Your Seat Cushion Is A Flotation Device: and other buoyant short stories - Paperback

by Cocea Mihaela (Illustrator), Melissa Stroud (Editor), Dushka Zapata (Author)

On days when I feel alone I pay special attention to things that make me feel supported, like safety nets for acrobats and harnesses for rock climbers and subjects for kings.Sailors have knots and sails and yogis have the floor.This is what I'm thinking as I walk down the airplane aisle looking for my seat and find it and settle in and notice the label right before my eyes.Your seat cushion is a flotation device.The world is full of flotation devices ready for you.Look for them and you will begin to see them everywhere.That's what this book is about. This, and other buoyant short stories.

Author Biography

After more than 20 years in the communications industry I noticed a theme. It is very difficult to articulate who you are and what you do. This holds true for both companies and for individuals. For companies, this is an impediment to the development of an identity, a reputation, a brand. It makes it hard for your customers to see how you are different from your competitors. For individuals, in a new world order of personal brands, it makes it hard to develop one that feels real. This is what I do. I help companies and people put into simple terms who they are, what they do, and where to go next. My work comes to life through message development, presentation training, media training and personal brand development. It comes to life through executive coaching, workshops and public speaking. It comes to life through what I write. My first book is called "How to be Ferociously Happy", "Amateur" is my second, and "A Spectacular Catastrophe and other things I recommend" is my third. I live in San Francisco with Boyfriend, who snores like a cartoon bear.