FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday,
November 9, 2004
Overwhelmed?
Run the Rat
Race on Your Own Terms
“We
usually know what we want, but we think we will have
to make too many sacrifices or give up too much of
what we already have to get to where we would rather be!" says JoAnna Carey,
author of Rat Race Relaxerä: Your
Potential & the Maze of Life. Aimed at readers who
are stressed, confused, downsized, promoted or
relocated, Carey presents 52 simple, actionable
keys –one for every week of the year – to help people
get what they want in return for running the rat
race.
As we juggle the
complexities of work, home and family, is it possible to
"relax into" the rat race, to run it on our own
terms? Commit to
making changes -- one step at a time. Here are 5 ways you can
overcome the fear of having to make too many sacrifices.
***5
Ways To Run The Rat Race on Your Own
Terms***
1.
Develop an exhaustive
list of everything you have ever wanted to
do.
2.
Express gratitude for
your mistakes and accomplishments.
3.
Make
your mission/ideas foremost in your mind – know where you are
headed.
4.
Choose your battles
wisely
– do you need to back down from some battles, or do you need to
stand up and fight for what you believe?
5.
Don’t settle for less
– set
your standards high and relentlessly pursue what you
desire.
While the keys may
appear simple, they are guaranteed to help you tackle the rat race
head-on, and turn it into a race than can be run -- and won -- by
charting your own course rather than navigating someone
else's.
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JoAnna,
aka “The Rat Race Relaxer,” is available for radio, TV
and print interviews.
Call her directly at (616) 530-3787. She is an energetic
entrepreneur who incorporates her life experience and business
success to design and deliver enjoyable, influential
presentations. She is the producer and host of
her own weekly television program titled The Rat Race
Relaxerä
Show and
the author of Rat Race Relaxer: Your Potential & The
Maze of Life. |
Rat
Race Relaxer – A Book Of 52 Keys To Unlock Your Potential In The
Maze of Life
By
JoAnna Carey; Pub Date: January 2003; Price: $14.95 paperback; 160
pages; ISBN 0972371508
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Contact: Steve Kluth, V.P. of Sales
& Marketing
Phone (616) 530–3787
E-mail: j.carey@att.net
Web site: www.joannacarey.com
Everybody's heard the term
"rat race." We know we're all running it, but often it seems the rat
race is running us. As we juggle the complexities of work, home and
family, is it possible to "relax into" the rat race, to run it on
our own terms?
A new book by Grand Rapids
author and consultant JoAnna Carey tackles the rat race head-on, and
turns it into a race than can be run -- and won -- by charting your
own course rather than navigating someone
else's.
"…We usually know what we
want, but we think we will have to make too many sacrifices or give
up too much of what we already have to get to where we would rather
be. The way to overcome the fear of having to make too many
sacrifices is to commit to making changes -- one step at a time…" writes Carey in her
self-published "Rat Race Relaxerä: Your Potential & the
Maze of Life."
Carey presents 52 simple, actionable keys –one for every
week of the year – aimed at readers who are stressed, confused,
downsized, promoted or relocated. While the keys may appear
simple, they "can help you find new meaning in your current job,
expose the specific areas of your life that are causing unhealthy
levels of stress or show you a path to a whole new
journey."
JoAnna Carey spent her early childhood on the South
Side of Chicago, surrounded by four generations of family, and moved
to rural Fountain, Michigan just before turning
13.
She graduated cum laude from
Grand Valley State University in 1995 with a bachelor of
business administration degree in
marketing.
Her professional background
includes experience in marketing, public relations and sales,
spanning the non-profit, healthcare and financial services
industries (as a fully licensed stockbroker). She is a member of the
American Marketing Association and Small Publishers Association of
North America. JoAnna
is an energetic entrepreneur who incorporates her life experience
and business success to design and deliver enjoyable, influential
presentations.
As a speaker and author, she
encourages others to face their fears, set goals, pursue their
dreams and “bloom where planted.” Locally, she is the producer and
host of her own weekly television program titled The Rat Race
Relaxerä Show and featured monthly columnist in
Business Update magazine.
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Available for
Interview
JoAnna Carey: author, speaker,
consultant
Run The Rat Race On Your Own
Terms
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Stressed? Confused?
Downsized? Promoted? Relocated? Everybody’s heard the term “rat
race." We know we’re
all running it, but often it seems the rat race is running us. As we juggle the
complexities of work, home and family, is it possible to “relax
into” the rat race, to run it on our own terms?
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JoAnna Carey, author of
“Rat Race Relaxer: Your
Potential & The Maze of Life" shows you how to tackle the
rat race head-on and turn it into a race that can be run – and won –
by charting your own course rather than navigating someone
else’s. “And as you
navigate the maze," Carey advises, " the ability to be yourself --
an original -- can provide a competitive edge.”
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What makes Rat Race Relaxer an
enjoyable, thought-provoking journey that reads like a
storybook? Fifty-two
simple, actionable keys – one for every week of the year – aimed at
helping readers discover what they truly want and how to incorporate
them into their daily lives.
As Betty Bethards, author of the international bestseller "The Dream Book: Symbols for
Self-Understanding" says, “It can help you uncover some of your
internal road signs – the subtle, personal indicators that determine
whether you are heading the right or wrong way in the maze of
life.”
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Carey builds custom presentations from ideas
in the book that can “help you find new meaning in your current job,
expose the specific areas of your life causing unhealthy levels of
stress or show you a path to a whole new journey.” Using wit, charisma and
personal triumphs to spin an inspirational message, she proves that
we sometimes launch our greatest achievements by relaxing into where
we are and plotting a course through the maze of the
future.
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Rat Race Relaxer: Your Potential
& The Maze of Life (ISBN 0-9723715-0-8)
can be found at local
bookstores, libraries, www.amazon.com or www.barnesandnoble.com. Order directly from Carey’D
Away Enterprises, LLC, 2455 Woodlake Road SW, Suite 4, Wyoming, MI
49509; call credit card orders toll-free at 1(877) 879-8220; or fax
to (616) 406-0944. The
price is $14.95 plus $3.95 shipping/handling. For details visit www.joannacarey.com.
About
the Author: JoAnna Carey is
an energetic entrepreneur who incorporates her life experience and
business success to design and deliver enjoyable, influential
presentations.
She hosts and produces her own television show that airs
in several Michigan cities and is a featured monthly columnist in
Business Update magazine.
This vibrant woman’s professional background
includes experience in marketing, public relations and sales,
spanning the non-profit, healthcare and financial service industries
(as a fully licensed stockbroker). She is a member of the Small
Publishers Association of North America and has been a member of the
American Marketing Association since 1993.
JoAnna is the founder of Carey’D Away
Enterprises, LLC and author of the self-published Rat Race Relaxer: Your Potential
& The Maze of Life.
She passionately lives what she writes and talks about, which
enables her to connect effortlessly with diverse audiences. She encourages others to
face their fears, set goals, pursue their dreams and “bloom where
planted.”
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The
Midwest Book Review
Raves
About
Rat
Race Relaxer: Your Potential & The Maze of
Life
by
JoAnna Carey…
“Entrepreneurial consultant and motivational speaker
JoAnna Carey's book Rat Race Relaxer: Your Potential & The Maze
of Life is a presentation of 52 brief yet helpful keys to dealing
with the stresses of daily and professional life. A relaxing and practical
self-help guide, Rat Race Relaxer offers invaluable tips ranging
from "Love others for who they are NOT for who they can BE", to
"Exercise regularly!", to "Look to the future, plan for the future,
but live in the present."
A welcome addition to any personal self-help/
self-improvement reading list, each idea captures the essence of a
positive note in this first-rate motivational guide.” – May 2003
Issue of “Small Press Bookwatch”
This
review has been forwarded to Gale Research Company’s interactive
CD-ROM series “Book Review Index” (published four times yearly for
academic, corporate and public library
systems).
Additionally,
this review will be on the Midwest Book Review website for the next
twelve months at http://www.midwestbookreview.com in the
“Small Press Bookwatch “ section under the Self-Help Shelf
option.
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