Tame the Turbulence: Avoid Losing It. Fly Through It.

In this hectic and chaotic world, we are constantly facing turbulent circumstances and feeling out of control, yet yearning for the ability to live more balanced, productive, and meaningful lives. The reality is, though, we do have significant control over much of the negative stress we endure. By learning and adopting captivating maneuvers outlined in this book, you’ll be able to stop stress from spiraling out of control and better prevent, reduce and cope with stressors you encounter.

Stress is considered by many experts to be the number one health problem today. In this hectic and chaotic world, we are constantly facing turbulent circumstances and feeling out of control, yet yearning for the ability to live more balanced, productive, and meaningful lives. The reality is, though, we do have significant control over much of the negative stress we endure. Let’s consider experienced pilots for a moment, and what they do when they hit turbulence. Can we employ a pilot's approach to Tame the Turbulence in our daily lives? Pilots avoid most turbulent air by studying weather reports and information received from other airplanes via the air traffic controller. However, if turbulence appears suddenly, pilots often are able to escape it by climbing to higher altitudes where the air is less rough. So pilots do what they can to avoid turbulence, yet they’re prepared to apply specific maneuvers when they need to fly through it. By learning and adopting any or all 10 Maneuvers outlined in this book, you’ll be able to stop stress from spiraling out of control and better prevent, reduce and cope with stressors you encounter. Live a more productive, balanced and meaningful life—one with less stress and greater success. Become the pilot in your life and Tame the Turbulence. Simply put…Avoid losing it. Fly through it.

Tracy Butz is a devoted wife, an energetic mom of three adventurous young men, a successful entrepreneur, a captivating author and a true inspiration to many. Whether it is for an audience of 7, 70 or 700+, she is the speaker of choice who has inspired thousands of individuals to “Create the Life You Want to Live.” As a highly sought-after speaker, Tracy has delivered powerful, life-changing messages, encouraging her audiences to identify what is most important to them and focusing their decisions in that direction, creating a positive difference in their work, families and communities. She is well known for her captivating and dynamic delivery, where audiences can be found sitting on the edge of their seats, laughing aloud and brushing away tears as she masterfully recounts each story, aligned with a key point, an impactful meaning, and an enduring message. Tracy’s experience actively engaging both large and small size audiences, includes clients such as the US Army, McCain Foods, Miles Kimball, Kimberly-Clark, American Trust Savings Bank, 4imprint, Plexus, Great Northern Corporation, Women’s Leadership Network, Festival Foods and Subway Restaurants, just to name a few. Tracy is also the proud author of four books entitled, “Conscious Choices: 10 Powerful Strategies to Grab Control and Transform Your Life,” “The Perfect Pair of Jeans: Design Your Life to Fit You,”“Monday’s Motivational Message,” with her latest book entitled, “Tame the Turbulence: Avoid Losing It. Fly Through It.” Beyond speaking and writing, Tracy also has significant experience in an organizational development environment, including ten years as Director of Learning and Development for a regional mutual insurance company, leading the company’s training and organizational development initiatives. Known for consistently earning stellar performance accolades, Tracy is skilled in the areas of leadership development, performance management, engaging in difficult conversations, employee engagement and development, navigating change, and interpersonal communication, to name a few. Tracy loves life and is continually challenging herself to share her talents, message and inspiration with others. She is poised to provide solutions for your organization's needs. Tracy truly delivers the tools for today’s world, propelling her audiences to live more productive, passionate and purposeful lives.