What if the most important variable in business, and in life, is one we rarely think to look at?
Aidan Mayer is the turnaround expert companies call when a business is in trouble. But at Krake-McLane Inc., he encounters something his usual methods cannot fix: a demoralized workforce, fractured leadership, and a culture shaped by pressure and blame.
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A chance meeting with Jacob Bump, an unconventional British psychologist, introduces Aidan to a different understanding of the mind. One that begins to change how he sees leadership, performance, relationships, and himself.
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Set in the high-pressure world of business, State of Mind Is the Bottom Line is ultimately a deeply human story about resilience, clarity, and the new possibilities that appear when we begin to see differently.
This book is for you if:
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You enjoy a compelling story that leaves you seeing your own life a little differently
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You have ever felt the weight of pressure, responsibility, uncertainty, or change
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You lead people, work alongside people, care for people—or simply want to understand them better
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You are curious about why clear thinking can feel natural one moment and completely unavailable the next
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You want a more hopeful understanding of resilience and the human capacity to recover
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You sense that better answers may not always come from trying harder, thinking more, or controlling every variable
What You'll Discover
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Why state of mind affects the way we see problems, people, possibilities, and ourselves
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What can happen to the judgment of even highly capable people when pressure and insecurity take over
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The relationship between a quieter mind and greater clarity, creativity, perspective, and connection
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A different understanding of resilience—one that does not depend on controlling circumstances or maintaining a particular emotional state
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Why meaningful change can begin with a shift in understanding rather than another strategy, system, or demand for improvement
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How a change within one person can quietly ripple into a team, a relationship, an organization, and an entire life
Available in All Formats
Read it at home, take it with you, or listen wherever life finds you.
State of Mind Is the Bottom Line is available in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook, making it easy to experience the story in the format that suits you best.
Born from Experience. Written as a Story.
State of Mind Is the Bottom Line brings together two longtime friends and colleagues whose lives have been shaped by very different—but deeply complementary—forms of experience.
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Don Donovan brings more than four decades of experience working in and leading large, complex organizations and high-performing teams across the aerospace, defense, and national security sectors. His understanding of leadership was shaped not only by the demands of that world, but by a profound change in how he came to understand the mind, resilience, and human performance.
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George Pransky, PhD, has spent nearly five decades helping individuals, couples, teams, and leaders understand the connection between state of mind and quality of life. Since discovering the principles at the heart of this book in the 1970s, George has become widely respected for the clarity, humanity, and simplicity with which he shares them.
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Written out of more than 30 years of friendship and collaboration, the novel combines Don’s lived experience in high-stakes leadership with George’s groundbreaking understanding of the human mind. The result is a story that feels at once specific and universal—rooted in business, but reaching into nearly every part of life.
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Don’s professional background, his longtime collaboration with George, and the inspiration behind his first novel are described in the authors’ published biographies. Pransky & Associates has worked with leaders, teams, couples, and individuals since the 1970s.
AUGUST 19 | 12PM-1:30PM PDT
Free Webinar with the Authors
The Story Behind State of Mind Is the Bottom Line
Join authors George Pransky and Don Donovan for a live conversation with longtime colleague Wyn Morgan about the friendship, experiences, and ideas behind State of Mind Is the Bottom Line.
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They’ll share why they chose to explore this understanding through a novel, how Don’s business experience shaped the story, and why state of mind matters not only in leadership and performance, but in every part of life.
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Come meet the authors, hear the story behind the story, and explore an understanding with the potential to change far more than the bottom line.
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The webinar will be recorded and sent to all who register.
Pransky & Associates
Since 1976, George and Linda Pransky have been pioneers in a transformative approach to helping people that is radically different from traditional counseling methods. The principles they discovered not only revolutionized their personal lives and relationship but also had a profound, lasting impact on their clients. By teaching these insights, they helped spark a new field of psychology that continues to bring about meaningful change in people's lives—often in a remarkably short time.
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