I always thought it would be so much fun to write a book. Certainly not a Hey, check out this white girl from suburban America. (That sound you hear is my snoring). And definitely not an Xs and Os sporty book. Nope. The book I have always wanted to write is about owning your awesome, raising your hand, getting on the dance floor, shimmying out of your comfort zone, being comfortable with uncomfortable, dreaming out loud, ... (you get it). It is about CHOOSING TO MATTER.Because this I know: Life doesnt just happen. You happen to life. YOU decide how you want to write your story. YOU. This book is for the teenager starting her journey or the woman at a critical fork in her journey. It is for every person, wherever you may be on your path, who needs a little nudge. Who needs a little motivation... to be courageously you.For too long I equated leadership with a position. I thought leaders were presidents or politicians or celebrities or four-star generals with a horse and sword. I thought you had to be in a position to impact lots and lots of people (someone I certainly was not), to lead.But what I discovered -- in large part thanks to the amazing women I played alongside -- is just how broad the definition of leadership is. Leadership is loud. It is quiet. It is thoughtful and emotional and cerebral and nerdy and goofy and joyful and motivating. Leadership is calm in the chaos. It is standards. It is believing when others dont. It is celebrating others. It is empowering others. It is all those things and so much more. Most important, leadership is personal, not positional.The hardest part is just summoning the courage to choose to lead, to raise your hand. To own that awesome. It is not a question of IF you will be a leader, but HOW. The key is being authentically you -- a leader others will want to follow because you are genuine. It is your style.And if you dont believe me, well, I summoned 10 amazing women to come share their stories about how they unleashed their inner leader. We chat with our feet up, shoes off. #Socktalks we call them (not a scratch and sniff book thankfully). I spoke with:Good Morning America host Robin RobertsSoccer superstars Mia Hamm and Alex MorganFacebook super woman and Leanin.org founder, Sheryl SandbergAward-winning teenage Irish scientist and philanthropist, Sophie Healy-Thow17-time Paralympic medalist (yes, 17) Tatyana McFaddenSoftball star and television trailblazer, Jessica Mendoza11-time NCAA Championship coaching legend, Sue EnquistPurveyor of positivity, born with cerebral palsy, Amy LissBeautifully inspirational teenager from Afghanistan, Fahima NooriMy hope is this book serves as a roadmap (full of fun exercises, quick activities, and journaling) to help you unlock your potential. There is a method to the madness, or at least I like to pretend there is. We tell stories, share lessons, pass on wisdom.My goal in all of this is to make you laugh, make you think, make you eat more donuts, and make you excited to embrace life. And most importantly, to share that new, fabulous you with the world by passing on leadership. By empowering others.And heres the really cool thing: You can. So why not #choosetomatter? Clearance Nike Shox . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said. Nike Shox Discount . -- Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Alrdridge were again the go-to duo for the Trail Blazers against the Kings. http://www.nikeshoxdiscount.com/ . Team physician Dr. Steve Traina performed the surgery Friday. Robinson was injured in a spill underneath the Nuggets basket during the first quarter of Wednesday nights loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. 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Over the last couple of years I havent really produced the numbers that I would have liked but Ive put in quite a lot of hard work over the last year or two and starting to slowly see a few improvements. Hopefully I can keep working hard at it and get some runs.In 25 Tests since his debut in 2011, Bracewell has scored 520 runs at an average of 13.33, with a high score of 47. In ODIs, he averages 9.83 in seven innings and in T20Is, he has 77 runs at an average of 25.66. Bracewell said he was happy with his performances last season before taking a break during the New Zealand winter.Overall, I was pretty happy with how the season went. Obviously, a lot of work-ons going forward, you always want to get better and improve. Ive been working on the batting quite a lot and trying to improve on that and churn out some more runs. I dont reflect too much over the last summer, its been done and now weve got some cricket to look forward to over here and a big summer coming up.Bracewell took 18 wickets in four matches for Central Districts in the Plunket Shield, and averaged 33 with the bat in seven innings, with a highest score of 75. His batting fared much better in the Ford Trophy - New Zealands domestic one-day competition. He struck two fifties in five innings and averaged nearly 40 with a strike rate of 98.14.I have had timee off in off season and didnt go anywhere, rested after a long season, he said.dddddddddddd. Ive had a bit of time off actually. I havent gone overseas and played, Ive just had the body have a bit of a rest after a long season. Looking forward to get back into some cricket.Fast bowler Matt Henry also joined the New Zealand squad in Pretoria this week. Henry was in England for over three months, representing Worcestershire. He played 11 matches in the NatWest T20 Blast, collecting seven wickets. He had more success in the County Championship - he took 27 wickets in six matches at an average of 26.51.Matts bowled well and hasnt always had the reward so to see him get his reward at Northampton (8 for 88) was really satisfying, Worcestershire coach Steve Rhodes said. He really clicked with his rhythm and swung the ball nicely. Maybe with him going away with the New Zealand team and readying himself for a Test series, it has put him in a good spot mentally as to how he feels about his bowling and form-wise.We shouldnt forget Matts batting this year. This guy is averaging 45 in first-class cricket and played some important knocks as well in the white ball format. He is very good all-round cricketer but is also a tremendous bloke and he has fitted in so well in our dressing room. We really do wish him well in his time with New Zealand.Would I like to see him back one day? 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