Book Review
Christine Kane, author of The Soul-Sourced Entrepreneur, is living proof that it’s possible to succeed in business when your strength is more about sensitivity than swagger, and when you are moved by meaning more than manipulation. In other words, she believes that it’s possible to succeed while still being you.
In The Soul-Sourced Entrepreneur, author and entrepreneur Christine Kane shares the insights that have helped thousands find success in business without losing themselves.
Far too many of us have swallowed the notion that business owners have to be a certain way to be successful - strategy-obsessed, data-driven, and relentlessly aggressive. Bookstore shelves are lined with guides for entrepreneurs that urge them to "Crush it! or something similar. Those who aren't crushers of anything are left wondering if something's wrong with them. Like, maybe they're just not cut out for business.
A former songwriter and performer, and then founder of Uplevel YOU, a multi-million-dollar business coaching company, Christine Kane shows a new class of entrepreneurs another way. It's time to connect, not crush. In her new book, readers will find a practical plan to:
Toss out ineffective, old-school goal-setting models.
Reframe your intuition and sensitivity as valuable assets, not as flaws to hide.
Examine old patterns for clues as to what's been holding you back.
Clean up the spaces and distractions draining your energy and power.
Learn to confidently trust in your own wisdom.
Break free from fear-based decision-making that plagues most businesses.
Throughout the book you'll hear stories from other soul-sourced entrepreneurs who employ their own reliable, unique set of best practices based as much on intuition and self-awareness as on specific skills and strategies. Forget business as usual. Your business is personal, and in this new era, authenticity, creativity, and sensitivity are what set businesses apart. The Soul-Sourced Entrepreneur is your unconventional plan to build the business of your dreams, and be wildly successful by being you.
Author quotes
This is where I’m supposed to tell you all about my innate entrepreneurial skills, perpetual positive mindset and how I knew from the start I was built to kick ass and take names in business. But that’s not exactly how it worked for me. The truth is I succeeded at two businesses in spite of, well, everything.
I’m an entrepreneur. But not in the hipper-than-thou Silicon Valley venture capital kind of way. I never had a single investor. I started both my music business and Uplevel You from scratch. Turns out, entrepreneurs and scrappy artists have a lot in common.
The great thing right now is that anyone can start and run a wildly successful business.
No matter what your dream is, what your business does, how overwhelmed you are, (or how convinced you are that underneath it all you’re an imposter)… you can totally do this.
About the author
Christine Kane is the founder of Uplevel YOU, a leading multi-million dollar business-coaching company that specializes in teaching a unique "Strategy & Soul" approach that transforms creative entrepreneurs who are barely getting by, into wildly successful business owners on their terms. Uplevel YOU was a natural evolution from Christine's 15-year career in the music industry. While she was producing seven CDs on her own label and selling more than 100,000 copies, she was also tirelessly studying marketing, sales, psychology . . . and how not to take everything so personally. Christine never had a single investor; she started both her music business and Uplevel YOU from scratch. Turns out, entrepreneurs and scrappy artists have a lot in common. She self-learned to do it all step-by-step and now shares this wisdom with her clients, so they finally get it, apply it, and, well, make loads more money. She lives in Asheville, NC, where she hikes, hugs trees, rescues far too many cats and dogs, and can back squat 200 pounds.
Why LoA loves it…
At Lionesses of Africa, we have always believed that what makes us unique as women entrepreneurs is our authenticity, our passion, our belief in our businesses and the difference we can make through the work we do. As hard as the reality of doing business out there really is for many women entrepreneurs, it’s so important that we do not relinquish what makes us different, just because we feel the pressure of becoming like everyone else in the corporate world to get the deal done. In Christine’s new book, she shares how it’s possible to achieve business success by being YOU, not by trying to become someone else just to fit in. She also provides a practical plan and a roadmap for action, giving you the confidence to do business your way without compromising your soul in the process. This is a great read for women entrepreneurs who want to achieve success on their own terms. — Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo of Lionesses of Africa