Book Details:
Book Title: What Counts Most Is How You Finish: Thoughts on Living Life to the Fullest by Shelia Payton
Category: New Adult non-fiction, 273 pages
Publisher: Xlibris
Published: January 2012
Available in: Print and e-book formats (mobi – for Kindle- or ePub)
Will send books to: US and Canada
Tour dates: August 18 to 29, 2014
Content Rating: G
Book Synopsis:
What Counts Most is How You Finish is a book of short essays that shares ideas for addressing life’s challenges. The book (which uses experiences from the author’s life and the lives of others) is written with two ideas in mind:
• Each person has to find his or her own way in life
• We can learn worthwhile things from each other
To make it easier to find an essay that can help the reader address life situations in real time, What Counts Most is How You Finish is divided into seven topic areas: Being You, Taking Care of You, Dealing with People, Overcoming Challenges, Staying Focused, Achieving Success and Making a Difference.
While the primary audience for What Counts Most is How You Finish is people between the ages of 16-25, the book has received positive feedback from many older than that who say it’s a good reminder for them.
Finalist of The Next Generation Indie Book Awards, What Counts Most is How You Finish is filled with insightful lessons.
Meet the author:
Shelia Payton is an entrepreneur, former newspaper reporter, corporate manager and educator who spent all of her early life and much of her career in a time when people of color and women in this country were pushing for greater inclusion at all levels of society, and seeking greater opportunities to live life to the fullest. Like others in her generation, Shelia had to face and overcome barriers to entering and succeeding in non-traditional jobs, and create a place in civic and leadership settings. Also like others in her generation, Shelia’s motivation has not just been about what she can accomplish for herself, but also how she can open up opportunities for future generations. Shelia’s current focus is on creating books, plays and music that build human connections by breaking down barriers and stereotypes.
Kincavel Korner 
Lady Kell, Thank you for sharing my book with your readers by spotlighting it on your blog. It’s exciting to know What Counts Most is How You Finish is getting exposure to readers across the pond. Hopefully they will find it good and useful reading. I enjoyed learning about your family and interests. All the best to you all.—Shelia Payton