Last week, Being Human (Centric) launched into the world.

And I felt unprepared. So unprepared. How, after 1.5 years of this coming, does it feel like it’s too fast?

This journey has been so tough. I’ve been constantly surprised by new hurdles, changing deadlines, and unexpected life events that ultimately are just part of life.

On top of that, it already feels like old news, history. I've changed as a person since I started writing the book - learned more, found more data, heard more stories from a multitude of leaders about the triumphs and tribulations of their attempts at leadership. 

I’m honestly still figuring out what I’m doing too, and some days it feels like I’m barely doing my best.

First, I'm launching what it means to be human at work. It's being and becoming a human-centric leader.

Here's a brief overview of the book: 

In business, we’ve been led to believe that it’s people or profits. By harnessing the power of paradoxical thinking, implementing the five keys to human-centric leadership, and exploring the possibility of "and," leaders can embrace the idea that there doesn’t have to be a choice – it can be people AND profits.

A true leader – whether an executive or a leader of one – can take advantage of the real universal truth in business: We’re all humans who go to work, not workers who go home.

​Learn how to harness the power of the human worker to build a business that will see increased profits and higher employee satisfaction by picking up this book and giving human-centric leadership a chance to change how you lead.

Second, I'm exploring what it means to be human-centric at home.

This is where the Novelty News has been so critical! There's so much science about why new, interesting, or unusual activities are good for our brains and our lives, and I'm going to explore it with you.

I have a lot more coming about the future of Novelty News, but for now, I'm absolutely trying to get my brain to catch up with my current reality- that I'm now an author. 

Even though I work for myself, sometimes I treat myself like an employee- one who should work away every minute and only focus on how what I produce defines my meaning. 

But as I saw in Being Human (Centric), at the end of the day we're just humans who go to work, not workers who go home. 

So this week I'm going to look for ways to celebrate my work accomplishments (the book) while also giving myself a human-centric pep talk to rest, celebrate, and ultimately redefine my own assumptions about productivity. 

Talk soon,

Rachel
Leadership trainer, novelty junkie, and human being

P.S. This is a picture of me at the book launch event on Friday! It was so incredible being able to celebrate with so many people coming out to cheer on all those human-centric principles. Huge thanks to Daughters Coffee and Books for hosting me! 

An Overview of Being Human (Centric): 

In business, we’ve been led to believe that it’s people or profits. By harnessing the power of paradoxical thinking, implementing the five keys to human-centric leadership, and exploring the possibility of "and," leaders can embrace the idea that there doesn’t have to be a choice – it can be people AND profits.

A true leader – whether an executive or a leader of one – can take advantage of the real universal truth in business: We’re all humans who go to work, not workers who go home.

Learn how to harness the power of the human worker to build a business that will see increased profits and higher employee satisfaction by picking up this book and giving human-centric leadership a chance to change how you lead.

Thanks for joining me on my search for novelty and one human-centric leaders's journey towards a more balanced life.