Become the Fire
Transform Life's Chaos Into Business and Personal Success

Many years ago I was a tired, stressed, overworked mom of two young girls whose husband worked out of town. I'd just started commercial real estate training. I started a blog outside of real estate, and it was exciting to be online and see what would happen. Writing after the kids went to bed was th......more

Sometimes I’ll glaze through the intro of a book to get to the “meat.” In “Become the Fire,” you are pulled in from the intro. The intro is the meat and it only gets better. Elisa writes in such a way that you feel like a good friend has put an arm around you. Her been there, done that accounts, sto......more

Become the Fire, in addition to being an easy and engaging read, provides motivation to get out there and DO—not by just ignoring obstacles, but by using them as fuel for a personal fire to accomplish good things. It is a celebration of “otherness”— those qualities that set us apart from others that......more

This is such a helpful read which will help you succeed in life. It has so many useful hints and tips which are easy to follow I received an advance copy from hidden gems and I want to review......more

Elisa Schmidt’s story is awe-inspiring and profoundly moving. She shows us that, yes, we’re all vulnerable—but our “weaknesses” are really our strengths and our “otherness,” a gift to harness our success. She reveals herself completely making her leadership-skills presentation all the more impactful......more