About the Author

Global leader Sandra Ford Walston is known as The Courage Expert and innovator of StuckThinking(TM). She is an internationally recognized speaker, human potential consultant, author and entrepreneur for over twenty years who helps organizations, teams and individuals tap into their courage. She found that there is a direct correlation between your success quotient and your courage quotient. Featured on the speaker circuit as witty, provocative, concrete and insightful, she has changed the lives of thousands of leaders each year. Sandra also provides skills-based programs for some of the most respected public and private blue-chip businesses and organizations in the world such as IBM, Caterpillar, Inc., Institute of Internal Auditors, Hensel Phelps, Wide Open West, Agrium, Inc., Virginia Commonwealth University, Procter and Gamble, Hitachi Consulting, New York Association of Healthcare, Delta Kappa Gamma International, and Institute of Management Accountants. The internationally published author of bestseller "COURAGE The Heart and Spirit of Every Woman" and an honored author selected for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Sandra facilitates individuals and groups to discover the power and inspiration of their everyday courage. "The COURAGE Difference at Work: A Unique Success Guide for Women," Sandra's follow-up book to COURAGE, is directed at any woman, regardless of title or credentials, who wishes to grow professionally by introducing courage actions at work. Her third book, "FACE IT! 12 Courageous Actions that Bring Success at Work and Beyond" confirms that what holds you back on the job is the same as what hinders achievement-the reluctance to face and live a courageous life. Sandra is published in magazines such as "Chief Learning Officer," "Training & Development," "Personal Excellence: The Magazine of Life Leadership," "HR Matters," Malaysia, and "Strategic Finance." Sandra is qualified to administer and interpret the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(R), is a certified Enneagram teacher, and an instructor at the University of Denver. She can be reached at www.sandrawalston.com where she posts a courage blog and courage newsletter.