The world is undeniably in a state of chaos, with disruptions and challenges coming at us from all angles. Along with living in a state of chronic instability, we’re living in a state of chronic stress. Now at an all-time high, it wreaks havoc on our immune systems, cognitive function, and overall health, unapologetically sabotaging our bodies, minds, and businesses.

But stress doesn’t only come from deadlines, politics, or looming recessions. Stress isn’t just conflict, climate change, and credit card bills. There is also stress within us.

Caused by The Top 10 Unhealthy Habits, this “Hidden Stress” can create internal chaos and imbalance, making it harder to manage stress and reach our health goals – often without us even realizing it.

How to Kick Ass in Chaos was written to instill an unwavering faith that you have more control than you think – that you can transform your habits and your health, and in turn, handle the stress that comes your way.

Although it’s intended for the busy professional, the information applies to anyone who wants more from life, and needs the energy, motivation, and focus to make it happen. It’s for those who are tired of relying on diets, trends, hacks, extremes, and Monday morning resolutions that don’t deliver long-term results. And it’s especially for anyone who has accepted exhaustion, weight gain, cravings, lack of focus, poor sleep, or irritability as “normal” – these symptoms might be common but it doesn’t mean they’re normal.

To get started, you don’t need perfect conditions, more time, or more money. You just need clarity, strategy, and execution – exactly what you’ll find in these pages.

By the end of this book, you’ll realize how much control you truly have, that no goal is beyond your reach, and that it’s entirely possible for you to kick ass in chaos.

How Healthy Companies Outperform, Outlast, and Outshine Their Competition

In an era where organizations spend billions on wellness perks but still face burnout, absenteeism, and rising health claims, The Wellness Advantage reframes what corporate wellness truly means – and why it’s the single greatest untapped driver of productivity and profit.

This is not a book about smoothie bars, step challenges, or gym stipends. It’s a strategic look at how high-performing companies use wellness as a business advantage – reducing medical expenses, improving focus and retention, and creating cultures that perform at their peak.

Drawing on research, case studies, and real-world examples, The Wellness Advantage uncovers what the best organizations already know: when people function at their best, business does too. You’ll see how leaders are moving beyond traditional HR programs to data-informed, habit-based approaches that improve not only employee health but company performance metrics like engagement, sales, and innovation.

Through the lens of The Hidden Stress Method, The A.S.P.I.R.E. Habit Change Model, and other proprietary frameworks, readers will learn how to identify what’s really holding their teams back – fatigue, poor focus, invisible stressors – and replace generic wellness efforts with measurable systems that optimize performance from the inside out.

Each chapter blends strategic insight with actionable takeaways, making this book both a guide and a playbook for leaders who believe wellness should do more than check a box – it should drive results.

You’ll learn:

*Why traditional wellness programs fail to deliver ROI – and what successful companies do differently.

*How small changes and modest budgets can transform health, focus, and company-wide performance.

*How to measure what actually matters: energy, engagement, and output-not just participation.

*The hidden connection between wellness, leadership, and organizational success.

The Wellness Advantage proves that wellness isn’t a cost center – it’s a performance strategy. It’s for HR professionals and business leaders ready to create a workplace where employees thrive, costs drop, and productivity reaches its highest potential.

Because in business, as in health, advantage belongs to those who are well enough to win.

The Missing Link Between Willpower, Habit Change, and Transformation

Most people don’t fail because they lack willpower.
They fail because the model they’re using for change is broken.

For decades, habit-change theories have relied on willpower, repetition, and motivation — but these methods ignore how the brain actually drives behavior. As a result, people keep working harder without getting better results.

In Manipulating Motivation: The Missing Link Between Willpower, Habit Change, and Transformation, award-winning wellness expert Nicole Porter exposes why old-school habit-change models fail and reveals what’s been missing all along: a practical, science-based strategy for how to train the brain.

Through the A.S.P.I.R.E. Habit Change Model, you’ll learn how to reprogram motivation, rebuild consistency, and finally create habits that last — without relying on willpower alone.

This isn’t another self-help theory or motivational boost. It’s a modern, evidence-based blueprint for how real change happens — in your brain, your habits, and your results.

A Story About Confidence, Clarity, and the Power of Intuition

The story of a little girl who stopped second-guessing and discovered her greatest strength – the confidence that comes from trusting her gut.

When she was little, she trusted everything she felt. She danced before thinking, spoke her dreams out loud, and believed she could do anything.

But as she grew, the world got louder. Adults told her to be careful, to think things through, to be realistic.

And slowly, she started to believe them. She stopped listening to her gut and started listening to her doubts.

Years later, when her brain was full but her heart felt empty, something inside her whispered again — “Remember me?”

That quiet voice became her guide back home. She learned that overthinking doesn’t make you smarter, it just makes you smaller. She learned that intuition isn’t magic – it’s truth. And when she followed her gut again, life finally started to feel right.

A story for dreamers, doers, and overthinkers alike, Follow Your Gut, Girl reminds us that wisdom doesn’t come from thinking harder – it comes from trusting ourselves more.