Be Brave: Uncensored Motivational Quotes | Inspirational and Self-Help Book | S.Sulianah | Winter Scribbler Publishing

PREFACE

The idea to create this book came to me while writing my first personality development book, Breaking Your Own Boundaries. 

Growing up, I learnt many new things by reading, and my curiosity has given me opportunities throughout the years to test and observe whether what I have read can be practically applied to my life.  

I find myself energized by the things I look forward to every day — even as simple as waking up and having breakfast. Every time I feel like giving up on my goals, quotes and advice from motivational speakers and people who have already reached such stages in their lives encourage me to continue striving.  

I have always appreciated writers’ experiences and their commitment to sharing them in writing. Therefore, I decided to write these quotes based on my personal ​experiences, without censoring any words, to motivate you in some way. 

Most of the time, I make sure that anything I say does not hurt the feelings of others. I am also known as someone who is careful and selective in what I share with others, including my opinions. 

My friends often ask me, ‘How can you be so calm and patient in stressful situations?’ This usually happens while giving presentations, during exams or when dealing with difficult people. When I am nervous, I think about what I plan to do after the event, like going to a cafe or watching a movie, so I can focus on something other than what makes me anxious. Thinking about how this book can motivate readers, I am able to break through my wall of nervousness and hesitation and gather the courage to express my uncensored thoughts. 

When you read Be Brave: Uncensored Motivational Quotes, I hope you find the assurance to be self-aware of your strengths and holistic disposition, to be brave in your decision-making and to accept and appreciate yourself. I hope you will be brave when defending your rights and yourself, and I hope these words will somehow motivate you when you feel down in the same way they helped me.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR, S.SULIANAH

​S. Sulianah is an author of poetry and personality growth books and articles. She is also the founder of Grapholistic International. Over the last twenty years, S.Sulianah has been practicing graphology and educating people about the science behind it and how it influences human personality development. By engaging in fieldwork in human resource management with organisations for nearly 20 years, she has been using the science of graphology for recruitment and personnel management.

She is also a trained and certified personality growth consultant, mainly focusing on the area of personality development for building positive self-esteem and self-confidence. Her consultation sessions incorporate the use of graphotherapy (alter your handwriting to improve your personality) to maximize the benefits of her sessions for her clients. S.Sulianah is known for her engaging energy when presenting informative topics to audiences and she is able to tailor her presentations to clients’ needs.

S.Sulianah’s postgraduate training and continuing education has been in human behaviour, marketing, consumer insights, business management, mindset and handwriting analysis. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree specializing in Psychology & Marketing Management from Murdoch University, Australia. She has undergone certification in Disruptive Strategy with Clayton Christensen at HBX Harvard Business School. She has attended lectures on personnel and children’s handwriting at the London College of Graphology and has a diploma in handwriting analysis from ICS. She also received a Master of Science degree in Marketing and Consumer Insights at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. The premise of her research is based on her beliefs that high self-esteem is a catalyst for positive emotions and eliminating self-doubts.
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When not writing, she spends her time reading, travelling, producing her podcasts, analysing handwriting and coaching.