Rise Above the Story
Rise Above the Story

Author: Karena Kilcoyne

Publisher: BenBella Books

Published: 2024-01-23

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1637743904

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USA Today Bestseller Publishers Weekly Bestseller "Prepare to be captivated, moved, and ultimately uplifted by a tale that reminds us that we are stronger than we think.” —Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, author and OPI co-founder “[Karena] shows us how to liberate ourselves from the grip of those experiences that all too often limit our chances to live life to the fullest. This book is . . . truly a gift of love.” —Mike Love, lead singer and lyricist of The Beach Boys "When you open Rise Above the Story, be prepared for a demanding journey. And be open to a fresh and joyful destination.” —Richard Celeste, former governor of Ohio and author of In the Heart of It All What do we do when the pain of the past is too much to bear? When trauma and shame overwhelm us? When we feel empty and worthless despite our success and daily triumphs? We rise above our story. Before Karena Kilcoyne was a successful criminal defense attorney, trauma defined her early life. Her mother tried to give her away at birth. Her father went to a federal penitentiary when she was 12, leaving the family poverty-stricken and Karena to care for her siblings and her mentally unstable mother. After her mother died, she adopted her 9-year-old brother and graduated from law school at the age of 24. She fought for the freedom of others while imprisoning herself in self-doubt, depression, and anxiety. Existing only in survival mode, she repeatedly recounted the stories she’d written about herself: that she would never be enough, that she could never be happy. In Rise Above the Story, Karena shares with raw vulnerability how she rose above her stories of abandonment, worthlessness, and shame. She’ll help you let go of your own past by embracing every beautiful, imperfect piece of yourself—no matter what your story looks like. She’ll teach you how to: Acknowledge your story. Identify the story that’s limiting your life. Release your story. Discover how your story took over your life by unearthing your repressed fear and shame. Rise above your story. Explore how your hardships can serve you and learn how to finally love yourself unconditionally. Rising above your story will empower you to live the life of your dreams. Karena’s beautifully simple, yet powerful, formula offers emotional freedom and unfettered joy when you’re ready to embrace the vibrant, worthy, and lovable person you truly are. Your past doesn’t define you—you do. It’s time to rise above your story and live the authentic life you deserve.

Rise Above the Story
Rise Above the Story

Author: Karena Kilcoyne

Publisher: BenBella Books

Published: 2024-01-23

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1637743912

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USA Today Bestseller Publishers Weekly Bestseller "A well-reasoned and highly accessible manual for overcoming past trauma and attaining truly unlimited lives." –Kirkus Reviews "Prepare to be captivated, moved, and ultimately uplifted by a tale that reminds us that we are stronger than we think.” —Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, author and OPI co-founder “[Karena] shows us how to liberate ourselves from the grip of those experiences that all too often limit our chances to live life to the fullest. This book is . . . truly a gift of love.” —Mike Love, lead singer and lyricist of The Beach Boys "When you open Rise Above the Story, be prepared for a demanding journey. And be open to a fresh and joyful destination.” —Richard Celeste, former governor of Ohio and author of In the Heart of It All What do we do when the pain of the past is too much to bear? When trauma and shame overwhelm us? When we feel empty and worthless despite our success and daily triumphs? We rise above our story. Before Karena Kilcoyne was a successful criminal defense attorney, trauma defined her early life. Her mother tried to give her away at birth. Her father went to a federal penitentiary when she was 12, leaving the family poverty-stricken and Karena to care for her siblings and her mentally unstable mother. After her mother died, she adopted her 9-year-old brother and graduated from law school at the age of 24. She fought for the freedom of others while imprisoning herself in self-doubt, depression, and anxiety. Existing only in survival mode, she repeatedly recounted the stories she’d written about herself: that she would never be enough, that she could never be happy. In Rise Above the Story, Karena shares with raw vulnerability how she rose above her stories of abandonment, worthlessness, and shame. She’ll help you let go of your own past by embracing every beautiful, imperfect piece of yourself—no matter what your story looks like. She’ll teach you how to: Acknowledge your story. Identify the story that’s limiting your life. Release your story. Discover how your story took over your life by unearthing your repressed fear and shame. Rise above your story. Explore how your hardships can serve you and learn how to finally love yourself unconditionally. Rising above your story will empower you to live the life of your dreams. Karena’s beautifully simple, yet powerful, formula offers emotional freedom and unfettered joy when you’re ready to embrace the vibrant, worthy, and lovable person you truly are. Your past doesn’t define you—you do. It’s time to rise above your story and live the authentic life you deserve.

Rise Above
Rise Above

Author: Jeff Dase

Publisher:

Published: 2019-07

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9780578536798

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Rise Above reveals the story behind Jeff Dase's rise above obstacles in every chapter of his life to become a successful man in the city of Chicago. This book explains how Jeff Dase remained grounded to his culture and beliefs while navigating the street life and professional life to become an awarding winning contributor to the city of Chicago communities. Offering motivational advice in a spiritual and down-to-earth style, this unique book will give the reader heartfelt insight into the life of survival and success as a black male growing up in the city of Chicago. This book provides wisdom, guidance, and insight to help the reader chart their own path to success. This book addresses tough issues facing Chicago men. A successful man in education, Jeff Dase has risen through the ranks of the third largest public schools system in America, Chicago Public Schools, as a tutor, teacher, assistant principal, principal, Chief of Schools and Operations Manager to being selected as the Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning for Decatur Public Schools in Decatur, Illinois. Despite that success, he has endured challenges along the way. This book addresses the challenges men in education face. This book is intended to provide young men with stories and words of encouragement, guidance and inspiration. Dase's deep-rooted passion to ensuring the success of all children that cross his path, men in education and black males in life drove him to write this book. This book is sure to motivate and inspire the lives of all readers. Rise Above will serve as a conversation starter to address issues many men face and avoid talking about. The first step to improvement is to get it out and talk about it. After reading this book, many readers will want to reveal those hidden issues. Most importantly, this book will help readers RISE ABOVE those issues.

Rise Above
Rise Above

Author: Bethany Hamilton

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2009-08-30

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 0310866731

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Young girls will get encouraging words from the Bible and from courageous, young surfer Bethany Hamilton to see them through their day in this devotional book. Both “hot” and “cool” topics that every young girl faces will be addressed. An extra, tucked-in feature will give the girls the “inside scoop” on what Bethany’s life is all about.

Aaron Brooks
Aaron Brooks

Author: Aaron Brooks

Publisher: Positively For Kids, Inc.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0963465090

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Aaron Brooks New Orleans Saints star quarterback Aaron Brooks takes us on his life journey from starting at The Bottom-the name for his childhood neighborhood in Newport News, Virginia-to being one of the elite 32 NFL quarterbacks. Aaron emphasizes the positive vision he had about his future and details how he, step by step, achieved his dreams. Aaron's story portrays the true perseverance he had in creating a path up and out of a tough existence. He also reveals that underneath his steadfast exterior burns the heart of a determined winner who lives the motto rise above.

Rise Above
Rise Above

Author: Robert Rogers

Publisher:

Published: 2015-11

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780692507292

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Author uses the personal experience of the death of his wife and 4 children in a 2003 Kansas flash-flood to lead readers on a journey to rise above the worst adversities in life, and heal the hurts along the way.

Level Up
Level Up

Author: Stacey Abrams

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2022-02-22

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0593539834

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An inspiring and revelatory guide to starting and scaling a small business, from powerhouse duo Stacey Abrams and Lara Hodgson Like many business owners, renowned politician and activist Stacey Abrams didn’t start a business because she dreamed of calling herself an entrepreneur. Her part-time post (and its $17,310 annual salary) as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives necessitated striking out on her own as a consultant—her first small business. Then, Stacey and her friend Lara Hodgson launched an infrastructure advisory firm—named Insomnia Consulting because they did their best thinking at 3:00 a.m.—and then another business, and then another. Fifteen years into their entrepreneurial journey together, they have tackled the obstacles that many business owners face: how to grow sustainably, hire thoughtfully, and keep up with the Goliaths in your industry. Now, for the first time, Stacey and Lara share their inspiring and relatable personal story and lessons learned the hard way to show how every business owner can confront the forces that conspire to keep small businesses small. Lauded for her “resilient, visionary leadership” (Barack Obama) and celebrated as a “passionate advocate of democracy” (Madeleine Albright), Stacey now brings her fierce sense of justice to the challenges that America’s business owners face. Level Up arms readers with the confidence, know-how, and savvy to overcome the obstacles that hold their businesses back.

Unleashing Your Hero
Unleashing Your Hero

Author: Kevin D. Brown

Publisher: HarperCollins Leadership

Published: 2021-10-19

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1400228778

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Develop, expand, and share your gifts as a leader to inspire others to use their own individual talents in extraordinary ways—from one of the country’s most sought-after motivational speakers with a 30+ year career in franchise development. In Unleashing Your Hero, renowned speaker Kevin Brown shares how the heroes who transformed his life are people just like you. People who stepped up and used their talents to make a positive difference within the hectic moments of everyday life. The same person your employees are looking to and trusting in for guidance and support. Through his real-life examples and stories, Kevin will: Provide you with a new definition of what it means to be a hero who inspires others to rise above and beyond in extraordinary ways. Unpack the four characteristics of a hero, based on the entertaining and enlightening true stories of heroes who entered and forever enriched his life. Help you recognize the extraordinary gifts within you and learn how to share those gifts to make life better for yourself and those you influence. The unconventional yet probable path to business and personal success outlined in Unleashing Your Hero will help you and those you lead build extraordinary, fulfilling, impactful lives—at a time when your employees and your organization need the hero within you more than ever.