2025 Awards – Self-Help Motivation

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2025 best book awarded to authors on the subject of Motivation.

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Winner

From Crime Scenes to Cruise Ships: Navigating life's troubled waters with resilience and hope

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Author:

Rhona Morrison

How is your book helping others?

From Crime Scenes to Cruise Ships is a powerful reminder that even the most unexpected life changes can lead to profound personal growth. Through her candid and uplifting memoir, Dr. Rhona Morrison shows readers how to navigate loss, uncertainty, and reinvention with courage and curiosity. After the sudden loss of her husband, Rhona didn’t retreat - she explored. Her story offers practical inspiration for anyone facing a major life shift, whether it’s grief, retirement, or a change in identity. By sharing how she launched an art business, published a book, and embraced life as a cruise ship lecturer, Rhona encourages others to see endings as beginnings. This book helps people reframe their own challenges as opportunities to discover new passions, purpose, and joy. Warm, witty, and real, it’s a roadmap for anyone wondering what’s next? - proving that life after loss can be not just possible, but extraordinary.

Book available for purchase:

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Finalist

My Daily Leadership: A Powerful Roadmap for Leadership Success

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Author:

Antonio Garrido

How is your book helping others?

Most business leaders report that they are seeing success, yet often struggle with self-doubt, overwhelm, imposter syndrome, anxiety about business growth, poor work/life balance, and the sense they’re not yet the leader that, deep down, they know they need to be.

My Daily Leadership equips business owners, top-level executives, and managers with daily leadership habits, mindsets, and strategies to reach their full potential and become the extraordinary leaders their people and company deserve. Packed with journal prompts throughout, the book encourages leaders to develop a habit of self-reflection as they discover and strengthen their unique leadership style, transforming the way they think, behave, and lead. By implementing the Five Core Elements of Exceptional Leadership and the Twenty Critical Performance Competencies, leaders learn to futureproof themselves, their people, and their business, building a lasting legacy of high performance – one day at a time.

Book available for purchase:

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2025 Awards – Personal Transformation

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2025 best book awarded to authors on the subject of Personal Transformation.

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Winner

Down to Earth: Demystify Intuition to Upgrade Your Life

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Author:

Nil Demircubuk

How is your book helping others?

Down to Earth offers a rigorous, practical framework for harnessing intuition to make better decisions, improve relationships, and enhance self-care, setting it apart from typical books that simply advise readers to trust their inner wisdom. Author and intuition teacher Nil Demircubuk delivers actionable, research-informed methods for identifying and cultivating intuition, while encouraging readers to question and critically evaluate their insights, just as they would advice from a wise friend. The book features techniques tailored to diverse learning styles and demonstrates their application in real-world business and personal scenarios. By advancing intuition from a vague concept to a repeatable, teachable process, Down to Earth makes intuitive skill a strategic advantage for professionals navigating today’s fast-paced, complex world.

Book available for purchase:

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Winner

Braving the Workplace: Belonging at the Breaking Point

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Author:

Beth Kaplan

How is your book helping others?

Braving the Workplace: Belonging at the Breaking Point revolutionizes the conversation around belonging—a vital yet overlooked human need—within modern workplaces. Through groundbreaking research and compelling narratives, the book explores how the absence of belonging fosters workplace-induced trauma, identity disorders, and burnout, offering a new lens to understand and address these pervasive issues.

Dr. Kaplan reframes belonging as an active process, connecting identity, inclusion, and purpose. Her actionable insights bridge the gap between productivity and humanity. In a world reshaped by the pandemic, where employees are reevaluating work’s role in their lives, her work provides a timely blueprint for systemic change.

Accessible and universally relevant, this book speaks to leaders, professionals, and anyone seeking fulfillment at work, making a compelling case for belonging as the foundation of well-being and workplace transformation.

Book available for purchase:

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Finalist

Recovering from Emotional Trauma: Essential Tools to Help Calm Your Emotions, Heal Your Sense of Self, and Strengthen Relationships

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Author:

Todd Berntson

How is your book helping others?

Emotional trauma impacts the lives of just about everyone. This book helps those who have experienced emotional trauma heal from their wounds so they can live the life of success they were meant to live. This book is also a critical resource for managers, clinicians, or family members to help support those who struggle with the effects of emotional trauma.

Book available for purchase:

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Finalist

CHANGE: Six Science-Backed Strategies to Transform Your Brain, Body, and Behavior

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Author:

Michael Joseph Lopez

How is your book helping others?

This book is changing the game of change, for individuals, teams, and companies. After years watching traditional approaches fail to get results, the world of change needed a new approach. This book leans into the science of change and what happens to us on a macro and micro level when we try to achieve our goals. By leveraging the latest science, CHANGE gives people a practical framework for how to implement change at any level – in life or in business. Readers are celebrating the book's direct, conversational ability to translate complex scientific concepts into everyday strategies for change. Beyond personal change, many business leaders and companies are leveraging the book's strategies to transform their companies from within.

Book available for purchase:

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2025 Awards – Personal Success

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2025 best book awarded to authors on the subject of Personal Success.

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Practical Productivity: A Guide to Surviving Life’s Juggling Act

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Author:

Monisha Longacre

How is your book helping others?

Practical Productivity helps overwhelmed professionals and busy individuals make the most of their most finite and precious resource: time. While we can't control time itself, this book teaches readers to master what they can control—their priorities, energy, and attention.

Unlike abstract theories, this actionable playbook provides immediately applicable strategies across six critical domains: Your Time, Your Lists, Your Stuff, Your Day, Your Life, and Your Effectiveness. Readers transform their mindset by experimenting with different frameworks to test what works for their unique situations until they find the right fit.

Using these strategies, readers accomplish more meaningful work, reduce stress, and maintain better balance. One reader noted, "I wish I had this book back in my twenties. Tons of valuable advice for those with too much to do and not enough time."

Most importantly, they discover how to deliberately choose where to spend their time by focusing on what matters most.

Book available for purchase:

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Winner

Must: Becoming the Person You Are Meant to Be

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Author:

Stephen Robert Rue

How is your book helping others?

This book, "Must," guides readers through a profound journey of personal transformation by integrating science-backed principles with deeply moving stories of vulnerability and growth. Unlike most self-improvement books that focus on a single aspect—be it goals, mindset, or purpose—"Must" provides a comprehensive roadmap that aligns every critical element of true personal development. Readers encounter real-life narratives revealing setbacks, doubts, and triumphs, which foster genuine connection and inspire actionable change. The book combines psychological research, behavioral strategies, and reflective exercises to empower individuals not only to set meaningful goals, but also to cultivate resilient mindsets and discover their deeper purpose. “Must” enables readers to overcome self-imposed limitations, embrace continuous self-renewal, and craft their unique vision of success, ensuring lasting empowerment and holistic personal and business growth.

Book available for purchase:

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Finalist

Unwritten: The Thought Leader's Guide to Not Overthinking Your Business Book

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Author:

Emily Crookston

How is your book helping others?

UNWRITTEN: The Thought Leader’s Guide to Not Overthinking Your Business Book is a business book about how to write a business book. Written by a business owner (a ghostwriter) for other business owners, it shows you the easiest way to fit writing a book into running your business. And most importantly, it teaches you how to prioritize your time, so you don’t end up overthinking where you need to let go (the writing) and underthinking where you need to lean in (positioning, publishing, and promoting). Unwritten helps aspiring business book authors get their big ideas out of their heads and into the world.

Book available for purchase:

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Finalist

AI-Powered Professional

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Author:

Fiona Passantino

How is your book helping others?

The latest in the Comic Books for Executives series, 'AI-Powered Professional' is a brand new release for 2025. It's a witty, fun, no-nonsense guide was created for the non-technical professional navigating the transformative world of Artificial Intelligence.

Whether you're in communications, HR, sales, or marketing, AI-Powered Professional will help you understand what AI is, how it works, and how it can supercharge your job, making tasks easier, faster, and more fun. We also glimpse the future of AI, and the uncertain road ahead, at the tasks and roles that will remain Human in the future. With her unique blend of research-backed theory, practical advice and signature comics, AI-Powered Professional will help you stay ahead and relevant in your profession, whether you work for a complex multinational or a one-person consultancy.

Book available for purchase:

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2025 Awards – Relationships

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2025 best book awarded to authors on the subject of Relationships.

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Winner

Prioritize Us: Unlock Lasting Love with One Simple, Proven Test

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Author:

Nick Brancato

How is your book helping others?

Prioritize Us helps people by providing a clear, actionable system to identify and resolve misaligned priorities in their relationships. Using tools like the Total Difference Score (TDS), couples can quantify where their values and goals diverge, turning potential conflicts into opportunities for growth and collaboration.

The book equips readers with practical strategies to improve communication, strengthen emotional connection, and build trust. By addressing hidden sources of tension, Prioritize Us empowers couples to make better decisions about shared goals, finances, and future plans—saving time, energy, and money in the process.

Through relatable examples and proven frameworks, the book helps readers develop healthier relationships, reduce stress, and create harmony in their lives. Whether improving a partnership or navigating major life transitions, Prioritize Us provides the tools needed to foster clarity, connection, and lasting success together.

Book available for purchase:

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Finalist

Down to Earth: Demystify Intuition to Upgrade Your Life

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Author:

Nil Demircubuk

How is your book helping others?

Down to Earth offers a rigorous, practical framework for harnessing intuition to make better decisions, improve relationships, and enhance self-care, setting it apart from typical books that simply advise readers to trust their inner wisdom. Author and intuition teacher Nil Demircubuk delivers actionable, research-informed methods for identifying and cultivating intuition, while encouraging readers to question and critically evaluate their insights, just as they would advice from a wise friend. The book features techniques tailored to diverse learning styles and demonstrates their application in real-world business and personal scenarios. By advancing intuition from a vague concept to a repeatable, teachable process, Down to Earth makes intuitive skill a strategic advantage for professionals navigating today’s fast-paced, complex world.

Book available for purchase:

a.co

2025 Awards – Spiritual Wellness

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2025 best book awarded to authors on the subject of Spiritual Wellness.

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Winner

Jesus and Therapy: Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Mental Health

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Author:

Tabitha M Yates

How is your book helping others?

The book emphasizes the importance of combining spiritual beliefs with mental health practices. By addressing mental health within a faith context, Jesus and Therapy contributes to reducing the stigma often associated with mental illness. The concept of holistic healing, which includes emotional, mental and spiritual well-being, is a central theme.

Book available for purchase:

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Finalist

The Power of Little Steps: Create the Life of Your Wildest Dreams

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Author:

Sheila Vijeyarasa

How is your book helping others?

This book is helping people by offering a raw, honest, and empowering roadmap through life’s darkest moments. Through personal storytelling, practical tools, and spiritual insight, it gives readers permission to fall apart—and then rise. Women navigating infertility, heartbreak, burnout, or reinvention see themselves in these pages. It reminds them they are not alone, and that little brave steps—not perfection—create lasting transformation. The book challenges shame, redefines resilience, and sparks healing by validating emotional truths often left unspoken. Readers say it feels like a conversation with a wise, fierce friend who’s walked the path before them. Whether they are processing trauma, facing uncertainty, or finding new purpose, this book helps them reclaim their worth and move forward with courage.

Book available for purchase:

amazon.com.au