Kathy Sparrow is a self-leadership expert, message strategist, award-winning author, and speaker, and university professor. An expert in narrative theory and the journey of self-discovery, she assists individuals in embracing change and expressing themselves with confidence, awareness and courage, using the tools of writing, fly fishing, and intentional conversation.

The co-author of Ignite Your Leadership: Proven Tools for Leaders to Energize Teams, Fuel Momentum, and Accelerate Results (Motivational Press February 2017), her chapter “The Power of Your Story: Discovering Your Why, Dissolving Your Why Nots ”discusses when a leader
knows their “why,” they build momentum to fully embrace their highest potential.

Representing the global face of leadership, she is joined by ten of her colleagues who met at Jack Canfield’s advanced trainings. Co-authors include: Neel Raman, Pete Winiarski, Nathalie Osborn, Sergio Sedas, Jane Ransom, Jaroslav Průša, Sally Dooley, Amina Makhdoom, Connie Whitesell, and Lynden Kidd.

Kathy is known as a “behind the scenes secret weapon” to leaders in many fields. Her chapter,“It’s All in the Cast—A Fly Fisher’s Guide to Leadership” appears in The Innovators:
Revolutionary Ideas from Today’s Consulting Leaders. She shares how fly fishing acts as a mirror for life and can be used a tool to develop confidence, define actions, and enhance self-expression.
Kathy trained extensively in the realm of leadership. She studied with Jack Canfield in his Success Principles Train the Trainer program and served several years on his assisting team. She is also Master RIM®
facilitator––an evolutionary technique designed to assist individuals
overcome limitations and self-sabotaging behaviors.

Her hobbies are yoga, hiking, fly fishing, and indoor rock climbing. Her website is

www.kathysparrow.com

In this book, eleven of Jack Canfield’s prestigious Success Principles Trainers share proven tools to ignite your leadership. These transformational leaders-Kathy Sparrow, Neel Raman, Pete Winiarski, Nathalie Osborn, Sergio Sedas, Jane Ransom, Jaroslav Průša, Sally Dooley, Amina Makhdoom, Connie Whitesell, and Lynden Kidd-represent key areas of industry and academia from around the world. In Ignite Your Leadership, they reveal how to:
energize your teams, influence real change, and create better results faster.

The book is divided into three sections, Leading Yourself, Leading Others, and Leading Organizations, covering a wide range of topics:

• developing self-awareness
• importance of knowing our “why”
• leading from the heart
• the power of intention
• fueling one’s personal power to enhance leadership potential
• creating high employee and team engagement
• enlisting the power of possibility to create greater change
• tips for fostering creativity and innovation
• planning with “passion”
• the power of transparency

and much, much more…

As transformational leadership calls for every leader to “know thyself,” this book will become a valuable resource to help you do that. You will discover the insights you need to uplift others so that together, you realize your organization’s highest mission and goals.