Seven Steps to Inner Power:
How to Break Through to Awesome
by Tae Yun Kim
In stores on May 1, 2018
Meet every challenge and overcome every obstacle with keys from a female martial arts grandmaster
Are you pursuing your dreams with the enthusiasm and focus of an Olympic athlete? Or do you put limits on who you can be and what you can achieve? In this compelling guide to fearless, creative living, Tae Yun Kim, a martial arts great grandmaster, shows that no matter what your age or background, culture or career, you don’t have to settle for anything less than awesome in your life.
She should know. Abused, abandoned, and forbidden to pursue her passion to train in the martial arts, she broke through the ultimate glass ceiling to become one of the most highly ranked martial artists in the world today and the founder of her own school of martial arts aimed at overcoming limitations in every area of life.
Now in Seven Steps to Inner Power, Dr. Tae Yun Kim reveals how you, too, can apply the secrets she teaches her martial arts students to break through every barrier to your personal and professional goals. Her hard-earned experience along with a wisdom rooted in ancient martial arts tradition are the perfect combination to get you to rethink what is possible for you—and to reach for it with gusto.
Praise for Seven Steps to Inner Power
“An exciting new voice in self-transformation. Having broken through often-impenetrable barriers to women, the author shows us exactly how to let go of limited ways of thinking and break through every obstacle to our own life goals. Seven Steps to Inner Power is a remarkably timely and authentic guide to reaching new heights of happiness and achievement.”
—Marci Shimoff, New York Times bestselling author of Happy for No Reason
“Tae Yun Kim has written an incomparable masterpiece revealing the secrets for the harmonious balancing of body, mind, and spirit in Seven Steps to Inner Power: How to Break Through to Awesome. Kim has beautifully authored an impeccable step-by-step manual for personal empowerment, with explicit instructions for those willing to do the work. This book is a new imperative for everyone who desires to become the great grandmaster of their own destiny.”
—Dannion Brinkley and Kathryn Brinkley, bestselling authors of Secrets of the Light: Lessons from Heaven
“An extraordinary woman with an extraordinary story whose profound teachings will convince you that you can be extraordinary too. It’s not often I stay up late at night reading a self-help book, but this one was hard to put down. Every page is inspiring and motivating.”
—Peggy McColl, New York Times bestselling author of Your Destiny Switch
“Tae Yun Kim, a female martial arts great grandmaster, presents a unique and candid approach to finding your own truth, standing up for yourself, and making the most of the moments in your life. Drawing on lessons she learned in her training and that she now passes on to her students, she shows why it is essential, at any age, to reevaluate and up the ante on what you believe you are capable of achieving. Her seven steps provide a wise blueprint for seeing goals through to completion and acting with intention to make your entire life a moving meditation. In short, Seven Steps to Inner Power is packed with profound truths as well as practical keys for creating deep and meaningful breakthroughs.”
—Common Ground Magazine
“In this debut guide to a purposeful life, a martial arts teacher weaves her autobiography into lessons about finding inner power…. Through the striking story of her triumphs and the vital lessons she learned along the way, Kim deftly lays out crucial ideas to help readers establish a potent inner self that can overcome all forms of adversity…. Straightforward and memorable.”
——Kirkus Reviews
“Whatever stage of life you’re in, Seven Steps to Inner Power: How to Break Through to Awesome will keep you thinking big and reaching high. Dr. Tae Yun Kim’s determination and drive are absolutely contagious. After reading this book, you’ll think twice before ever letting another challenge stand in your way again. A beautiful, self-affirming work that you’ll want to keep by your side and read again and again.”
—Patricia Spadaro, author of Honor Yourself: The Inner Art of Giving and Receiving
“In Seven Steps to Inner Power, great grandmaster Tae Yun Kim shows us that the same power she cultivated to achieve her goals is a power available to everyone—the power of inner strength. No matter where you are on your journey, these seven steps to inner power will give you the focus to bring your inner strength forward.”
—Spirit of Change Magazine
In this uniquely inspiring and down-to-earth guide, you will learn how to:
- Apply her seven power principles to bring the creative part of yourself out of hiding and into action with confidence
- Identify and overcome the real barriers to your happiness and fulfillment
- Create a strong future unhindered by the past, your environment, or your own self-criticism
- Free yourself from self-defeating ways of thinking with five mental habits to boost your determination and drive
- Align your thoughts and actions to seize control of the present moment, and much more
Most importantly, Dr. Kim’s empowering tools, insights, and strategies will show you how to keep your power turned on at every twist and turn of your journey as you aim for awesome with unstoppable power, passion, and purpose.
Available at your favorite neighborhood or online bookseller.
Other Books from Tae Yun Kim
The Silent Master
The Silent Master: Awakening the Power Within is Dr. Tae Yun Kim’s second book on inner power where she teaches far more than martial arts. She teaches fundamentally about “life”—about living life to its fullest, living with joy and love, living with peace and purpose. Each chapter outlines different aspects of self-discovery with specific stories designed to help you put the concepts into action in your everyday life and unlock the sources of your own inner power.
The First Element
The First Element has the keys to success in every area of your life. Learn energy healing through alternative energy sources: energy of color, energy in you, energy in your environments, the power of positive energy, how to improve your life, and ways to stay healthy. Dr. Tae Yun Kim’s book seeks to teach people how to attain maximal energy by discovering their “ki” energy. Her goal is to help people achieve a better understanding of their “ki” so they can improve their lives and achieve their dreams.
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