The Change Guidebook by Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino
What's It About?
If you are seeking change and want to align with your highest purpose, the power is in your hands!You know what they say about change: You can’t live with it, you can’t live without it.
That’s because the very strong needs and demands of our constantly changing world are always challenging alignment. “From time management to the choices we make and the actions we take or don’t take,” writes Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino, “we are often derailed from our goals or unable to cope with the changes that life brings.”
But those struggles are hardly insurmountable. In fact, Hamilton-Guarino, one of the country’s foremost personal and corporate development consultants, is committed to helping people be their best through what she calls gratitude-based behavior and belief systems.
And now she’s written the book on it.
The Change Guidebook is designed to help readers realize a life of fulfillment and achievement, inside and outside of their careers. It’s targeted for those who wish to make changes but are unsure of how to navigate the path toward those adjustments.
The need for change can hit you over the head like a sledgehammer or present itself in more subtle ways, perhaps a simple fine tuning to take life to a higher plane of peace and contentment. But regardless of the form it takes, it hard to navigate this planet without it. Too many internal and external factors are apt to flip the switch on the status quo, prompting people to consider the moment and respond on some level. In a nutshell, there is no escaping change.
That why Hamilton-Guarino emphasizes the need for alignment. “When things align, the shift can begin,” she writes. “The change happens when you align your heart, your truths and your energy.”
Sounds good, but easier said than done. To that end, the author offers help, by sharing experiences from her own story and taking readers through a well-organized, step-by-step ten-point process that highlights key disciplines in one’s journey to change.
It is broken down into three segments: Heart, Truths and Energy. Each segment identifies action steps to guide the way: Heart (Assess, Chooses, Discover, Grow); Truths (Support, Implement, Accept); and Energy (Engage, Master, Impact). Just saying all those words out loud, in a strange way, gives readers comfort and confidence that they are on the right path.
Hamilton-Guarino’s hope is that readers “have the tools to work through a process when faced with something [they] want to improve, stop, or change.”
A MUST-READ
Within each point, she offers success tips that are supported by personal experiences, or recollections from friends and clients. There are also sections entitled “Stories from the Heart,” which are anecdotes from professionals or everyday people that supplement the author’s points.
For example, in point number two, Choose, Quaid Guarino tells the story of how he decided to graduate from high school early, choose the college he would attend, and decide to utilize his time as a student there to get the most out of the college experience. He notes that the only person who can stop you is yourself: “Ultimately, the choice is yours to guide yourself through the maze and find a path through because each path leads you to achieving your goals.”
These anecdotes from real people solidify Hamilton-Guarino’s arguments and build trust with her readers. They also create a space for readers to relate to the content.
Additionally, Hamilton-Guarino’s playful and casual tone seems like she’s having her own personal discussion with readers, talking directly to them as if she’s their own therapist. This tone breaks down potential artificial barriers and adds to those feelings of comfort and trust that many of her target readers might need.
The interactivity of this book boosts its appeal immensely. The end of each chapter provides two exercises for readers to engage in, working in tandem with the other exercises to promote mindful thinking. Readers are asked to “Think. Write. Talk. Action.” This aspect keeps readers active in the content and sets this book apart from more traditional self-help narratives. The Change Guidebook is a must-read if you are craving to better yourself and live the life you’ve always wanted. As Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino writes in her introduction, “If you’re struggling with change, it means you’re exactly where you need to be, right here with me, as I help you overcome the obstacles in your way.”
About the author:
Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino is the Chief Executive Officer of Compliance4, as well as the founder of The Best Ever You Network. Through these companies, she has helped individuals and organizations around the world be their best and achieve world-class excellence with gratitude-based behavior and belief systems. She is one of America’s foremost personal and corporate development consultants specializing in mindset, gratitude, change management, strategy, leadership, and taking action.
Guarino is the author of eight books including the award-winning book Percolate – Let Your Best Self Filter Through (Hay House, April 4, 2014). The Change Guidebook – How to Align Your Heart, Truths, and Energy to Find Success in All Areas of Your Life (March 8, 2022) is published by Health Communications and distributed by Simon & Schuster. The Change Guidebook ends the search for self-help that works, serving as a life-long companion guide and resource to compliment your life. It is a guide for anyone who is seeking change and wants to align to their highest purpose. Visit www.besteveryou.com.
