Amy Collette, Author at Unleash Your Inner Author

Amy loves to work with people who make a positive impact. Amy is a Book Coach, Founder of Unleash Your Inner Author, and the Author of The Gratitude Connection. She is also an award-winning speaker, teaching business and creative groups about the power of their unique stories to build authentic connections in their personal and professional lives. Amy hosts the Positively Powered podcast, teaches author workshops and helps change makers on their journey to become published authors.

Extending your runway

March 5, 2015 by Amy Collette Leave a Comment

I read a great quote from James Altucher about his motivation for making money. “My only goal with money is zero to do with buying things but everything to do with extending the runway to enjoy the other pursuits in my life.” I love the runway metaphor. Making money for money’s sake is an empty endeavor. But living [...]

Blessing for the grieving

February 24, 2015 by Amy Collette Leave a Comment

In this time of grief and remembrance, In this time of sadness and celebration, May you find a gift within your loss. That gift is gratitude for the love you have, The times you shared, The memories you made. May Spirit help you keep your eyes and ears, and all your senses, open to a new [...]

Thanksgiving every day

November 28, 2014 by Amy Collette Leave a Comment

Wouldn’t it be great to bring the feeling of Thanksgiving into your life every day? That's all it takes to have a gratitude practice - just a few moments every day to notice and celebrate what you love and appreciate. Around the table this year on Thanksgiving, we took turns talking about what we were [...]

Mission impossible: stress-free holidays

November 15, 2014 by Amy Collette Leave a Comment

The holidays are coming - time for good cheer, happy memories... and the stress of getting through it all unscathed. This time of year can be a lot of fun, and it can also be incredibly stressful. There's travel, family relationships, cooking, cleaning, cold weather, shopping, and any number of other things to stress out [...]

The secret power of time

October 6, 2014 by Amy Collette Leave a Comment

Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. Sir Francis Bacon - English author, courtier, philosopher (1561 - 1626) I recently watched this brilliant presentation about different perspectives on time, called The Secret Power of Time. In it, Phillip Zimbardo talks about his research about how different cultures perceive time. [...]