Have you ever felt invisible? Your lips are moving, but no one's hearing you. It's frustrating when your great ideas or insights are overlooked. It can make you want to scream!

Instead, take the next thirty days to learn and implement powerful tactics to improve your quality of communication.
Whether making a case for budget dollars, being interviewed by a reporter, speaking up in a staff meeting, or having a heart to-heart with your partner, your voice is important. Not only will this book help you find your voice, but it will also empower you to use it skillfully.

Why? Because she’s walked in your shoes. As a Public Information Officer for a first-ring suburb of Philadelphia, she worked shoulder to shoulder with Municipal Clerks, Librarians, Teachers, Public Works, Parks and Recreation, Building and Planning, Police, Firefighters, Administrators, and Elected Officials. Late-night meetings leading into early mornings and dealing with well-meaning but demanding citizens are just two challenges that can lead to burnout and breakdowns.

The Public Servants’ Survival Guide is for you - the unsung heroes who directly affect the quality of life in a community. You make a difference and impact people, literally, where they live. This is legacy work and while the work may energize you, the demands on your time, energy, and attention could drain even the most resilient.

You may or may not be the City Manager or Board President, but you are the CEO of your own life. Taking care of you will be the smartest thing you will ever do. And this book will help you restore joy in your work AND in your life. Instead of heading toward a breakdown, you’ll be empowered to prepare for a breakthrough.

Lovely Annabelle the Octopus floats near the Isle of Capri, but she has no friends. One day, she gets stuck in coral and she learns the value of reaching out for help. Find out how Carly the Crab, the starfish, manatee, blowfish, and more learn about how to help someone in need. Nothing's impossible when love is there!