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Reviews
 Early
praise is creating buzz…
Two national books awards announced at Book Expo
America, from Independent Publisher and ForeWord Magazine.
Wake Up Inspired offers enthusiasm and humility in an
unexpected yet effective package. Baker explores a
productive and holistic middle way, that bridges the chasm between
ambition and spiritual awareness. Few have the courage
to draw the two together with a comprehensive approach. Baker
does so with distinction, wit, and good cheer. (Read
entire review)
- ForeWord
Magazine
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"Marian Baker makes an utterly persuasive
case that success in the 21st century requires a combination
of spirit and strategy. She shows why high achievers are also
relentless seekers and why productivity depends on passion.
Smart professionals who want to wake up each morning
looking forward to the day ahead should grab this book.
"
- Daniel H. Pink, author
of A Whole New Mind, former chief speechwriter for
Vice President Al Gore |
Five Stars
from Midwest Book Review:
Wake Up Inspired is helpful to finding inspiration and greater
balance in life. It examines the mental, physical, and spiritual
dimensions of life, and acknowledges that different women will
have different personal goals and priorities. Wake Up Inspired
does not discriminate between women's dreams, but instead encourages
readers to seize their dreams by properly assessing their investments,
connecting with the "right tribe" of like-minded dream-seekers,
taking positive steps to turn wishes into intentions and actions,
and much more. A motivational, positive-minded self-help book
to getting the most out of life. |
“With intriguing spiritual insights,
down-to-earth humor and a pragmatic business sensibility, this
book will have you believing that you can indeed wake up inspired,
and equip you to create this as a daily reality. I know what
I’m talking about. Marian has coached me for several years
and I learn more with each and every session."
- Beverly Kaye Ph.D., coauthor of
Love it, Don’t Leave It: 26 Ways to Get What You Want
at Work, on the Wall Street Journal best seller list and
a Fast Company Magazine Reader’s Choice award winner |
“Marian Baker is the new voice of
inspired action for anyone seeking to gracefully step out of
their comfort zone and enter a whole new world of exciting possibilities.
I heartily recommend this voice on moving you towards the path
of joy.”
- Suzanne Falter-Barns,
author of Living Your Joy, selected as a “Best
of the Best” self-help books by Self magazine |
"Wake Up Inspired delivers on its
promise. For those who are ready to live more deeply, freely,
and creatively – Marian Baker is a worthy guide. Her new
book blends skillful teaching and practical exercises into a
life-changing recipe that will nourish your soul. Keep it by
your bedside. Take it on your next business trip. You will find
powerful truths distilled into forms that you can use to wake
up your life – starting today.
-
Eric Klein, author of You are the Leader You’ve Been
Waiting For, and best-selling Awakening Corporate Soul |
“Finally a writer that "gets
it" By reading this book I felt it was speaking about my
personal life. The lack of joy in today’s world is overwhelming
and most of us don't know an alternative. This book is profound,
magnetic and amazingly simple. As the pages turned I felt myself
becoming lighter with the insights Marian conveyed. A clear
understanding about how to move from a non-questioning rat race
life into a peaceful, exciting journey with EASE, is this book's
gift to you!”
- John
Vazquez, MD, Chairman,
Department of Anesthesia,
Mt. Sinai Medical Center |
"Marian Baker's approach to creating
a life where joy and holistic balance are the foundation has
helped me to transform my life. Her combination of easy-to-follow
exercises and funny anecdotes are insightful and practical.
And, importantly, they lead to lasting change."
- Christine M. McGrath
Senior
Director of New Product Development, Kraft Foods |
“I LOVED this book. I could hear Marian’s
wise soul voice and spirit coming through the pages. Not only
did I feel challenged, I also found myself nodding and smiling
as I read. What a gift to women. I will be recommending this
book to my colleagues.”
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Carol Wzorek
United States Department of State, Foreign Service Institute |
“As a marketing professional, I have
long understood that compelling brands are built one detail
at a time. Marian Baker teaches that compelling lives are made
the same way. I used to feel life flying by. This work has inspired
me to claim the quiet moments and to connect to a higher agenda
for my own life. Filled with compassion and well-timed zingers,
Marian’s wisdom and merry laughter can be felt in the
pages of this book.”
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Kelly Smith, Vice President, Corporate Marketing |
“Wake Up Inspired is a guide to conscious
living with passion and purpose. It is a gift to readers --
to notice their choices, celebrate their life and focus on the
possibilities that create the future. Read this witty, compelling
and practical book to raise the joyful vibration of your life!”
- Marlene Bolster
AVP/Associate Administrator, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital |
“This book immediately grabs your
attention with the words, "What are you living for?"
From that moment, you will be taken on a journey you will remember
forever. Marian Baker is a brilliant coach, inspiring speaker,
and thank goodness she is now sharing her thought-provoking
and witty insights with the public. She balances the spiritual
side of "waking up inspired," with a specific, step-by-step
roadmap to living a deeply rewarding life. I am excited that
you, fellow reader and traveler, now get to benefit from her
wisdom in this incredible book.”
-
Michael Charest, President, Business Growth Solutions, Author,
From Grunt to Greatness! |
This book helps readers capture the essence
of life’s experiences such that we can laugh at ourselves,
learn something and move on toward more rewarding lives. Her
passion in writing as in coaching is to encourage the practice
of “hitting the pause button” to reflect and make
optimal choices. Her writing style has the tell-on-herself approach
of Anne Lamont and the memorable nature of a favorite childhood
jingle that stays in your head. Without a hint of preachiness
she is committed to inspiring all of us to wake up and live
fully.
- Karen Radtke
Certified Executive Coach and Organizational Consultant, Beacon
Street |
"Marian's coaching has a huge impact,
and this book will be an inspiration to professionals who are
looking for higher fulfillment in their lives and improved bottom
lines in their businesses.”
-
Jim Merrell
President, Ross-Merrell Associates |
“Even when you think you’ve got your life ‘knocked’,
something happens! It can be a great something or a not so
great something, but in either case you need someone’s
ear. Someone who asks unbelievable questions that go beyond
the surface and take you to places you’ve never dreamed
you could go. You need someone who supports you, and keeps
you on your true path, not just the one that goes to grandma’s
house! Read a chapter or two of Wake up Inspired. Then you’ll
know why Marian Baker herself and her book is the ‘ear’
that really hears you!”
- Betsy Jacobson
Change Management Consultant and Executive Coach, Betsy Jacobson
and Associates |
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