I'm Carmen F. Vlasceanu, PhD, FIH, hospitality executive, mentor, and author who believes in leading with a good heart and living with purpose. Through my book Dare to C.A.R.E. and the life coaching I offer, I help people reconnect with their inner power, serve others authentically, and grow in every area of life. As a single mom, global citizen, and lifelong learner, I’ve walked through burnout, reinvention, and bold dreaming. These books have helped me rediscover my voice, redefine my mission, and remember what really matters. They helped ground me in faith, encouraged my evolution, and reminded me why meaningful connection always comes first.
This book offers an incredibly practical and uplifting perspective on turning ideas into action.
What I appreciated most was its blend of real-world business advice with powerful storytelling and emotional depth. T.D. Jakes challenges readers to stop waiting for the “perfect time” and start building with what they already have. His message on resilience, clarity of vision, and taking ownership of your path resonated deeply with me as an entrepreneur and personal coach.
It’s a motivational guide for anyone ready to rise above fear and take flight toward their full potential.
Too often we remain in jobs that stifle our souls and leave us on the runway of opportunity with the engine of our deepest passion stalled, watching others make their personal vision a reality and build a legacy for their children-the opposite of what God intends for us. But it's never too late to get your dreams off the ground! If you long to maximize your unique abilities and aptitudes, if you strive to combine personal fulfillment with professional satisfaction, if you dream of creating exceptional goods and offering transformative services and fulfilling God's destiny for you, then you are…
This book helped me shift my mindset, and I first picked it up during a stressful phase of my life. I gave myself some time to simply breathe and take it in. It reminded me that the “now” is not just a passing second, but a sacred space where peace and clarity live.
I love how it helped me stop living in the echo of yesterday or the fear of tomorrow. I remember closing my eyes and whispering, “This moment is enough,” and feeling my shoulders relax for the first time in weeks. It helped me feel more connected with myself, my son, my clients, and in doing so, intentionally live every moment with more compassion, stillness, and supremacy.
**CHOSEN BY OPRAH AS ONE OF HER 'BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH'**
The international bestselling spiritual book, now with a new look for its 20th anniversary. Eckhart Tolle demonstrates how to live a healthier, happier, mindful life by living in the present moment.
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'I keep Eckhart's book at my bedside. I think it's essential spiritual teaching. It's one of the most valuable books I've ever read.' Oprah Winfrey
To make the journey into The Power of Now we will need to leave our analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. Although the journey is challenging, Eckhart…
This book follows the journey of a writer in search of wisdom as he narrates encounters with 12 distinguished American men over 80, including Paul Volcker, the former head of the Federal Reserve, and Denton Cooley, the world’s most famous heart surgeon.
In these and other intimate conversations, the book…
What I love the most about this book is how it translates big transformations into tiny, doable steps.
When I was rebuilding my personal life and re-engineering my professional path, I used Clear’s wisdom to rethink my daily structure. The idea that habits shape identity really resonated with me to the point that it became a game-changer for me when I realized that excellence doesn’t come from a single breakthrough; it comes from consistently showing up and grinding with conviction and faith, especially on those hard days. I started changing how I think, move, write, and interact, and I began witnessing real change in everyday interactions.
I find it practical, clear, and deeply empowering for everyone who wants to go from chaos to calm, and from crazy-busy to balanced.
The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 4 million copies sold!
Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the…
This amazing book helped me reconnect with my purpose at a tough time when I had started going through the motions. I was running businesses, leading teams, and giving all my time to others, but this book made me pause and ask: “Why am I really doing this?”. It helped me realize that purpose must come before performance. It reawakened a spark in me that inspired the work I now do through Dare to C.A.R.E. and the mentoring I offer to professionals and people who just need to talk to someone who has also been through a lot and come out successfully on the other side.
Purpose is the foundation of every experience we create, for ourselves and for others, and that inner realignment is what gave birth to my nonprofit organization, Angels-Wings Charity Org, to my courses through the Global Hospitality & Maritime Leaders platform, and to the book I’ve written and recently launched in London. Knowing your “why” is like flipping on a light switch in a dark room; it lights up everything.
Gifts from a Challenging Childhood
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Jan Bergstrom,
Learn to understand and work with your childhood wounds. Do you feel like old wounds or trauma from your childhood keep showing up today? Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed with what to do about it and where to start? If so, this book will help you travel down a path…
I must say that this book was very surprising. At times, it challenges the reader because it compels introspection, giving sharp insights into human nature, ambition, and influence. I highly recommend it as it teaches one how to move with awareness instead of manipulating, while protecting your boundaries, and leading wisely. It reminded me that power does not always look like a title or a loud voice, it can also be the quiet confidence of a woman who knows her worth.
I recommend this book because it equips the reader with a deep understanding of how power moves in the world, and if you combine that knowledge with integrity and empathy, you become unstoppable.
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control – from the author of The Laws of Human Nature.
In the book that People magazine proclaimed “beguiling” and “fascinating,” Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum.
Dare to C.A.R.E. offers a fresh and empowering blueprint for living with purpose and creating a human-centered customer experience. Through the pillars of Connection, Authenticity, Re-engineering, and Evolution, the book invites individuals and organizations to shift from transactional relations to transformational living.
Written with warmth, wisdom, and practical insight, the book bridges personal growth with professional impact, helping readers realign with their core values while serving others with empathy and excellence. It’s the book I wish I had when I began my own journey, and it’s the legacy I hope to leave for others, an invitation to care deeply, live truthfully, and lead from the heart.
