- NEW BOOK BY RUTH EASTERLING
Beyond
The Checklist
Mistakes That Sideswipe Your Journey to Authentic Purpose
You've done everything right. So why does it still feel like something is missing?
You hit the goals. You earned the title. You checked every box — and yet, somewhere between the calendar invites and the accomplishments, you lost the thread of you.
"This is not a book about doing better. It’s a book about
being better — and leading from that place."
- ABOUT THE BOOK
Stop checking boxes.
Start living your purpose.
In Beyond the Checklist, leadership coach and speaker Ruth Easterling dismantles the myth that doing more, achieving more, and managing more will finally bring the clarity and fulfillment you’re chasing. It won’t.
Because no checklist — no matter how color-coded or carefully curated — can substitute for the intentional alignment between
who you are and how you lead.
Whether you’re an executive running a team, an entrepreneur building something meaningful, or a leader navigating a season of transition — this book will help you stop operating on autopilot and start leading with purpose.
Inside, You’ll Discover How To:
Identify the values, strengths, and blind spots that shape your leadership — and
finally understand why you lead the way you do
Break free from the performance trap that keeps high-capacity leaders stuck in
survival mode
Replace reactive, exhausting leadership with clarity, confidence, and intentional
direction
Align who you are at your core with how you show up for your team, your
organization, and your life
Build a leadership identity that is uniquely, unapologetically yours
“It’s time to stop checking boxes and start living
the leadership you were made for.”
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
meet Ruth Easterling
Ruth Easterling helps people who look successful on the outside but quietly wonder if there is something more. As the founder of Leadership Solutions and an executive coach, Ruth guides leaders and professionals to move beyond achievement and rediscover the life they were truly meant to live.
Drawing from her work with executives, teams, and individuals navigating career, identity, and purpose, Ruth combines practical leadership tools, DISC personality insights, and deep personal reflection to help people align their lives with who they are at their core.
In her work she combines coaching, consulting and speaking to help the individual see who they are — not just in their professional life but also personally. She is passionate about empowering others to lead with courage and purpose.
Ruth holds a Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary and lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and three girls.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
Transforming Leaders,
One Chapter at a Time
Beyond the Check List provides clear, practical guidance and a proven roadmap for discovering your authentic self. I highly recommend this impactful and empowering book to anyone seeking greater purpose, personal growth, and self-awareness.
Beyond the Checklist is not a self-help book — it’s a self-discovery book. The reflective exercises alone are worth every minute. I finished it with two pages of notes, a clearer vision for my life, and the courage to actually pursue it.
