Why you need an Audible account right now!

You'll be a better nonprofit leader when you listen to audio books!

​You want to enjoy leadership more, find you are making a greater difference, feel happier and more satisfied in life and rid yourself of a bit of the daily turmoil you feel. Doesn’t that pretty much sum up what most leaders are looking for? Perhaps you also want a little more love, a smaller waistline, and an increase in your bank account. That’s not a bad list of desires.
 
Striving for more is a good thing. Yes, we need to be grateful for what we have, but a healthy determination to continue to grow, figure out the next challenge and navigate our way to a greater sense of peace in work and life is really the essence of aging. 

​New insights lead to growth
Learning from our mistakes, failures, and setbacks, as well as our achievements, wins and successes, happens best when we gain new information that challenges our current way of thinking and behaving. The different material assists us in finding fresh strategies, adjusting our actions or shifting our mindsets to get improved results. At other times, the insights we gain affirm we are on the right path. One way to get new ideas to challenge your assumptions, perspectives, and values is to read.

But who has time to read?

Let’s boil it down to some basic truths about leadership, learning, and life.

Effective leadership truths

• Leaders are readers
• Leaders are learners
• Leaders grow themselves

The realities of today’s leader’s schedules

• You are busy
• Your life is hectic
• You don’t have a lot of time to read

​Sooooo try listening & learning instead!

The Audible Secret
I discovered Audible a few years ago when I was in a program that made reading the forefront. There was no way I could find the time to fit the required reading in. I downloaded the books to Audible and listened my way through them.

What I realized was that I’ve always listened to books. From the Steven Covey 7 Habits of Highly Effective People cassette tapes to the David Allen time management revolution Getting Things Done CDs boxed set. I’ve been a listener for years and years. I used to borrow audio CDs from the library to take them on business trips so I could drive and learn. Now, I still borrow some audiobooks from the library, but most often, I use Audible. I think you should too!
 
Let me tell you why you need an Audible account and how easy it is to use.

The Audible Story 
Here is what you need to know about Audible:

• ​Audible is an Amazon company that provides the audio version of books.
  • I recorded myself reading my book Mastering Confidence and published it on Audible. If you want a sneak peek of the first bit of the audio version of my book, listen here.
• ​Audible is a monthly subscription service ($14.99/month) that allows you to listen to audiobooks at a highly discounted cost. Consider what any book would cost you to buy in the hardcopy version, most likely more than $15.
• Each month, you are given one credit, which you can use to buy any item in their catalogue regardless of their respective cost, rating, or length.
• The membership fee is $14.99 Canadian each month.
• You can end your Audible subscription at any time.
• Your first book is free.

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But how does Audible really work? 

• Audible allows you to listen to books on your computer. However, most people download the Audible app onto their phones or tablets.  When you purchase a book, you download it to your device to listen to.
• You can have your books on multiple devices, and the app remembers where you were on the alternate device and brings you right there to keep listening.
• Books stay in your account as long as you are an Audible member. You can listen to them as many times as you wish.
• You can do fancy stuff like make a bookmark, write a note or share sections with friends.

You may be wondering, if I can’t find time to read, how would I find time to listen to books? That is easy! You just play it while you…..​

10 times in your day when you can listen to an audiobook

1.  In the shower
2. While you are doing your hair/makeup
3. While you are eating breakfast (You do eat breakfast right???)
4. On your commute to work
5. At lunchtime (you do take a lunch break, right????)
6. When driving to a meeting, alternate site, or even potentially with colleagues or clients. They can learn too!
7. While you are preparing supper
8. When you are folding laundry
9. While you are waiting for the kids at school, dance, hockey or the dentist
10. With a journal or notebook in front of you at your kitchen table in the evening instead of watching Netflix or scrolling through Facebook.

Need some ideas about what books to download? Grab this guide that I made for you with my 20 favourite leadership books to listen to.

There you have it. Grab your Audible membership today. Begin listening to leadership books to grow and develop yourself, a financial book to help you increase your bank account, healthy living authors who will share their wisdom about weight loss and, of course, one particular leadership coach who gives you a system to Master your Confidence. That way, you will move from surviving to thriving in both your leadership and your life!