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Learn How to Visualize and Actualize Success on a Personal and Professional Level
The Success Guidebook helps readers find inspiration, motivation and a pathway to live their best, most fulfilling lives.
by Staff
April 12, 2024
Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino, the authro of The Success Guidebook.
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“This is a must read for all to pursue a life that resonates with your genuine happiness while dismantling the obstacles that have been holding you back.”— Jack Canfield, coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series and The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Author Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino, master life coach and founder of The Best Ever You Network, has long espoused that people must redefine success for their authentic selves — a one-size-fits-all concept is not only outdated but also unworkable. Success is so much more than data or the dollars in a bank account.
“True success is reflected in the smiles that brighten our faces and the peace that settles in our hearts,” Hamilton-Guarino said. “It's the gratitude we seek in all things and the intention and actions being our very best in each moment.”In her newest book, The Success Guidebook, readers will find inspiration, motivation, and a pathway to live their best, most fulfilling lives.
“Your breakthrough to your best success happens when reality intersects with infinite possibilities,” she said. “When this happens in our real lives, the stars align. It’s time to redefine success for yourself personally and to pursue the life you want by also giving thought and attention comprehensively to various areas of your life, such as health or relationships, which suffer when attention is paid in such a focused manner to another area in the pursuit of ‘success.’”
Hamilton-Guarino also believes that traditional measurements for success are unrealistic and largely unattainable.
“This disconnect has created multiple issues on many fronts. Success isn’t one-size-fits- all. We need a new way forward: a new definition of success that is individualized,” she explained. “Imagine taking an express route to excellence and success by learning the art of comprehensive and well-rounded success. Here you have your best awareness for excelling in all areas of your life at a world class level.”
By implementing Hamilton-Guarino’s unique Ten Factors of Success — the behaviors consistently exhibited by people who stand out and behave with world-class excellence — readers will learn how to finally overcome the stubborn obstacles that have stood in their way and harness the power to move forward with clarity, a renewed purpose and the personalized confidence to build a life of bold, brave and infinite possibilities.
Included are profiles of 20 people who exemplify these principles, including actress Rhys Olivia Cote; Georgetown University’s Head Baseball Coach, Edwin Thompson; Founder/CEO of Wedo.ai, Indiana Gregg; and Olympian Mitch Gaylord.
“Here’s the secret: You don’t need to be on a national or international platform to be world-class,” Hamilton-Guarino added. “You can have it right in your own home, to be and feel successful in each and every moment of your life. This book will help you learn how to tap into world-class behaviors and get the results you desire — at last.”
About the Author: In 2008, Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino closed the door to her office to think about her life. When she opened it, she walked through, leaving behind an almost two-decade career in the financial services industry in order to open the doors for the Best Ever You Network. Today, Best Ever You is a multimedia brand and platform with millions of fans and followers around the world. She is a tireless champion of others and believes in the need for the individual light within to raise the collaborative power of us and we.
Hamilton-Guarino is also a writer, master coach and speaker focused on change, success, gratitude and helping people be their best. She is the author of the bestselling and five-time award-winning book, The Change Guidebook: How to Align Your Heart, Truths, and Energy to Find Success in All Areas of Your Life. Her work has been featured in places like Good Housekeeping, U.S. News and World Report, Forbes and more. Her popular “4-4-4 Newsletter” is sent out each week to thousands of subscribers.
For more information or to sign up for the e-newsletter, please visit https: www.elizabethguarino.com or www.besteveryou.com.
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