Mike.Conduff@TheElimGroup.com | 940-453-3116 (Mobile) | 940-382-3945 (Office) | www.TheElimGroup.com
While life in the fishbowl of public management is never easy, it is often especially challenging for women professionals. In many cases a woman has been a “first” or even an “only” and being the "first" or the "only" can be demandingly difficult – and also remarkably rewarding.
Following on the incredible success of Democracy at the Doorstep – True Stories from the Green Berets of Public Administrators, this collection of more true stories deals exclusively with women professionals and showcases the exceptional commitment that these “special forces experts” bring to their field. The stories are inspirational, insightful, and instructional. You will laugh out loud at some, cry at others, and be amazed at them all with the barriers experienced and overcome, the innovations instituted, and the lessons learned and taught.
Democracy works because local government works and women professionals are a key component of both!
Price: $19.95 plus shipping and handling (All net proceeds go to the Life, Well Run! campaign). Contact Mike Conduff at mike.conduff@democracyatthedoorstep.com for purchase information.
If I was to re-write the title of this book (available at Amazon.com) to one more specific for the local government manager it would read- Finding the Energy to Serve My Community: How I Countered the Impacts of Cancer, Cynicism and Age with the Healing Practice of Way of Harmony Qigong. Qigong is an ancient Chinese art translated in English as “energy work”. The slow, meditative, deep breathing and stretching movements of Qigong allow practitioners to tap into the potential healing energy within their bodies as well as the universal energy without. I give the practice of Qigong a lot of credit for helping me heal and recover from 3 cancer surgeries and radiation treatments. While I started traditional Qigong practice to help heal and support the survival of my physical body, I created the Way of Harmony Qigong System, including 7 simple exercise forms, to support my political and emotional survival as a Town Administrator.
Out of necessity my role as local government administrator is often one of coordinator, facilitator, harmonizer and balancer of interests. Without a strong daily disciplined emphasis on finding authentic harmony, remaining open and vulnerable in relationships, and a willingness to forgive and be tolerant I could not survive in my role, nor could our local community or body politic.
Way of Harmony Qigong helps me to start each day filled with the positive energy (physically and spiritually) I need to serve my community. I hope local government managers will find the insights and movements of Way of Harmony Qigong valuable as they work at the front lines of our democratic republic and are key figures in determining whether our country’s political future will be one of harmony, collaboration and unity or distrust, divisiveness and separation.
You can purchase the book here.
