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JOYBeing: Connecting With Your Essence and the Rhythm of Life to Thrive and Inspire
288 pages, Hardcover
Published June 20, 2025
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About the author
Ann Van Eron
5 books2 followersDr. Ann Van Eron, the principal of Potentials, founded the company in 1984 to assist organizations and individuals to better understand and fully develop their capabilities. An expert in Organization Development and a Master Certified Executive and Leadership Coach, Ann travels the globe assisting organizations in:
Leadership and Executive Development
Assessing, planning, and implementing complex change
Facilitating teams to function with greater effectiveness
Enhancing open-minded conversations at all levels of the organization
Reducing conflict so all people feel respected, valued, and able to contribute their creativity to the organization
Creating engaging and productive organizational cultures
Ann is committed to developing customized solutions to today’s challenges through coaching, consultation, team facilitation and leadership training. She knows the importance of a systems perspective and understanding a specific culture and environment.
Ann works with corporations, government agencies, and educational institutions. In addition to consulting, she conducts research, speaks and is an author.
Her book, OASIS Conversations: Leading with an Open Mindset to Maximize Potential explores a process for communicating with anyone who has a different perspective (everyone) that has been tested all over the world. Other publications are on coaching, organization development, leadership, effective relationships and diversity.
An exceptional facilitator and trainer, Ann has developed a wide range of training programs which empower managers, leaders, and staff to communicate effectively in a diverse and global environment, including OASIS Moves®, her signature process for mindful conversations.
Ann works with leaders, multicultural teams and organizations in North America, Europe, Asia, South America and Africa.
Prior to founding Potentials, Ann gained significant management experience as a corporate officer with a Fortune 50 service corporation.
Ann completed her Bachelors degree at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Organization Psychology from Columbia University. She also completed post-graduate training in individual and group process at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland in addition to advanced study and certification as a somatic and Master Coach.
Ann is a member of: Academy of Management; Society for Human Resource Management; American Psychological Association; Association for Talent Development; Organization Development Network; Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology; and is one of the first Master Certified Coaches from the International Coach Federation.
Leadership and Executive Development
Assessing, planning, and implementing complex change
Facilitating teams to function with greater effectiveness
Enhancing open-minded conversations at all levels of the organization
Reducing conflict so all people feel respected, valued, and able to contribute their creativity to the organization
Creating engaging and productive organizational cultures
Ann is committed to developing customized solutions to today’s challenges through coaching, consultation, team facilitation and leadership training. She knows the importance of a systems perspective and understanding a specific culture and environment.
Ann works with corporations, government agencies, and educational institutions. In addition to consulting, she conducts research, speaks and is an author.
Her book, OASIS Conversations: Leading with an Open Mindset to Maximize Potential explores a process for communicating with anyone who has a different perspective (everyone) that has been tested all over the world. Other publications are on coaching, organization development, leadership, effective relationships and diversity.
An exceptional facilitator and trainer, Ann has developed a wide range of training programs which empower managers, leaders, and staff to communicate effectively in a diverse and global environment, including OASIS Moves®, her signature process for mindful conversations.
Ann works with leaders, multicultural teams and organizations in North America, Europe, Asia, South America and Africa.
Prior to founding Potentials, Ann gained significant management experience as a corporate officer with a Fortune 50 service corporation.
Ann completed her Bachelors degree at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Organization Psychology from Columbia University. She also completed post-graduate training in individual and group process at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland in addition to advanced study and certification as a somatic and Master Coach.
Ann is a member of: Academy of Management; Society for Human Resource Management; American Psychological Association; Association for Talent Development; Organization Development Network; Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology; and is one of the first Master Certified Coaches from the International Coach Federation.
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August 30, 2025
JoyBeing: an inspiring and empowering book of wisdom and practices
JoyBeing is a an expression in form of what it speaks about, and is a joy to read and to have as a companion in the journey of "connecting with your essence and the rhythm of life to thrive and inspire".
It is a book that you can have by your bedside and open up anywhere and receive wisdom.
The content is structured intelligently to guide a cultivation and connection with joy, self awareness and compassion.
The authors and illustrations speak to the many, wise, playful, innocent, childlike, intellectual, aesthetic aspects of our being.
The book is filled with nuanced and deep, psychologically savvy and insightful commentary, beautiful images, wonderfully wise quotes, the authors personal experiences, and great practices.
It will inspire and empower the reader through its wisdom and practices to experience their innate joy and a greater sense of aliveness and inspiration in the journey of life.
JoyBeing is a an expression in form of what it speaks about, and is a joy to read and to have as a companion in the journey of "connecting with your essence and the rhythm of life to thrive and inspire".
It is a book that you can have by your bedside and open up anywhere and receive wisdom.
The content is structured intelligently to guide a cultivation and connection with joy, self awareness and compassion.
The authors and illustrations speak to the many, wise, playful, innocent, childlike, intellectual, aesthetic aspects of our being.
The book is filled with nuanced and deep, psychologically savvy and insightful commentary, beautiful images, wonderfully wise quotes, the authors personal experiences, and great practices.
It will inspire and empower the reader through its wisdom and practices to experience their innate joy and a greater sense of aliveness and inspiration in the journey of life.
November 18, 2025
Reading *JOYBeing* felt like taking a long, restorative breath. The authors have a rare ability to speak to both the heart and the mind. This is not a book that tries to “teach joy” as a skill — it gently guides you back to your own essence, your natural rhythm, and your capacity to live and lead with more ease.
As someone who works with people, leaders, and systems every day, I found the book deeply resonant. Many ideas felt immediately usable, not in a “toolkit” sense, but in the way they shift how you show up in moments of pressure, choice, and interaction.
It is insightful, human, and grounding. I finished it feeling a little lighter, a little clearer, and much more connected to myself. A book I will return to — and certainly one I will recommend.
As someone who works with people, leaders, and systems every day, I found the book deeply resonant. Many ideas felt immediately usable, not in a “toolkit” sense, but in the way they shift how you show up in moments of pressure, choice, and interaction.
It is insightful, human, and grounding. I finished it feeling a little lighter, a little clearer, and much more connected to myself. A book I will return to — and certainly one I will recommend.
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