibit on the outside to soar.

Never again live with the regret of wishing you hadn't said what you said or did what you did that cost you your career or a relationship.

This book is an unvarnished mirror to your soul and will help you better understand the only person on earth who can cause you the most disappointing defeat or the most spectacular success - you.