Author: benjamin-plumb

  • The I&I 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Instruction & Insight Non-Fiction

    The I&I 2022 CIBA WINNERS for Instruction & Insight Non-Fiction

    I&I or Instruction & Insight Awards CIBA BadgeThe I & I Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in Instruction and Insight non-fiction that are self-help, how-to, guides, or explanatory. In non-fiction works, the author assumes responsibility (in good faith) for the truth, accuracy, people, places, or information presented.  The I & I Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs).

    Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best Instruction and Insight books featuring How-To, Guidance, Travel Guides, Cookbooks, Self-Help, and more. We will put books about true and inspiring stories to the test and choose the best among them. See our full list of Non-Fiction Divisions here. 

     1st Place Category winners and Grand Prize Division Winners were announced at the CIBAs Banquet and Ceremony by Peggy Sullivan on Saturday, April 29th, 2023 at the luxurious Hotel Bellwether in Bellingham, Wash. The CIBA Banquet and Ceremonies were sponsored by the 2023 Chanticleer Authors Conference

    This is the OFFICIAL 2022 LIST of the I&I BOOK AWARDS for Instruction & Insight First Place Category Winners and the I&I Grand Prize Winner.

     

    Instruction & Instight Blue and Gold 1st Place Badge

    Join us in celebrating the following authors and their works in the 2022 CIBAs.

    • Tana Hope – Healthy Habits for Desk Potatoes

    • Deborah Vinall, PsyD, LMFT – Trauma Recovery Workbook for Teens

    • Natalie Dale, MD – A Writer’s Guide to Medicine. Volume 2: Illness & Injury

    • Simran Sadana & Meena Iyer – Ramayana Through Ikebana

    • Tracy Cram Perkins – Dementia Home Care, How to Prepare Before, During, and After

    • Sandy Gerber – Emotional Magnetism – How to Communicate to Ignite Connection in Your Relationships

    • Benjamin Plumb – The Satisfied Introvert: A Memoir About Finding Safety in an Extroverted World

    The Grand Prize Winner for the CIBA 2022 I&I Awards is:

    Emotional Magnetism

    by Sandy Gerber 

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    Thank you for participating in the 2022 CIBAs! We are looking forward to reading your future entries.

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  • The SATISFIED INTROVERT by Benjamin Plumb – Memoirs, Vocational Guidance, Family & Relationship Advice

    The SATISFIED INTROVERT by Benjamin Plumb – Memoirs, Vocational Guidance, Family & Relationship Advice

    From his earliest days, author Benjamin Plumb understood he was an introvert, someone who, described in a classic definition, feels more comfortable with their inner thoughts and ideas rather than what is happening externally.

    In his well-written memoir, The Satisfied Introvert, he tells us his life story through the lens of his introversion. He explains how he coped, often poorly, with his solitary nature in both his personal and business life, applying a variety of processing mechanisms that he describes as “recipes.” He explains that those processes didn’t apply to every life situation and sometimes kept him from seeing the possibility of making better decisions that would have made much of his life more gratifying.

    The purpose of his book, he explains, is to help fellow introverts find safety in an extroverted world and gain more satisfaction in life. “The recipe,” he explains, “is a coping mechanism that works in some situations, but you can’t stay dependent on it. To feel truly safe, you must move beyond your winning recipe and take off on your own.”

    The book takes the reader on his journey, from being the introvert in a show business family through his early romances, his education at Stanford and Harvard Business School and various entrepreneurial attempts around the world.

    He describes in detail how he found both success and failure in the business world, due, in his view, to applying and mistakenly depending on the defensive processes he acquired to protect himself as an introvert in an extroverted world.

    How he finally found peace and the success he hoped for in his professional and personal life is one of the achievements of this detailed personal memoir.

    People who identify as introverts will find this an excellent read because the writer is unafraid to expose the details of his life focusing on how he coped with his introverted nature.

    It is more of a cautionary tale, not a how-to manual. Whether it’s setting up businesses in South American jungles or revealing the dynamics of a marriage gone sour, The Satisfied Introvert is a series of life lessons learned along the way.

    For non-introverts, it’s a cogent description of a personality bent that may be misinterpreted or misunderstood in friends, colleagues or even family members. It may help you to see someone in a different light you may have thought to be stand-offish. unlikeable. Rather than a tell-all confession, it’s written by someone who hopes the sharing of his life will be of help to others.

    Overall, it offers a clear insight to a personality trait that is often misunderstood and little discussed. A read we are happy to recommend.

     

    5 Stars! Best Book Chanticleer Book Reviews