“Knowing one’s ‘why’ is what separates those who have influenced the course of humanity from those who achieve little. In this insightful work of art, Sheri refines ageless wisdom into a fun, practical, and easy to implement map that will help any woman (or man) achieve greater degrees of success. Your fate depends on your why.”
– Ryan C. Angelo, Author AlphaInfluence.com
“Sheri McConnell provides us with all the ingredients to cook up a stew of positive and purposeful change in the world. It feels like you are discovering the secret recipe to success. The best part is… she eats her own cooking, so you know it’s a terrific read!”
– Suzanne Falter-Barns, GetKnownNow.com
“From one smart woman to another, Sheri McConnell offers any reader an abundance of authentic wisdom and practical advice. In simple and lyrical prose, she manages to convey a wellspring of inspiration for anyone who intends to create a meaningful life enriched with productive energy and positive – outcomes – a recipe that can change the world.”
– Michele Weldon, Author of I Closed My Eyes, Writing To Save Your Life, and Everyman News, MicheleWeldon.com
“A must for any business library! Smart Women Know Their WHY is a smart, fun and practical guide to mastering our lives, as well as our businesses. McConnell’s fresh perspective shows us that we don’t have to be boxed in to a certain picture of success.”
– Loral Langemeier, CEO and Founder of LiveOutLoud.com, Money Expert, International Speaker, NY Times Bestselling author of The Millionaire Maker 3 book series and Put More Cash In Your Pocket
“In this personal, poignant, and powerful book, Sheri McConnell reveals the lessons she’s learned en route to becoming a highly successful entrepreneur. There are dozens of nuggets of wisdom in this book. Taking just one of them to heart and putting it into practice will empower you to completely transform your business and life.”
– Dr. Larina Kase, Marketing Psychologist and Author of The Confident Leader and Coauthor of the NY Times Bestseller The Confident Speaker
“Smart Women Know Their WHY is a jolt of feminine fuel for the life and business of every smart woman. Sheri McConnell’s unique delivery of savvy business guidance along with her refreshing wisdom makes this a must-read. I recommend it as a staple of every businesswoman’s library.”
– Ali Brown (INC. 500 Company), Millionaire Entrepreneur Business Coach, AliBrown.com
“Sheri McConnell is a true mentor for smart women. The real mentor digs deep into her soul and reveals, exposes, and shares her experience so we can all grow and expand into a bolder, braver version of our authentic self. Sheri’s emotional vulnerability, her raw, honest storytelling and incisive, step-by-step business strategies will leave you exhilarated, inspired, and ready to not only know YOUR WHY but LIVE IT, full out, no excuses – today!”
– Baeth Davis, The Palm Pilot for the Soul of Your Business™, YourPurpose.com
“Success in life and business is a journey of thrilling highs and sobering lows. Smart Women Know Their WHY provides a roadmap that not only helps you navigate your success journey, but also challenges you to stop and understand it. With a refreshing ‘why didn’t I think of that’ simplicity and a garden full of ‘Aha moments’ McConnell arms you with actionable knowledge to achieve profit winning success inside and out!”
– Christine Kloser, Award-winning author of The Freedom Formula, LoveYourLife.com
“Sheri McConnell is an inspiration to me, and after reading Smart Women Know Their WHY, I respect her even more! She shows women by example how to overcome the most painful personal adversities, and to rise and become powerful, self-confident, and giving women. While she has every right to make excuses, instead Sheri shares how she overcame obstacles to become successful, authentic, and a mentor to thousands of women world-wide. It’s an inspiring read!”
– Linda P. Jones, CEO, GlobalInstituteofVisionaryWealth.com and VisionaryWealthNow.com
“Smart Women Know Their WHY is 2010 Required Reading for my clients! That’s because Sheri McConnell gives women the permission (and, more importantly, the reason!) to be aware, authentic, honest and successful in their businesses – no matter what has happened in their lives. Sheri shows you that anyone can create success – and that everyone MUST!”
– Christine Kane, Mentor to Women Who Are Changing the World, ChristineKane.com
“Many of us have great, fresh ideas and some of us even know how to make them come to life. However, we often forget to examine the WHY as we drive our business forward. This book reveals how just asking and answering ‘WHY?’ can unlock the way to purposeful and sustainable change in our lives and in the world through our businesses.”
– Lisa Sasevich, Sales Conversion Expert, TheInvisibleClose.com Smart Women Know Their WHY
“This is NOT your usual business book. Sheri is taking you on a deeper journey than you’ve probably ever been on. She taps into the biggest fears and obstacles that keep most people from succeeding. She masterfully unlocks the things that are usually left unsaid, and I can’t believe how candidly and openly she shares her personal story and lessons that made her what she became – an undisputed picture of success! This is a must-read book for anyone who has been working too hard to succeed, but without any significant results. This book will OPEN a floodgate of opportunities for you, in business and in life!”
– Milana Leshinsky, Multiple Income Streams Coach, Milana.com
“I turned my passion for helping others write well from their life experiences into an online business to serve students wherever they live. Eight years into the business, Sheri McConnell’s Smart Women Know Their WHY offers me a passionate and affirming pep talk, one that raises my spirits and makes me feel excited about business revisions, just as I am when I work on re-drafting essays and poems.”
– Sheila Bender, Publisher of Writing It Real, WritingItReal.com
“When you read this book you will be completely and utterly inspired by Sheri McConnell. As she describes her early life challenges and how she transformed and grew from those early situations into a millionaire empire owner you can’t help but feel that whatever ‘challenges’ you’re being faced with are manageable. Sheri shows women that you can have it all: a true partnership in your marriage, a relationship with your children, and a successful business. So often our female business role models seem to have chosen their businesses above all else. Sheri offers an alternative message of leading a truly balanced life where abundance in all of your life’s elements is possible.”
– Ciara Daykin, CEO, Event Planner, and Author, FireflyOccasions.com
“Sheri McConnell has written a genuinely awesome book which is going to make a massive impact on smart women around the world! It has touched a deep place of intuitive resonance within me and I have no doubt that it will do the same for thousands of other entrepreneurs. Sheri is a woman who walks her talk and Smart Women Know Their WHY allows us a glimpse of the personal courage and professional expertise which have resulted in her many successful years in business. Shining a bright light of authenticity and truth alongside priceless tips for entrepreneurial success, this is essential reading for 21st century entrepreneurs.”
– Julia McCutchen, Founder & Creative Director of International Association of Conscious & Creative Writers, IACCW.com
“Smart Women Know Their WHY is a powerful challenge for those seeking success. It will awaken and invite you to stretch for your authentic, profitable and meaningful contribution to the world.”
– Alexis Martin Neely, Master Business Strategist and Lawyer You Love, AlexisMartinNeely.com
“It is only fitting that the Queen of the ‘How To’ in building a successful business should bring us the ‘Why To’! This book should be the first step BEFORE embarking on any business and reread annually to help you take your business to the next level. You can’t play big without this part; thank you, Sheri, for putting it out there in such a powerful (and BIG!) way.”
– JJ Virgin, PhD, CNS, Celebrity Nutrition, Fitness Expert, and Author of Six Weeks to Sleeveless & Sexy, JJVirgin.com
”As a life purpose coach, Smart Women Know Their WHY deeply resonated with me and the work I do with mothers who are struggling with the loss of personal and professional identity. This book carries the reader through an emotional story and connects the dots of life experiences – all leading to a place where personal greatness emerges in a way that validates and encourages other women. This book is a must-read for any woman who wants to connect with her life purpose and who is ready to step into her greatness as a powerful business leader.”
– Tina M. Games, Life Purpose Coach and Author of Journaling by the Moonlight: A Mother’s Path to Self-Discovery, JournalingMoms.com
“Brilliant! Sheri McConnell captures the heart of the matter in this purpose-filled book! Knowing HOW is one thing, but knowing WHY gives smart women the willingness to jump out of bed and get busy taking action. Thank you, Sheri, for showing us the WAY with your WHY book!”
– Diane Cunningham, Founder and President of National Association of Christian Women Entrepreneurs, NACWE.org
“Smart Women Know their Why is an ingenious revealing of the real journey to becoming a wealthy heart-centered entrepreneur. From tackling demons to finding our life purpose and running a seven figure business, Sheri McConnell dishes a power-packed recipe for sustainable success as an entrepreneur.”
– Melanie Benson Strick, CEO Success Connections, Inc., SuccessConnections.com
“Authentic, inspiring, and thought-provoking – you’ll refer to this book again and again! Sheri McConnell courageously shares her own inspiring journey through the ‘WHY,’ and provides guidance so that readers can carve out a personal path to meaningful change and success. Sheri helps us see business not only through a real-life, in the-trenches perspective, but also from a rare and refreshing internal perspective. Recommended.”
– Janice Campbell, Director , National Association of Independent Writers and Editors, NAIWE.com
“In Smart Women Know Their WHY, Sheri McConnell has written a delightful, useful, and energizing ‘why to’ book. McConnell shares lessons she’s lived and learned from over the years that have transformed her into the success she is today, then guides the reader along the path to achieving the same. A beautiful and nourishing read.”
– Andrea J. Lee, Founder, Thought Partners International, CEO, The Wealthy Thought Leader, AndreaJLee.com
“Smart Women Know Their WHY is a beautiful book inside and out – it took me from tears of compassion to pure inspiration. Packed with thought-provoking questions about things that really matter and practical tips to make it all happen, this book is a must-read for every business owner who wants to marry money with meaning and make their world and the world at large a happier and healthier place.”
– Karen Knowler, TheRawFoodCoach.com
“Absolutely Brilliant! I am a big believer in building a business that is both profitable and that serves the world. Smart Women Know Their WHY is the guide to discovering how to create sustainable success
with authenticity and joy. A must-read for any woman business owner!”
– Kelly O’Neil, Chief Transformation Officer, Kelly O’Neil International, Inc., KellyOneil.com
“A masterful combination of down-to-earth wisdom and winning business principles – Sheri McConnell challenges us to challenge ourselves to think bigger and deeper. Smart Women Know Their WHY inspires us to uncover the essence of who we are and how we can leverage ourselves to be the change we seek to bring to the world. I knew almost from the moment I started reading that this book was going to make a difference in my life and business. Thanks, Sheri!”
– Tammy Kniffin, Global Alliance of Special Needs Support, GA-SNS.com
“Don’t be put off by the title if you’re a guy. This is well worth reading. Sheri gets at the essence of what it takes to be truly successful as an entrepreneur, regardless of whether you’re a man or a woman. A valuable addition to anyone’s personal library.”
– Mark Satterfield, GentleRainMarketing.com
“Sheri McConnell has written a ‘must have’ book for the aspiring and the seasoned businesswoman. Her personal style evoked tears and laughter as I read it, and her candor around her early life and her healing was heart-opening without being ‘sappy’. Sheri’s advice is practical, informative, and sage. This book is a ‘keeper’!”
– Ruth Reiner, President of the International Association of Women Spiritual Leaders, IAWSL.com
“Knowing your big why is the key to keeping your focus as you build and grow your business. Sheri McConnell’s down-to-earth, been there-done-that advice puts you on the right track to knowing your ‘why,’ taking action to create the life and business you desire, and getting out of your own way.”
– Morna McEver Golletz, Founder and CEO of the International Association of Professional Quilters, ProfessionalQuilter.com
“Sheri’s a tireless role model for countless women business owners, writers, and marketers. From the minute we met many years ago, I adored her. She’s not only in the trenches of which she speaks, but she’s single-handedly lugging around a street lamp atop her shoulders, illuminating the way for everyone else.”
– Linda Sivertsen, Award-winning, Bestselling Author and Ghostwriter, LivesCharmed.com
“In Smart Women Know Their WHY, Sheri McConnell shares – with inspiring authenticity – her remarkable and moving journey from early pain and struggle to impressive success, both as a businesswoman and as a human being. This book is a road map for anyone who is serious about undertaking the entrepreneurial challenge, which by its nature is both internal and external. Sheri makes it powerfully clear that if you are so inclined (and so inspired), you, too, can direct your own life toward balance, fulfillment, joy – and business success. And she shows you how!”
– Linda Rivero, Global Action Network of Entrepreneurial Women, www.ganew-connect.com, GANEW-Connect.com
“Building a world-changing business that brings purpose and prosperity to the businesswoman and those she serves is no longer a mystery. Smart Women Know Their WHY uncovers the essence of how to access real success through authenticity and profit-winning business models!”
– Brenda Rivas, Founder and CEO of Alliance of Online Entrepreneurs, AOEConnect.com
“Sheri’s book is a wonderful combination of personal stories, inspiring tips and practical how-to’s – it’s not just fluff, it’s a book that will truly help you make money and meaning with your business from a woman who embraces her own WHY fully.”
– Tina Forsyth, International Association of Online Business Managers, OBMConnect.com
“Part business guide and part spiritual guide, Smart Women Know Their WHY is a trove of ideas of how to create a business that enhances life for you and your customers. I will be pulling this off the shelf every year when it comes time for business planning! The book resonates with me because of Sheri’s honesty, wisdom and courage to be great.”
– Kiva Leatherman, CEO of International Alliance for Women Coaching Women, IAWCW.com
“In this book, Sheri shows us how vulnerability and darkness in our past can help us develop our strengths. By being willing to grow and being open to new knowledge, we can make our dreams come true. I enjoyed knowing more of Sheri’s personal story, and was inspired by how she turned her life around and used those lessons to inspire women entrepreneurs to burst beyond their old belief systems into a new world of success and prosperity.”
– Linda Joy Myers, President of the National Association of Memoir Writers, author of The Power of Memoir, NAMW.org
“It can be a real challenge to find the balance between owning a business and fulfilling our purpose. Smart Women Know Their WHY helps to define this precious place. Sheri McConnell reveals to us how we can channel our life’s experiences into a flow of focused and productive energy that brings purposeful change to the world. Don’t miss this!”
– Melissa Galt, Author, Speaker, Coach and Catalyst, MelissaGalt.com
“Smart Women Know their WHY shows us how to tap into that intangible brilliance we all know we have but have trouble accessing. Sheri McConnell reminds us in a familiar yet refreshing, wise way that we have the power to build businesses that change the world and to create and make a passion and purpose-filled life something that’s attainable… if we are willing to stretch for it.”
– Patricia Selmo, President of the International Association of Women Spiritual Leaders, IAWSL.com
“So often we get stuck along our life’s journey and need someone both to understand where we are and to shine their light to show us the way out. Sheri McConnell does this beautifully in Smart Women Know Their WHY. I highly recommend you read her inspiring story of how she became such a powerful, wounded healer. Then allow her to offer you a hand up and out of your own darkness and into the warm sunshine of sharing your inner brilliance with the world.”
– Daria Boissonnas, Founder and Executive Director of Global Institute for Awakening, GIAwaken.com
“Sheri McConnell is the true triple-threat, bringing a rare fusion of vulnerability, down-to-earth wisdom, and winning business strategies to all she does. This book is no exception. Sheri guides us through her own life journey in order to challenge us to challenge ourselves to dig deeper, think bigger and leave a legacy through our authenticity, expertise and passion. Smart Women Know Their WHY inspires us to uncover the essence of who we are so that we can embrace our unique gifts and harness them to be the change we seek to bring to the world.”
– Jessica Eaves Mathews, America’s Advocate for Women in Business™, JessicaEavesMathews.com
