Uncommon Courage, an invitation

Uncommon Courage is an invitation to be your courageous best self every day. It’s also an antidote to the overwhelm, fear, and rage rolling around the world.

This book opens a path to inner contentment, peace, and happiness, and a path to meaningful action. It brings you an opportunity to reflect. What if there was another way? What if we could do something about the bigger issues facing our world? What if we could make meaningful change? Well, we can. Despite today’s turmoil—which we can utilize as a springboard to action—a transformational journey is possible for all of us.

Uncommon Courage is as practical, funny, and grounded in optimism as Andrea herself, and it’s your toolkit for a deep-dive journey towards joy, purpose, and the kind of inner transformation that will make a real difference in the world we all share.

In this book, you will discover 108 interlinking strategies to shift your thinking, improve your mood, and lighten your heart. This book helps you take on anger, parenting, climate change, self-awareness, and career change. Some of the stories are funny, while others may lovingly push your buttons. Living a full life takes courage and this book is designed to help you build yours.

Read it, reflect, laugh, and enjoy.

Reactions from early readers

“Reading Uncommon Courage is like going to a dinner party and being seated with an experienced CEO, a spiritual guru, and a wise old grandma.”
Tara Moody, marketing and culture speaker, strategist, content creator

“This is not a quick-fix self-help book, but rather a personal travel guide for you that will help you lead yourself and your life.”
Andrew Bryant, CSP, author, Self-Leadership: How to be a More Successful, Efficient and Effective Leader from the Inside Out

“Written from the depths of her soul, Andrea’s vulnerability encourages us to reflect on how we are living our lives.”
Shirley Taylor, CSP, author, Connecting the Dots to Inspire the Leader in You

“Andrea’s stories takes us through the streets of Calcutta, where she meets Mother Teresa, to being chased, robbed, and nurtured in some of the most dangerous countries on the planet—to learning unconditionally how to say YES to life. Epic.”
John Vincent Gordon, CEO Expat Choice Media

“Uncommon Courage is a kick in the butt and a spark in the heart.”
Anupama Singal, author, SYZYGYmoments

“These stories about travel, challenges, conflicts, people and planetary urgency remind me of sitting around a bonfire and absorbing experiences of the well-travelled wise. Uncommon Courage rocks!”
Kevin Cottam, author, The Nomadic Mindset: Never Settle… for Too Long

Andrea T Edwards CSP, the Digital Conversationalist, is an award-winning B2B communications professional with over 20 years’ experience. She speaks on social leadership and integrity in the digital age to professionals around the world. Her travels currently have her living on an island with her husband, two sons, a dog, and two neurotic cats.