Enlightened Leadership Blog | BookLife Talks with Jennifer Musser About Her New Book Align Your Business with the Real You | May 2025

This month’s blog is “BookLife Talks with Jennifer Musser”, quoted directly from Jennifer’s interview in the May 12, 2025 issue of Publishers Weekly:

Business consultant Jennifer Musser’s debut book, Align Your Business with the Real You, received an Editor’s Pick from BookLife Reviews, which called the book an “optimistic, well-ordered guide to building business success.” We spoke with Musser about her book and how she feels it’s particularly important right now.

What made you decide to write Align?

I felt drawn to immerse myself in the creative project of crafting a business book unlike others I had encountered. I envisioned a unique, relatable book geared toward curious, driven entrepreneurs and business leaders that would inspire action, wherever they were on their journey. I believed I could bring focus to a holistic personal business approach. So, I decided to inject vulnerability and blend personal, lived experiences with lessons learned and applications of those lessons in a way that was true to me. It was important that my readers felt connected to me and that I was on the journey with them, guiding and supporting them to blend their personal values and professional pursuits. I had organized these concepts in my mind before I communicated with anyone in the publishing industry about my project.

The BookLife Review praised the “creative exercises” in the book. How did those come about?

I am delighted that the creativity of the 13 exercises is recognized, and being a BookLife Reviews Editor’s Pick is exciting. I decided to include exercises in the book to provide as much value to my readers as possible within one product. Each exercise came to me as I dug deeper into the question of what I wanted readers to take away from a given chapter. I let myself have fun and design creative tools as another way to connect on a deeper level with my readers. The selected exercises reinforce key themes: pivots, confidence, kindness, resilience, focus, gratitude, trust, and more. I designed this book to be a resource readers can reuse as many times as they desire.

Was there a point in your career where you wish you had been given this book? Yes, this book would have been a useful tool at two distinct points: during my last year of college, when I was preparing to launch my finance career, and later, when I was leading business teams and managing people, change, and myself. At those times, the overarching reminder that our journey is our journey—that we are responsible for creating the change we want to see and feel and the life we want to wake up to every day—would have helped me stay more grounded in purpose and connected to my core values, wants, needs, and community.  For example, part one, “Connect: Listen to Yourself,” walks readers through finding where they belong so they can change course when a new path feels right and conquer opportunities to collect skills and confidence. The book builds four more parts from there: Clarify, Control, Cocreate, and Change. This material can alter career, and life, trajectories—when we act.

Why or how do you think this book is particularly relevant now?

Align Your Business with the Real You is a realistic roadmap to a fresh, aligned way forward at a time when the broad and rapid pace of change can feel overwhelming. Navigating business and personal success is heavy and challenging. It’s easy to find yourself adrift. My book meets readers where they are right now, realizing some days are messier than others as we figure out who we are, where we want to go, and what that entails. I give readers perspectives, tools, and strategies to use immediately. This is more than a book; it’s an experience relevant today, tomorrow, and years from now.

What’s next for you?

I’m living my life where chapter 13 leaves off. The real me continues to utilize my creative gifts to provide value and positive experiences for my clients and readers. I love writing, and it fits well with my consulting business. I have a couple of creative projects in mind; I don’t know which one I’m going to pick.

See more and order Align Your Business with the Real You Here The Book – JLM & Associates Consulting and Align Your Business with the Real You: Connect with Yourself, Create What Matters Most, and Define Your Success by Jennifer Musser | Barnes & Noble®

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