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The Empowered Entrepreneur 2018: Mastering the art of a thriving business by Elizabeth Cairns

March 31, 2019 Melanie Hawken
Elizabeth Cairns

Elizabeth Cairns

The way we do business is changing. Entrepreneurs are recognizing that there is a more enlightened way to work. One that inspires and sustains them and enables their business to truly thrive. Author Elizabeth Cairns in her new book The Empowered Entrepreneur sets you firmly on the path to mastering the art of growing a thriving and sustainable business. 


Through a powerful process, based on years of experience, author Elizabeth Cairns takes you on an inspiring and emancipating journey of professional mastery. You will explore the many facets of running a successful business in a way that helps you put your talent, passion, vitality and creativity at the heart of everything you do. By showing you how to make congruent, confident decisions for your work, curate your workload, manage your process, say no with grace and much more besides, this book will help you take back the power in your life and the control of your business. Supporting you to overcome procrastination, battle overwhelm, create space and manage your time are just some of the ways in which this book liberates you from what's getting in your way, and shows you how to work with greater efficiency and ease. This is business as it's meant to be; inspired, creative, passionate powerful and purposeful. Empowered!

Author quotes

There is something utterly empowering about running a business on your terms, one that plays to your unique strengths and engages your passions.

When you are running an authentic business you can be brave and make choices that open doors, move you in the direction of your dreams and get a taste of what it's like to fulfill your creative potential. 

Everything you need to run a thriving business and live an inspired life is inside you. 


About the author

Elizabeth Cairns is the author of The Empowered Entrepreneur published in 2018 and the editor of Brand Brilliance by Fiona Humberstone. As a coach, facilitator, writer and holistic therapist, Elizabeth Cairns has worked closely with hundreds of entrepreneurs in the last 15 years. She understands what it takes to create a thriving business and live an empowered life. Her particular passion is working with creative entrepreneurs. Through workshops, retreats and one to one work, she helps them reconnect with their innate wisdom, discern what is truly important and create a life of purpose and meaning. She supports her clients to uncover a more authentic way of working that challenges conventional norms and breaks the boundaries of what’s possible. Gifted with laser beam insight and an inspirational and sensitive approach, she brings crystal-clear clarity in moments and holds truly transformational space for her clients. 

www.elizabethcairns.com


Why LoA loves it….

Most entrepreneurs acknowledge that at many times during their business building journeys they have battled challenges overcoming procrastination, a sense of overwhelm, the need to create space in the business to thrive personally, and to better manage precious time. So Elizabeth Cairns’ new book, The Empowered Entrepreneur, is a breath of fresh air, and a practical way to encourage the introspection and perspective needed to move into a new and authentic way of living and working. This is a great read, beautifully illustrated, to help you to feel more empowered in your entrepreneurial life. --- Melanie Hawken, founder and ceo of Lionesses of Africa

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