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Courtney Kenney

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Courtney Kenney is an award-nominated author, book launch consultant, and dog mom. She's a student of productivity and an admitted to-do list junkie.

After 16 years as a corporate project manager, she caught the writing bug and published Creating Space to Thrive and other non-fiction books. She writes sci-fi novels under a pen name. She has coached dozens of authors and entrepreneurs to achieve greater success in their businesses, and her client book launches have included New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestsellers.

Courtney lives in Northern Illinois with her husband and her "shorty" Jack Russell terrier who runs the household. ...more

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	Creating Space to Thrive: Get Unstuck, Reboot Your Creativity and Change Your Life 3.43 avg rating — 63 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	100 Awesome Ideas for Authors: Have Fun with Your Writing and Sell More Books 4.29 avg rating — 21 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Layoff Reboot: How I Skipped the Job Search and Discovered What I Love 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unleash Your Author: Transform Your Hidden Genius Into a Book (The Author Unleashed Series 1) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Author Unleashed: Simple Strategies For A Successful Book Launch (Book 2) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Author Unleashed: Simple Strategies to Write Your Book—Fast! 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Do you have a favorite creative habit? How do you start off your mornings? Do you journal? Write first thing? Doodle, meditate, or just contemplate life while sipping tea? Lately, I’ve been thinking about creative habits. Do you realize how much the little things like sleep, nutrition, and stress levels can affect the BIG things in […]

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Human Resources

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“Ideas come from everything”
― Alfred Hitchcock

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“I will continue to write what I love to read, and the fact that it doesn't sell as well as romance or sci-fi or fantasy isn't the point.”
― Joanna Penn

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“Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain.”
― Vivian Greene

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“Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.”
― Bill Gates

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“The Fraud Police are the imaginary, terrifying force of 'real' grown-ups who you believe - at some subconscious level - are going to come knocking on your door in the middle of the night, saying:
We've been watching you, and we have evidence that you have NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE DOING. You stand accused of the crime of completely winging it, you are guilty of making shit up as you go along, you do not actually deserve your job, we are taking everything away and we are TELLING EVERYBODY.”
― Amanda Palmer, The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

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