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Awards, Reviews, Features
Awards and Mentions:
- Nautilus Awards - Silver Recipient Small Press Category
- Foreword Magazine Best Book of the Year 2008 Finalist
- Silver Award Recipient Mom's Choice Awards 2009
- Finalist in two categories of The National Best Books
2008 Awards: Women's Issues and Self-Help-Motivation
For the third month!
- Nominee for The Ethan Awards!
- Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards!
The Indie Excellence Book Awards are dedicated to celebrating and promoting the outstanding work of independent publishers and authors.
- BookSense (IndieBound) Notable Pick for May 2008
- Small Press Book Watch by
Video Endorsement by Mark Victor Hansen
Author Interview, Speaking:
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Fascinating Authors Interviews - interview with Corrie, tune in!
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Homeschool.com Live Talk Tuesday: Self-Care Tips for Homeschool parents / tune in to second half of the show to hear interview with Corrie
- Dr Carol's Couch Radio Show - 4/15/08 interview
- Guest Speaker for Coach University Book Club Interest Group
- Guest Speaker Retreat Coaches Special Interest Group
- Guest Speaker - Transitions Special Interest Group, International Coach Federation
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Speaker at Time for Our Power Conference
- Women on Air Guest with radio station WETS and Susan Lachmann
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Guest Presenter for Mini-Retreats - A Life Enhancing Series for Women
Reviews:
Reviewed by: Nicole Ibarrondo
.... Once the summer comes and school ends, our lives go from busy to busier. To help you focus and keep track of your journey, author Corrie Woods created a book that offers “Practical Steps to Living a Big, Bold, Beautiful Life!”. The Woman’s Field Guide will help you learn how to love yourself again and start living life to the fullest. Each chapter of the book can easily be read in just a few minutes and each finish off with a journal or exercise to “transform the text from the book into real like experiences”. The Woman’s Field Guide is the perfect “takealong” book for traveling this summer! ...
Reviewed By: Georgia Richardson
Living an exceptional life begins with one's state of mind. Enter Corrie Wood's book, The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living – Practical Steps for Living a Big, Bold, beautiful Life.
Chosen as a Mom's Choice Awards® 2009 Silver Recipient for its contribution to the family-friendly adult book genre, and specifically, Women's Issues, The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living offers readers solid instructions and motivation for breaking down the wall of limiting beliefs that have held them captive for years. Each chapter provides tips, inspiration, tools, practices, and suggestions with pages of “Field Notes” so the reader can answer the thought-provoking questions provided there, and also record their thoughts while designing their exceptional life...
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Women's Voices for Change, review by Elizabeth Willse, Contributing Editor
Everything about Corrie Woods' The Woman’s Field Guide to Exceptional Living: Practical Steps for Living a Big, Bold, Beautiful Life! invite you to slip it in a pocket and carry it around for a while: the title, the volume's slim size, and its message of courageously embracing your truest, most creative self...
I have begun reading her pages of wisdom and it has occurred to me that
this little guide has delightful, encouraging and pertinent messages
for everyone, but that her words might especially resonate for those of
us facing cancer. For example, on the back cover, two statements caught
my attention: "Get out of your head and into your life." and "Live
without regrets, energy-drainers, and nay-sayers." These are two
lessons I have been working on for some time...
... Corrie Woods, is an author, motivational speaker, retreat leader and self-care coach specializing in work with women. Her experience in these roles is what fuels her first book’s inspirational power and broad appeal. Whether you have walked an intentional journey of self-discovery for years or are just starting out The Woman’s Field Guide to Exceptional Living offers easily executed ideas for shifting out of old patterns and bad habits into a healthier, more joyful experience....
Corrie digs deep to reach your inner child and then shows her how to come out and play! I love the playful way that Corrie teaches us how to belief in ourselves. Women so often identify only as the roles we play, mother, daughter, teacher, healer, coach. mentor, we don’t allow ourselves just to be who we are inside at our core. Through The Women’s Field Guide, Corrie takes us on a journey to find our true self in a thought provoking and enjoyable way, even providing the navigational tools to make the journey easier.
Corrie any time you feel like coming out to play, you bring the mud and I’ll bring the bubbles and we can meet under the tree in the back yard!
So you have the blahs, your life is moving nowhere, or worse still you’re in a holding pattern where your daily routines are so meticulously planned there is no room for spontaneity or change. Well, North Carolina author Corrie Woods has produced a refreshing little tome for women that extols them to move beyond ordinary living into extraordinary living, simply by changing ingrained habits and repetitive thinking patterns....
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WomenWriters.net review / Dec '08
Review by: Grace Tierney
Self-help books are one of those things in life that you either love or loathe. Some will devour each new publication of that type seeking fresh insight on improving their lives, while others will mock the very existence of that shelf in the bookstore. If you count yourself amongst the mockers, stop reading this review now.
Still with me? Good. Corrie Woods wants to guide you to an exceptional life, which sounds like fun to me. Looking inside the book and spotting a chapter entitled “Making Mud Pies” re-enforced that initial impression.
Unlike many self-help authors, Woods boasts an impressive pedigree of practical work experience as a life-coach, women’s retreat leader, change facilitator, and personality-analyst. Luckily she’s used that varied experience to create a short self-help book. Yes, you read that correctly. It is short, only 179 pages long, and blissfully free of long-winded case histories and ponderous introductions to basic concepts.
The clue is in the title, Field Guide. Just as a good field-guide to bird-watching, for example, has at most two pages for each bird with just enough information to enable you to identify the winged creature you spotted during your walk, this pared-down guide provides just enough detail to allow you to develop various aspects of an exceptional woman’s life. Chapters are concise, easy to read, well planned, and most of all inviting.
I’ve tried a few guides on this topic before but although most included practical exercises for readers, I never bothered doing them. Thankfully Corrie Woods’ enticing ideas shout out to be tried.
For example, when she wants the reader to expand the creativity in their lives she gives a selection of ways to achieve this which I suspect would tempt almost any woman;
“You choose…
A handful of words can make a poem
A doodle on the edge of a scrap of paper can make a drawing
A twirl in the sunlight can make a dance
A hum while you fold clothes can be music…
You choose”
With the plethora of self-help books it is hard to find any genuinely new wisdom, and this book falls into that trap, yet sometimes the wisdom is in how the teaching is delivered. How many times have you read that women need to learn how to say “No”? Woods merely points out that “saying Yes to someone else means saying No to yourself.” Clever, eh?
Each of the 15 chapters gives a brief, and often amusing, description of how it seeks to aid you in your quest for an exceptional life – learning to love yourself, how to step into the spotlight, how to do a self-retreat, dealing with change, learning from your past, etc. Then Corrie provides easy practical suggestions to inspire you to make that improvement in your life and the chapter concludes with two text-free illustrated pages for you to record your triumphs with this challenge.
The elegant grey pointillist style illustrations by Caren Frost Olmsted lend a meditative look to this beautifully produced book, which thanks to its brevity, really would fit in your pocket for a field trip.
So, if the thought of ploughing through yet another self-help tome overweighed with quotations, long-winded stories, and no practical help drags you down, this is the book for you. It’s short, upbeat, easy to use, and most of all, will make you want to use it to enhance your life.
To read extensive extracts from this book and watch interviews with inspiring women, check out the accompanying Web site www.womansfieldguide.com.
Weighing in at 179 pages (including credits), The Woman’s Field Guide to Exceptional Living: Practical Steps for Living a Big, Bold, Beautiful Life! (Morgan James, 2008) by Asheville-based life coach Corrie Woods is the little book that could...
Regardless of gender, life is so often spelled out as "how it ought to be" -- but it is rarely as expected when experienced on a daily basis. "The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living: Practical Steps for Living a Big, Bold, Beautiful Life!" is just what it's title implies. Most people don't even know where to start, and "The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living" will show them and launch you into a more interesting and intriguing life with no limits or "how it ought to be" sayings, just tips on getting into your life, hearing your true calling, overcoming obstacles to your happiness, and live your life fearing nothing and regretting less. "The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living: Practical Steps for Living a Big, Bold, Beautiful Life!" is very highly recommended to women everywhere and for self-help and women's studies community library shelves.
Reading The Woman's Field Guide was a joy. Author Corrie Woods has a winner of a book. I liked absolutely everything about this book....
“Wake up! Don’t miss another minute of your life! Live it! Love it!” Corrie Woods writes, in the introduction to The Woman’s Guide to Exceptional Living. If you feel you’ve been sleep-walking through your life, her message is for you...
The book itself is filled with inspiration and exercises covering a wide variety of topics. Essentially, the reader is asked to look within, resonate with their genuine self (in all its biggest and boldness wonder) without excuse, and live in passion. How life would change if we could do so everyday for the rest of our life? ...
Have you ever felt like you were missing something vital in your life? Maybe you haven’t lived up to your full potential or maybe you feel overwhelmed by day-to-day living? Then, this is the book for you! ... more
Feature of the Month!
You don’t want to miss reading this proverbial wake-up call!
Are you off track, reaching out for support or have you lost sight of your authentic self? Have you forgotten how important it is to love yourself or need to feel your own passion for life again?
This woman’s guide has been written with inspirational spirit, revealing ideas, practices and tools to help you design, then begin, the life you truly want to live. You will learn how to recognize the special moments, otherwise missed, to be tucked away but remembered as milestones. Uncover the magnitude of gratitude, a heartfelt emotion of thankfulness and appreciation but most importantly a reminder that you choose that state of being.
Are you aware of the healing powers of retreat? It is a time to revitalize your inner being. It can be accomplished through many forms such as journaling, getting in touch with nature or actually taking a personal weekend away.
Instead of intimidating the reader, this light hearted, factual book reminds us how simple it really is “to make the body we have the best it can be.” When physically feeling stronger, you will have the energy to focus on the quality of your relationships; perhaps recognize it is time to renew old friendships or develop new ones, both with positive, appreciative outlooks.
There is no doubt, you will have to look inside yourself, finally putting some tragic memories to rest. Clear the clutter from your life and mind, enabling yourself to move forward into the direction of fulfillment and a beautiful life.
The author, Corrie Woods has magically produced a practical guide, with step by step suggestions on how to achieve the kind of life you truly deserve. At the end of each chapter, she provides pages for you to journal your thoughts and then your newly inspired plan of action. You can read through it quickly but most readers will benefit by going back and taking the time to allow each chapter to become a guideline to exceptional living.
Corrie Woods has been blessed with the energy not only to have ‘worn many hats’
along the way but also with a delightful way of sharing her knowledge. She is a Woman’s Author, Motivational Speaker, Retreat Leader, Personal Life Coach and much more. She has been a homeschool mom, program evaluator for children of low-income families and as well has experience in an upper management position of a multi million dollar corporation. With her wealth of experience, she challenges women to restructure negativity into positive living, ultimately enhancing your life.
I would very highly recommend this book. Reviewer: Cheryl Ellis, Allbooks Review
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From an essential website for women: www.WomensSelfesteem.com
Reviewer- Dorothy Lafrinere, Founder of WomensSelfesteem.com
Corrie Woods known as an author, speaker, women's retreat leader,
and professional life coach, she is a creative partner, collaborator,
and "way-outside-the-box" thinker. She challenges women to see new
possibilities, to shift from negative to positive priority living, and
to become vitally engaged in life. Working in collaboration with women
to dramatically expand the view of what's possible in living a fully
expressed and fully loved life is Corrie's passion. Corrie is the
founder of WindRiver Coaching and Consulting, offering products and
services in support of living your life as the brilliant, joyful,
authentic you! She is also a Graduate of CoachU Coach Training Program,
Certified Seasons of Change Facilitator, Myers-Briggs Personality
Indicator Administrator, Participant National Outdoor Leadership
School, Parent, Poet.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
The Woman's Guide to Exceptional Living is an enjoyable and light read full of inspiration, motivation, positive direction and feel good tips.
This book is a retreat of its own words. It is written with a light hearted direction and purpose. You will learn how to love yourself, nurture yourself and how to, "find love instead of finding fault"
Womensselfesteem.com
highly recommends, The Woman's Guide to Exceptional Living as a very
empowering guide to a happier and healthier you. You will read about
self-acceptance, which is a key to unlocking the doors of low
self-worth feelings in every word Corrie Woods shares with her readers
in this book. A true sweet escape for all women who suffer todays
demands and confusions
BellaOnline.com:
This book came into my life at my moment of greatest need. So
I flipped through it and thought “can this little book really do all of
this?” And that was a very valid question, as I’ve tons of books on my
bookshelves that are designed to guide readers into lives of
exceptional living.
But from the moment I opened this delicious little book, I could feel the energy shifting around me.
The
Woman’s Field Guide to Exceptional Living (hereafter referred to as
“WFG”) is truly a guidebook that is every bit as valuable to
exceptional living as a map would be to a world traveler.
The
book is 179 pages long, and the first time I read it, I read it easily
in two days (and that was over a weekend with family coming and going).
The
second time I went through the WFG I took it a section at a time and
gave myself a couple of weeks. The changes that happened were
remarkable. I found myself feeling more comfortable with who I am,
feeling more inspired and creative, enjoying the life that I have more
and having more compassion for others.
What I really loved about
the WFG is that it’s designed to bring about change in a simple manner.
You don’t have to do anything big or scary! For example, the first
section is titled “A BOLD Woman – a Brilliant, Outrageous, Luminary
Diva.” This particular section is a call to step out of our comfort
zone, and do something a bit bold.
”It is ever so easy to find
yourself in early retirement from your life. Your days become routine,
the same thoughts recycle over and over, and your actions are executed
within the narrow groove of what’s familiar.” From the book.
How
often can we say this statement has been true in our own lives? Corrie
asks us to remember a time when we did take a bold step, a stretch, and
to remember how good that felt. She then reminds us that it takes
action to move into bold living. And to take that first step, she
simply asks us to do something out of the ordinary. It could be as
simple as inviting a friend to lunch at a new restaurant, or wearing a
color you’ve never dared to wear before. For me, my first bold step was
to create a myspace page that features my original music.
The WFG is divided into three parts:
Setting Your Inner Compass for Yes
- A BOLD Woman
- Make your Life a Celebration
- The Gifts of Gratitude
- Stand in the Spotlight
- Self-Courtship – Love Thyself
Trailblazing the Experience
- Crafting a Personal Retreat
- Come to Your Senses
- Beloved Treasure – Your Body
- Making Mud Pies
- Invite Others Over to Play
Navigational Tools for Your Journey
- A Change-Savvy Woman
- Become a Master Gardener
- Lessons from Your Past
- Stepping Back into the Flow
- Touchstone Living
Every section includes steps you can take to move you forward into that life of extraordinary living.
“To
live authentically means that you truly hold nothing back. You believe
in who you are and the gifts you have to share.” From the book.
The WFG guides us to live the lives we dream of living, so at the end of all things we can say we lived a life with no regrets.
Too
many of us believe that we have to first get into the great
relationship, get the great job or loose that weight before we can
begin living extraordinary lives. But the WFG shows us that exceptional
living starts right now, from where we are!
Inspiration at BellaOnline
Ms. Corrie Woods is a Professional Life Coach, Speaker and Women's Retreat Leader. She has filled this book with thought provoking ideas on how to live an authentic life. Brilliant, Outrageous, Luminary Diva or BOLD for short; this stands for women who dare to be present in the moment every moment of their lives and Ms Woods gives you steps on achieving the life you want. She encourages you to step-out of your comfort zone and take a risk at what life has in store for those who dare to dream, to push the envelope and to finally find your true self.
Ms. Woods chronicles the
possible reasons why we as women choose to stay in our respective ruts,
doing the same ole, same ole. In addition, she gives suggestions on
stepping beyond those boundaries that we often enslave ourselves with.
Fear of the unknown often encourages a stuck mentality which fosters
stagnation. She gives you tips on changing the way you look at your
problems.
This author talks about expressing gratitude, the
power of positive thinking and being true to yourself as you discover
the real you behind the mask of expectation, the expectations that
others expect you to live by. The standards by which you are expected
to live up to no matter the cost to yourself. She encourages you to
explore the infinite possibilities that await you outside of your box,
to experience the infinite joy that is possible when you live a life
with no regrets. She gives you precise questions at the end of each
chapter that urges you to
contemplate what thoughts are provoked by the chapter, hopefully fostering a new outlook.
Ms.
Woods has written a thought provoking book that will have you
reexamining your life and how to improve it. Her book is a breath of
fresh air that has this reviewer thinking about the way I go about
living my life. Many readers will question their own lives and
hopefully adopt a new way to live life more authentically. The subject
is
timely and worth exploring as more women, work outside the home, in a
"Man's World". I would recommend this book to all women who want a
richer, fuller life.
Kathy
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance
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Review by award-winning poet, and the copy editor and book reviewer for Pepper Tree Press Publishing, Susan Haley.
“Retreat is both an experience and a state of mind.” I approached my review of this book with an unconscious attitude of backing off. I was mentally retreating from what I thought was going to be just one more, of already thousands, self-help Spiritual philosophies. I’d already spent many years crafting such a philosophy to feed my own searching mind and was thinking overkill. I was wrong. In my initial thumbing through to get into a proper mindset for a fair review, the opening sentence above, jumped out at me. It was a message that my attitude was of a negative nature, and my mind immediately opened up to learning the author’s experiences.
“The Woman’s Guide to Exceptional Living” is a compact little book that fits easily into handbag or purse. Each little chapter begins with a quieting proverb of sorts; thought food, I call them. The content doesn’t teach as much as it provokes one’s own thinking. It has the ‘show me, don’t tell me’ element of fiction. It doesn’t tell a woman how to deal with life in each moment, but more, to celebrate it. It carries the familiar tenets of taking a little time for self-nurturing each day to a full blown self-celebration! Corrie Woods’s energy for life and creativity fairly leaps off the page in concise and powerful suggestions, and the end of each chapter provides blank pages for notes and your own impulsive and creative thoughts.
I found this little book to be profound in its simplicity. It takes what many spend a lifetime studying and attempting to assimilate into a method of application that a child could grasp. It could also serve as a guide to raising young daughters. Young sons, too, for that matter.
Susan Haley is a columnist for “The Florida Writer” the official magazine of the Florida Writers Association, and serves as Facilitator for the Sarasota County Chapter. The audio version of her novel “RAINY DAY PEOPLE” was recently awarded runner-up Finalist in the 2008 Indie Excellence National Book Awards. She also contributes a variety of editorials and excerpts of her work to various E-zines, newsletters, and local papers. Susan can be contacted at shaley1112@verizon.net.
Where else are Corrie and The Woman's Field Guide to Exceptional Living showing up?
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Leadership in Everyday Life - book announcement
- Divine Caroline: Make Your Life a Celebration, and more
- Women-at-Heart - Stand in the Spotlight chapter feature
- Sheville Mall
- USABookNews Listing: Self-help, Women's Issues
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Everyday-Wisdom feature article - Exceptional Self-Care, The Key to Balance in Your Life
- Mind-Body-Smile - Conversations on Self-Care. Corrie interviews life coach Judith Geiger
- National Association of Baby Boomer Women feature article - Radical Exceptional Self-Care
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Women's Growth Network feature article
- SureWoman feature article - Juggling with Grace
- IamThankfulFor feature article - Gifts of Gratitude
- HolisticNetworkExchange feature article - Express Your Passions Through the Power of Your Senses
- MeditationsForWomen feature article - Your Are Priceless, The Importance of Every Day Self-care
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Video Testimonial from Michelle Yozzo Drake
CEO of the Cove Group, Inc.
Author of "From the Kitchen to the Corner Office:
Mom's Wisdom on Leadership"
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WiseWomen Herbal Ezine Susun Weed dishes up powerful information and resources in this monthly Wise Woman Ezine
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Creekside Books & Coffee A local bookseller shares her enthusiasm
- In the News MountainXPress
Testimonials
From Jennifer Louden, author of The Woman's Comfort Book and The Life Organizer, www.jenniferlouden.com
"I have come to believe that the main task of
each of us perfectly imperfect humans is to remember: there are always
fresh possibilities to be discovered, we are always loved, we are part
of the Whole. Corrie offers exactly the kind of splendid playful
reminders I need."
From Wanda Urbanska, President/Host of Simple Living with Wanda Urbanska television series
www.simplelivingtv.net
"Corrie provides a powerful call to action and simple solutions to begin today. Pick up the book and prepare to be inspired."
From Helene Van Manen, MCC Master Certified Coach
www.coachhelene.com
"This field guide to being a woman is inspired. It is a powerful resource for making a good life great. Don’t leave home without it!"
Carol McClelland, Ph.D., author of The Seasons of Change www.transitiondynamics.com
“A fun, thought-provoking little book you’ll want to revisit often! Written with a light hearted, yet soulful style, it’s thoroughly engaging, inspiring, and uplifting.”
Angeles Arrien, Ph.D., Cultural Anthropologist author of The Four-Fold Wayand Signs of Life
www.angelesarrien.com
“Corrie Woods offers an irresistible invitation and resourceful guide to living a life boldly, creatively, and happily. She provides a wealth of ideas, practices,
and tools that are inspirational, practical, and motivational. This book makes a life-affirming and positive contribution to any reader!”