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As a global training company MEAPA offers workbooks and workshops that help people think more effectively, take action and achieve the personal and professional growth required to live with intention and work with purpose. Since 2005 MEAPA has worked with corporations, small businesses, communities, non-profits, schools, colleges and a variety of other organizations.

Our proven, dynamic and powerful methodology is known as The MEAPA Way and involves the unique combination of core knowledge, personal assessment, professional skills and a decision analysis model. The name MEAPA comes from the initial of our co-founders Dr. Michael Edmondson (ME and Dr. Peter Abramo (PA).

Our publications help people understand that 21st century professional development requires an organization to recognize that its growth is directly related to how its people grow. Likewise, our publications also help individuals realize that professional development is directly linked to personal growth.

 
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How to Succeed With Your Liberal Arts Degree: A MEAPA Workbook
 More Detail 		How to Succeed With Your Liberal Arts Degree: A MEAPA Workbook By Peter Abramo, Ph.D., Michael Edmondson, Ph.D.
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How to Succeed in Today’s Economy with a Liberal Arts Degree is designed specifically for liberal arts majors and recent... More > graduates who want to learn how to immediately take action and intentionally create their future in order to succeed in today’s challenging economy. This workbook also provides students and recent graduates with a unique opportunity to better understand how to market their abilities in today’s hyper-competitive global economy. Additionally, this workbook will also help you advocate for yourself as you look for employment and other opportunities and discover new ways to talk about your liberal arts experiences. < Less
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Your PATH to Thinking Effectively & Acting Intentionally
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Your PATH to Thinking Effectively & Acting
Intentionally is required reading for anyone who wants to live with intention and... More > work with purpose. This book is designed to help you in two ways. First by using our Personal Assessment of Traits and Habits (PATH) tool in the beginning of the book, you will identify certain traits and habits that you have. These traits and habits impact how you live, how you think, and how you work. Second, by completing the exercises in part two you will be creating specific action steps that you can implement to make your life, thinking, and work more effective. You will consider a number of situations where your traits and habits can impact the outcome. From each of these exercises you can build a positive action step. While these two outcomes may seem simple, they can have a powerful impact on your desire to live your life with intention. < Less
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Now! Start A Small Business
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There is a tremendous need for individuals to start their own small business today. By increasing your self-awareness and... More > showing you the practical steps to launch your own venture, Now! Start A Small Business is a unique and valuable resource because it allows individuals around the world an opportunity to assess how often they practice the personal traits and habits commonly found among others who have started a small business. This workbook will also help people understand that a small business will only grow as much as the small business owner grows. < Less
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Performing Your Best in School: A Workbook for the 21st Century Student
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Students are under tremendous pressure to increase their performance in and out of the classroom by managing time, studying,... More > staying on task, communicating with teachers, completing assignments and being prepared for class as well as other key tasks.

Performing Your Best in School: A Workbook for the 21st Century Student helps students understand how they can improve their ability to complete each task. Doing so can help students perform their best in school. This workbook is appropriate for students in almost any level of education. Performing Your Best in School can be used by students who are comfortable working on their own. Additionally, schools can also easily incorporate this workbook as a classroom or assembly activity. At the core of this workbook is our belief that a student will only perform better in school if they grow as a person. In order to grow as a person, a student needs to better understand their traits and habits and how they relate to school work. < Less
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The ABCs of Marketing Yourself: A MEAPA Workbook
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To succeed in today’s hyper-competitive global economy you need to know how to share your unique value with the... More > marketplace. Sharing your unique value with the marketplace involves more than creating a personal brand, designing a Facebook fan page or writing a nice cover letter or resume. To market yourself in the world’s most competitive century you need to Assess your personal and professional skills; Brand yourself with an effective value proposition and Communicate your brand in a clear, consistent, compelling and concise manner. The ABCs of Marketing Yourself will show you how to assess, brand and communicate in a practical, timely and easy to use manner. < Less
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Your PATH to Frontline Leadership
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Your PATH to Frontline Leadership is one title in MEAPA’s Your PATH Series of publications that combines MEAPA’s proven... More > Personal Assessment of Traits and Habits (PATH) with subject matter experts in a variety of fields. Your Path to Frontline Leadership is a must read for anyone leading a team, business or any other type of organization. In order to succeed as a frontline leader in today’s challenging economy you must first understand the frequency by which you practice the traits and habits of successful people as outlined in part one. Upon completion of part one you can move on to the second half of the book to understand the ten principles involved with frontline leadership. Each principle consists of two components: the knowledge related to that specific topic and action steps you can immediately take. As a practical and easy to use tool, Your PATH to Frontline Leadership is a clear, concise and compelling resource. < Less
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Your PATH to Marketing Your Writing Skills
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Your PATH to Marketing Your Writing Skills is one title in MEAPA’s Your PATH Series of publications that combine MEAPA’s... More > proven Personal Assessment of Traits and Habits (PATH) with subject matter experts in a variety of fields. This publication is a must read for any college student, graduate or anyone else interested in learning how to market their writing skills.
In order to successfully market writing skills one must first understand the frequency by which they practice the traits and habits of successful people as explained in part one. One can then move on to the second half of the book to understand how to market their writing skills. This section provides valuable information, candid observations about being a writer and offers practical steps to help people effectively market their writing skills. < Less
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Communicate Your Value
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Communicate Your Value is a must read for professionals of any level, background or industry who are interested in learning... More > how to communicate their value in order to successfully market themselves in today’s hyper-competitive global marketplace.

While there are many reasons to use this MEAPA workbook, here are ten to consider.

1. Advocate for yourself in order to get a job.
2. Discover new ways to talk about your experiences.
3. Assess your personal traits and habits.
4. Create a compelling personal brand and image.
5. Develop a clear, compelling, concise and consistent personal message.
6. Start the process of marketing yourself immediately.
7. Translate your experiences to professional skills.
8. Determine the one word you want people to associate with your value.
9. Build a customized web site to communicate your message.
10. Think differently about leveraging your skills as you develop your career.

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Personal Development for the 21st Century: A MEAPA Workbook
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To live a life of intention and purpose amidst today’s dynamic and ever changing environment, individuals the world over... More > need to have a life-long commitment to developing their personal traits and habits. Personal Development for the 21st Century is a unique and valuable resource because it allows people an opportunity to assess how often they practice critical personal traits and habits and understand the various dynamics driving change today. This MEAPA workbook also includes a variety of stories, action steps and exercises from MEAPA's innovative toolbox that people can immediately use to enhance their personal development. < Less
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The High School Student's Guide to Marketing Their Value
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The High School Student’s Guide to Marketing Their Value is a must read for any high school student interested in learning... More > how to market themselves as they apply to college or a job today. In today's hyper-connected and ever changing global marketplace, achieving and sustaining growth as a high school student or graduate is a tremendous challenge. This Guide provides a valuable resource for any student willing to think more effectively, take action and work towards the personal and professional growth required to succeed today. < Less
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