If you are in need of a confidence boost, you will love The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself by Marla J. Albertie. This is a perfect book for the new year! It's great to do on your own as well as with a group of colleagues, your partner, or your whole family. Read on to find out more about this amazing author and her book! You also have the chance to win a copy for yourself too.
Before we get to that, here's a bit more information about The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself:
Can you imagine all the things you like, love, and adore in one book?
Let’s be honest. We tend to forget how amazing we really are. It is easy to see it in others, but when it comes to seeing ourselves, we tend to have bad vision.
This is why I wrote this book! All your favorites are captured at one time with space to write more. How often do we brag about ourselves, take time to think about what makes us happy, or do the things we like? If I had to guess, not as often as you would like. You deserve to brag about yourself, so why not? Not only is this a bragging book, but it is a book of ideas you can use to start your next project, business, career move, or anything your heart desires.
In this book, you will learn:
- How to vision board your next big career move
- How to inspire yourself by seeing you
- That you are worthy
This book is for everyone who wants to see themselves as the person they are. You deserve to be your own cheerleader. Grab this book today and start bragging on yourself!
ASIN (e-book): B0BT25JW93
Print Length: 218 Pages
Purchase a copy of the book on Amazon or get an autographed copy off the author's website. You can also add it to GoodReads.
About the Author, Marla J. Albertie
Marla J. Albertie has lived on board a United States carrier, therefore, she feels she is unstoppable. As a native of Jacksonville, Florida she loves to read, travel, and shop. Many of her travels have been on cruises as she has taken 16 thus far. Marla believes life is a journey and we all can create the life we want so why not; you only live this life once. She has a passion to see growth in peoples’ lives and wants others to pay it forward.
As an energetic visionary, she is the owner and founder of the TruthSpeaksGroup LLC, a multi-media company that creates strategies and solutions for work-life integration/harmony (WLI/H). She is also the founder of MJA Notary Services LLC., MJA Publishing LLC., and JEMA Holdings LLC., and being the founder of I/O for Teens Inc. is her greatest work yet!
Marla’s mantra is to #TeachTrainEducate working woman who desire to understand their truth and live a life of success defined on their own terms.
Marla's one word philosophy is #Learn.
Therefore creating I/O for Teens Inc. was a no-brainer!
Marla is a certified professional career, executive, and life coach, trainer APTD (Associate Professional in Training and Development), Certified Chief Happiness Officer, Certified Positive Psychology Practitioner, Director of HR, Instructor, of Psychology, Amazon Best Selling author, and has over 25 years of business, coaching, and training experience.
Marla holds a Master of Education in Adult Education, Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management, and an Associates of Science in Financial Services. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Marla loves speaking, teaching, and writing. Among the many ventures she is involved in here are just a few: The founder of the Motivational Movement K.I.M. (Keep it Moving), Truth Speaks Academy, an annual Women’s Empowerment Conference. I.M.A.G.IN.E. (I’M Awesome Growing IN Excellence), YouTube Channel featuring the talk show Creating Your Career with Marla J. Albertie which has 36 episodes, and blog TheWorkingWoman.co. She has also published two books and co-authored a third.
Marla is an active member of the Junior League of Jacksonville, ATD, SIOP, SHRM, Blacks in I/O, APA, ICF, IPPA, and NAHSE. She is also a Well-being and Data Literacy champion at Mayo Clinic.
When she is not trying to save the world, Marla loves a good story and frequents the movies to eat her favorite movie snack, nachos. She loves spending time with her family and friends cruising, shopping, and reading.
Here is where you can find her online:
Main Site: truthspeaksgroup.com
Follow her as a writer on Medium
Subscribe to her blog: www.theworkingwoman.co
Take a course at Truth Speaks Academy
Subscribe to my talk show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/faUFIqU8pHs
Instagram: TruthSpeaksGroup
Twitter: TruthSpeaksGroup
---- Interview by Nicole Pyles
Marla: This is a great question because how often do we get into a slump and forget how awesome we are? This can happen often especially as we're coming out of a pandemic. When you write something down you have something to come back to as a reminder when those slump days come. My book is a holding place for those reminders.
WOW: That is incredibly true. You are the founder TruthSpeaksGroup, LLC and helping people create solutions to work/life harmony. How did your work with consulting and coaching others influence your "brag book"?
Marla: I mainly work with the 9 to 5 working woman. As we may know that 9 to 5 working woman tries to accomplish it all. Whether it's being a spouse, partner, parent, employee, entrepreneur, and so much more, it doesn't matter the 9 to 5 woman has been told she has to accomplish it all. I understand what these beautiful women deal with because I have dealt with the same struggles. Through my coaching sessions that made me realize, these women need something to remind themselves that they are freaking amazing regardless of what other people say.
WOW: Yes! Absolutely! And I love the purpose you shared on your website: "To use my drive and happiness to coach and motivate women to live an abundant life in harmony." I feel like this speaks to a common struggle among women of having to "do it all" without really feeling that harmony of an abundant life. What advice to you have for women who struggle with that?
Marla: As a woman, it is in our nature to try to do it all. I'm not sure who wrote that rule, but it's high time to break it. No, we don't have to do it all and I help women realize that without feeling guilty. We must stop and take time to remember who we are. First, one of the things I teach in my coaching is we are first humans. We are not spouses first, we are not mothers first, we are not daughters first. We are human beings first. Then we are women, then we are partners, then we are mothers, then everything else falls in line. I think this is where women get the misconception, they forget to be human “beings,” therefore they forget to “be.” I help them realize it is OKAY to “be.” This is true harmony.
WOW: I definitely struggle with just being. What lessons do you hope people walk away with after completing this book?
Marla: I hope people walk away with the permission to brag on themselves and the permission to know that bragging is not a bad thing. The word “bragging” gets a bad connotation. Bragging does not mean that you are better than anyone else, bragging simply means that you are proud of who you are, and you deserve your own respect. Respect starts when you first respect yourself. Love starts when you first love yourself. It is OKAY to brag on yourself. If someone doesn’t like it, maybe they need to brag on themselves too.
"The word 'bragging' gets a bad connotation. Bragging does not mean that
you are better than anyone else, bragging simply means that you are
proud of who you are, and you deserve your own respect. Respect starts
when you first respect yourself. Love starts when you first love
yourself. It is OKAY to brag on yourself."
WOW: Great sentiment! What kind of coaching and consulting do you do?
Marla: I call myself the life-harmonizing strategist. I truly believe that women can harmonize all areas of their lives. There is no such thing as work-life balance. If you try to balance everything in your life there's going to be something that is always off scale. I help the 9 to 5 working woman harmonize all the important areas of her life through Positive and I/O Psychology methodologies. This in turn helps her with her confidence and self-esteem. It helps her realize the badass woman she already is. I simply dig the gold that's already in her out. As a coach we must believe in our clients; and I am willing to put in the work if they are.
WOW: That's amazing! What are you working on now that you can tell us about?
Marla: Currently I'm wrapping up my PhD studies in I/O Psychology which is the study of human behavior in the workplace. I recently started a nonprofit (I/O for teens Inc) helping teenagers with life, career, and confidence skills they need to achieve their dreams using I/O methodologies and principles.
WOW: You are such an inspiration! Thank you so much for joining us. Best of luck on your tour!
----- Blog Tour Calendar
January 30th @ The Muffin
Join us over at WOW's blog The Muffin where we interview author Marla J Albertie about her book The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself. You can also win a copy of the book too!
January 31st @ Karen Brown Tyson's blog
Come by Karen's blog for her review of Marla J. Albertie's book The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
February 1st @ One Writer's Journey
Visit Sue's blog for a guest post by Marla J. Albertie about creating your manifesto.
February 2nd @ Barbara Barth Art and Words
Barbara shares a guest post by Marla J. Albertie on writing.
February 2nd @ The Mommies Reviews
Glenda shares her thoughts about Marla J. Albertie's inspirational book The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
February 3rd @ The Mommies Reviews
Visit Glenda's blog again for a guest post by Marla J. Albertie about business and entrepreneurship.
February 5th @ Barbara Barth Art and Words
Join Barbara again as she reviews The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself by Marla J. Albertie.
February 8th @ Create Write Now
Mari shares a guest post by Marla J. Albertie about business and entrepreneurship.
February 9th @ One Writer's Journey
Visit Sue's blog again for her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself by Marla J. Albertie.
February 9th @ Lisa Haselton's Reviews & Interviews
Lisa interviews author Marla J. Albertie about her book The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
February 10th @ Choices
Visit Madeline's blog for her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
February 12th @ A Storybook World
Join Deirdra as she features a guest post by Marla J. Albertie about career development.
February 14th @ Lisa's Reading
Visit Lisa's blog for her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
February 15th @ One Sister's Journey
Visit Lisa's blog for her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself. You also have the chance to win a copy of the book too!
February 18th @ World of My Imagination
Join Nicole as she features Marla J. Albertie on her feature three things on a Saturday night. You'll also have the chance to win a book copy too!
February 20th @ Word Magic
Visit Fiona's blog for a guest post by Marla J. Albertie about the law of attraction.
February 22nd @ Beverley A. Baird's blog
Join Beverley for a guest post by Marla J. Albertie on writing.
February 23rd @ Knotty Needle
Visit Judy's blog to read her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
February 24th @ Beverley A. Baird's blog
Visit Beverley's blog again for her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself by Marla J. Albertie.
February 25th @ The Faerie Review
Visit Lily's blog for her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
February 26th @ A Storybook World
Join Deirdra for her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
February 28th @ Liberate and Lather
Join Angela as she shares her review of The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself.
March 1st @ Jill Sheets' Blog
Visit Jill's blog for an interview with author Marla J. Albertie.
April 1st @ Write Advice
B. Lynn Goodwin will be interviewing author Marla J. Albertie about her book The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself. You also have the chance to win a book copy too!
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10 comments:
What an inspiring interview! I love what you said about being human "beings" and how it's okay to "be." :) Your book sounds like an uplifting journey and definitely what I need right now. Good luck on your tour!
Love this interview and what an inspiring book!
Is it best to outline your thoughts for the day before starting your journaling entry for hte day?
This is a much needed book especially for women. We spend too much time apologizing for even existing it seems
A super book for the winter reading list.
What a great idea! As someone who loves to research my ancestry and wonder what the thoughts, likes and dislikes were of my ancestors before me, this would be a great book to leave for my grandchildren and following descendents.
Could really use this confidence boost!
This is a good book to train people to talk positively about themselves; necessary for job interviews!
I think the Brag book would empower me to know that I am Relevant. I think we forget that within our everyday ho hum lives are some amazing moments in time. I would like to rediscover that part of me.
What is your favourite reading genre?
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