Verena Martin shares much of her life's story with you as a means of illustrating how she's come up with 16 ways to living a better and happier life. As a coach and public speaker, Verena has encountered hundreds of people from all walks of life. She was inspired to write this book because she discovered that so many of those people are lost in their lives. Although many of them have read self-help books, they still don't feel secure on their life's journeys. They may be okay today but when something difficult happens tomorrow, they stumble. In analyzing these peoples' stories, Verena found a consistent problem: they have not been taught to do the groundwork first. Many books offer sound advice, but without laying a fertile ground in which to plant those seeds, nothing grows. In this book, Verena will take you through the preparation you'll need to build a sound foundation in which to anchor everything in your life, both personally and professionally. You'll learn to look deep within your being, connecting with yourself and learning to recognize what fear is and how it can actually be your friend. What's more, you'll learn to see each event in your life - both difficult and joyous - as a gift. That will all happen when you change your focus to inside and oh, what wonderful things you'll discover there.