…and Why a Novel Approach Is Needed A study conducted by the University of Scranton on people’s ability to make lasting change, as measured by their ability to stick to a New Year’s Resolution, found that only 19% of people who resolved to change stuck to it after two years. That study highlights the challenge […]
Complaining and Blaming Is Easy. LEADERS Take Action
It’s a fact that racial divisions are growing in America, with more than 59% of Black Americans expressing a lack of hope that racial relations can ever improve. There are plenty of reasons to complain about this and more than enough blame to go around, but while those things are easier, they in no way […]
The Benefits of Engaging in Difficult Conversations
When it comes to difficult conversations, avoiding the five big mistakes most people make is critical. Most people, not knowing how to avoid those mistakes, will simply choose to walk away from the conversation or avoid it. Unfortunately, that doesn’t resolve the conflict that the difficult conversation is designed to overcome. The hurt feelings, frustrations, […]
The Value of Listening to Opposing Viewpoints
Anyone who studies art soon discovers that perspective is not reality. It is a distorted version of reality based on the limitations of human eyesight and the position of the viewer. The only way for artists to draw with accuracy is to forget all the facts they know to be true about an object and […]
How to Avoid the Top 5 Conversation Mistakes
Many books and publications tackle subject matters that lead to hard conversations to have. This can often be awkward for some authors during readings and signings, or even during panel discussions and live videos. Difficult conversations are difficult because they are high-stakes conversations. At risk in this moment is the relationship with the other person, […]
What Makes Difficult Conversations So Difficult…
..and What We Can Do About It It’s not hard to have a conversation about which color in a crayon box is the best. That’s because there are no emotional stakes to that conversation. It’s just one person’s opinion versus another’s. What’s being traded is of equal value but offers no emotional attachment. However, when […]
Why It’s So Hard to Talk to Each Other…
…and How We Can Overcome That There’s an ancient Indian story about four blind men examining an elephant and attempting to define for each other what an elephant was based on this. One held the trunk and reported that an elephant was long and tubular with two holes at one end. One held the tail […]
‘The Price We Pay’ Is Where Our Plans to Address the Problems of Racial Divisions in America Begins.
But We’re Not Stopping There. Path To Publishing has long recognized the power of books to be agents of change. We know that a book can unlock hearts and lead people to question the current culture and their role in it. Path To Publishing hopes to leverage the book from our traditional publishing imprint, PTP […]
Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matter…
..What They Mean to Us, and Why We’re Taking the Lead in Healing the Racial Divides Many people hear the words Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and automatically tense up. They either prepare for a fight or get ready to defend themselves. The assumption is that the only way that other voices can be included at […]
When It Comes to Closing the Racial Divides, Every Voice Matters
Nikki T. Anthony’s debut novel, The Price We Pay, centers around a teenage girl by the name of Zenetta Henchman, but her story is one that almost every age group can relate to and understand. It’s a human story about a person who doesn’t see her own significance in life. She’s up against a system that’s been […]