Authored by Sharon M. Weinstein, RN, MS, CRNI, FAAN

Every professional wants balance between life at work and at home, but how do you find that in todays overworked, overscheduled world?

Expert Sharon M. Weinstein shares her secrets with you—as a mom, wife, clinician, and business owner—in this practical and insightful book. Look for hundreds of useful ideas, tips, and tricks for rebalancing your life and grabbing those goals that are just within reach!

Learn how to:

• Find your purpose
• Simplify your life
• Manage stress
• Use technology
• Practice healthy eating

About the Author

Sharon M. Weinstein, RN, MS, CRNI, FAAN, is president and founder of Core Consulting Group and Core Wellness International. She is the author of six books and more than 150 national and international peer-reviewed articles and is a frequent guest on radio and television programs to discuss wellness topics.

Advance Praise for B Is for Balance

“B Is for Balance helps us connect the dots in the midst of life’s chaos and shows us how to access our energy, our vitality, and our calmness each day. This book is a goldmine of easy-to-follow, life-enhancing activities, with how-to’s for measuring our balance and finding the time to do it. By following these suggestions and knowledge, we can truly tap into our purpose for living as well as our joy and wisdom.”

–Barbara Dossey, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN
International Co-Director, Nightingale Initiative for Global Health
Author, Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice (5th ed.);
Florence Nightingale Today: Healing, Leadership, Global Action;
and Florence Nightingale: Mystic, Visionary, Healer

“In today’s frenzied world, most of us have more to balance in our lives than ever before. We are driven in a stress-filled, complicated lifestyle that has us wired 24/7. Doing it all, no matter what the cost, is a way of life today. But, we really cannot do it all; we only think we can. B Is for Balance is a must-read because it makes you focus on responsibility to self and how that will balance your life. Find your balance and let this book help you.”

–Rita M. Carty, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Dean Emerita,
College of Health and Human Services at
George Mason University

“B Is for Balance is a truly inspiring book that grabs your attention and makes you stop and think about what’s really important in life. I was reminded over and over again how balance can reap astonishing benefits. B Is for Balance will undoubtedly compel readers to look inside themselves and examine how they manage competing demands with taking care of themselves. Everyone with a busy life should take time to read this book to rediscover how balance can lead to a more healthy and fulfilled life.”

–Colonel John S. Murray, PhD, RN, CPNP, CS, FAAN
President, Federal Nurses Association

“Unlike other books in this genre, B Is for Balance addresses the unique concerns of professional nurses who embody the equally important roles of spouse, parent, and friend. The information is timely, relevant, and to the point. Even though this book is a quick read (a real plus for busy professionals), the messages endure well beyond the completion of the final chapter. I immediately found myself wanting to share the gift of this reading with colleagues and family members alike.

–Susan Tocco, MSN, RN, CNS, CNRN, CCNS
Neuroscience Clinical Nurse Specialist
Orlando Regional Medical Center, USA

“When I first heard the title B Is for Balance, I immediately thought of the numerous admonitions to women, especially, about ‘balance.’ I conjured up the image of juggling a very loaded plate of activities—then I envisioned a woman with 40-some plates on sticks, all equally loaded with roles and responsibilities from her positions at work, within the family, and through her community of belonging. To my pleasant surprise, the opening focus of this book is on knowing yourself and your purpose. The opportunity to reflect on activities within the book helps open the possibility for increasing our connection to all things, thus reaching a deeper understanding of ourselves and those around us. Living with your clarity of purpose allows you to be free of judgments, to be unfettered with others comments or criticisms, and to be open to others with a deeper presence. The variety of messages, poems, narrative, activity boxes, and inspirational sayings from great leaders provides opportunity to stay with the subject without losing yourself in your own ‘head.’ It moves the reader to less thinking and more being. Change is rapid, ever-accelerating, unpredictable, and complex, yet it’s interconnecting! Leaders are thirsty for balance, quiet, connection to purpose, and replenishment of the spirit. We all stand to gain by getting out of our excessive doing and away from our never-ending lists, and getting into being with presence to the now, to the other, without judgment or designs on the past or future. The inviting paradox of this little jewel of a book is the deeper you can reach your inner purpose, the more open you become to connection to relational others!

–Sheila A. Ryan, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Charlotte Peck Lienemann & Alumni Distinguished Chair
Director, International Nursing Education Programs
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing

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