In LEAD WITH YOUR HEART, author Regina Cates asks us to question our notion of what success and happiness really mean. Through the sharing of her own personal stories as well as providing helpful meditations, questions, and exercises, Regina offers a combination of wise advice, compelling anecdotes, and practical strategies for living a life that is authentic, fulfilling, and healing. Regina is well qualified to help others down this path. While sitting alone on her forty-third birthday, Regina hit an emotional bottom with the realization that prior to that moment, she had been caught up in the rat race of trying to live up to other people's expectations, and as a result, she had given away one of her most important gifts: the power of choice. Regina realized that while we can't control other people or situations, we do have a choice in how we respond to them. Regina shows us that if we choose to act from a place of love instead of a place of fear, we make our lives and the lives of those around us better in the process. “...Cates provides factual evidence that the heart is a wise, spiritual organ that beats in rhythm to being true to oneself in a most noble way: living a heart-centered life.”—Michael Beckwith “This book is like a note from a close friend, reporting on her spiritual journey from lovelessness to love.” —Marianne Williamson “What a magnificent mix of inspiration, wisdom, and humility this book is.”—Tavis Smiley, broadcaster and author