Persistence U with Lizbeth
An award-winning author turned Lifetime TV movie subject, host Lizbeth Meredith works to tame trauma and increase resilience leveraging the power of persistence.Created for and by survivors and strivers, Persistence U podcast with Lizbeth hosts guests willing to share from the heart to both inform and inspire. Whether they've published a first book after 70, or slowly re-entered life after a crushing setback, they'll tell who and what helped. Because big goals and obstacles are no match when you have a good community.
Persistence U with Lizbeth
Navigating Life's Crossroads: Turning Challenges into Pages with Rhonda Parker Taylor
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Lizbeth Meredith
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Season 4
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Episode 165
Rhonda Parker Taylor is a bestselling author, academic, and mentor whose journey is a testament to resilience, self-discovery, and the power of small steps. Rhonda shares her surprising path from a small-town Indiana girl who never considered herself academically inclined to becoming a best-selling author and earning a doctorate. She opens up about the struggles she faced, including feelings of inadequacy and the challenges of navigating new environments.Rhonda talks candidly about her early life, where she was the first in her family to attend college, and how the experience was both daunting and transformative. She shares her philosophy on resilience, emphasizing the importance of preparation and seizing opportunities, even when life takes unexpected turns.You will learn:1. Soft skills, such as emotional intelligence and the ability to connect with others, are powerful in developing career and academic achievements.2.A small critique group can be the support a new writer needs to continue the path and make baby steps toward progress.3.Writing simply a page a day can result in a book a year.Connect with Rhonda Parker Taylor:Website: RhondaParkerTaylor.comSocial Media: @RhondaParkerTaylorBooks: Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and in stores in Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky.Useful links:Hop on my email list at lameredith.com.Want to connect on Facebook? https://www.facebook.com/lizbethmeredithfan/Find me at LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizbeth-meredith-a7026849/Want to be a Patron? For less than a coffee, sign up at patreon.com/lizbethmeredithPieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters, available in paperback and audio, is now the Lifetime TV movie, Stolen By Their Father. Grounded in Grit: Turn Your Challenges Into Superpowers is now available in audio, paperback, and in digital form nearly wherever books are sold.
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Lizbeth's memoir Pieces of Me: Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughters can be ordered where books are sold, and is now a TV movie, #Stolen By Their Father on Lifetime.
Lizbeth's second book, Grounded in Grit: Turn Your Challenges Into Superpowers is available to order wherever books are sold!
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