Dragons and Diamonds

~ Synopsis ~

Carl Gentry is not happy with his life. Somewhere along the road to success, he took a detour to misery.

Unhappy with his work, his home life and his utter lack of personal enjoyment, Carl hits a brick wall in which he just can’t follow the status quo any longer. Seizing a moment of inspiration, he takes some time for introspection and admits to himself that nearly everything he’s done up to now is the exact opposite of what he’d dreamed of when he was younger.

He creates a bucket list for himself and calls on business coach Charlotte Gray for help. What he thinks will be just a quick lesson with him being sent on his way turns into something much more- a quest for what he’s always wanted in life. Charlotte works with Carl so that he sees how he can design the life he wants, and he begins taking action. Along the way, Carl changes careers, becomes an entrepreneur and dumps his manipulative girlfriend.

But it’s not “happily ever after”. In the new life he’s building, Carl’s forced to confront his many personal issues, his “dragons” from the past that just won’t go away. Now, his business is beginning to flourish, and success is going to his head. He finds himself living in a nightmare of excess, fear and rebellion. The stakes are high, and he’s on the verge of losing everything. His only chance is to finally, at long last, deal with his nightmarish childhood. In so doing, he’ll have to destroy “the Grand Daddy of them all,” that one thing from his past he must come to terms for his business, and he, to survive.

Watch for the Release  of

Dragons and Diamonds

on Amazon.com in Early 2012

Nancy E. James, CVCC, PCC

Author ~ Dragons and Diamonds, Designer,

and Creator of the game “What’s on Your Bucket List?” ™

Nancy E James, Chief Executive Coach of the BayPalm Groupe. Nancy coaches executives, business leaders, and professionals to win big. As a CoachVille Certified Coach since 2007, ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) since 2007 and CoachVille Mentor Coach, Nancy ranks in the top 8% of International Coach Federation coaches both nationally and internationally. Nancy rounds out her skill set as a Peak Potentials Certified Trainer, a Certified PRINT Coach, Certified Retirement Career & Life Planning Coach, and a Certified Wellness Professional Coach. She has been mentoring men and women in business and professional development for twenty years.

William C. Artzberger, CFA

 Author ~ Dragons and Diamonds, “What’s on Your Bucket List?” ™ – portion

of the book, Dragons and Diamonds

William C. (Bill) Artzberger, CFA is an entrepreneur, writer and investor.  His expertise includes sales and marketing, investment management, investor relations and operations.  In 2007, he founded League City Spa and Tanning Corp.  Bill has written articles for Investopedia.com and has been a guest lecturer for the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice University.  His passion is to help people create the lives they’ve always wanted but have been afraid to pursue.  Bill holds an MBA from Rice and undergraduate degrees from Southern Methodist University and earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst  designation in 2004.

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