Published Works

The Dr. A
Library

Five books on one root idea — the picture you carry of yourself shapes how you live, lead, sell, relate, and parent.

BOOKS

“We can’t outperform the picture we carry of ourselves — but we can upgrade it.”

— Dr. Alfred E. Smith

New: The Self-Image Parent is now available as a direct digital edition with both EPUB and PDF formats.

The Collection

Five books, one root idea

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Newest Release · Parenting

The Self-Image Parent

Helping Your Child Build a Healthy Self-Image — One Word, One Pattern, and One Moment at a Time

Every parent passes something on—including the quiet messages that teach a child who they are, what they deserve, and what feels possible.

Dr. A shows how authority, repetition, emotionally intense moments, everyday words, listening, repair, and strengths-based parenting can build a healthier inner picture. This is not a book about perfect parenting. It is about intentional parenting.

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Includes both EPUB and PDF editions for personal use.

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Published Work

The Image I Choose

How I Reclaimed the Self That Was Given Away

Most people never choose the image they carry of themselves — it was assigned. By voices in the room when they were young. By losses they didn't ask for. This book is about the moment you decide that image is not permanent.

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Same price — both companion audios included free.

Also in paperback & Kindle on Amazon →
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The S.E.L.F. I.M.A.G.E. Method™

Rewire how you see yourself—and you’ll change everything you do.

Dr. A’s signature book reveals the hidden self-image that shapes every decision, emotion, and result in your life—and teaches you how to rebuild it from the inside out.

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Same price — both companion audios included free.

Also in paperback & Kindle on Amazon →
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You Are Not Difficult. You Are Wired.

The DISC Guide to Understanding Yourself and Everyone Around You

Every difficult relationship has a simpler explanation than you think. This book uses DISC to show you how you're built to act and why others do what they do.

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Same price — both companion audios included free.

Also in paperback & Kindle on Amazon →
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Published Work

Stop Selling from Script

The S.E.L.F. I.M.A.G.E. Method™ for Sales Professionals Who Want to Win Without Performing

Scripts don't close deals. State does. This playbook applies the S.E.L.F. I.M.A.G.E. Method™ directly to sales performance.

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Same price — both companion audios included free.

Also in paperback & Kindle on Amazon →
Practical Downloads

Self-Image Quick Tools

Focused, affordable tools designed to help you notice what is running in the background—and take a practical next step.

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Framework + Guided Assessment

The Inherited Survival Scripts™ Guide + Finder

Find the script that's running your life — then start rewriting it.

The complete framework behind ten inherited survival patterns — where they came from, what they're costing you now, and the research behind each one — paired with the Script Finder, a guided 10-minute self-assessment to identify which script is running your life right now. Includes the full teaching guide, scored reflection tool, the Three Architects breakdown, and a 7-day practice to start rewriting your top script.

Get the Guide + Finder — $27 →

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Guide + Companion Audio

How Self-Image Is Built — and Rebuilt

The three forces that built your self-image — and the three you can use to change it.

The three forces that quietly built your inner picture of yourself — and the same three forces you can use to change it. This guide walks through exactly how a self-image forms, why it feels like "just the truth" even when it isn't, and the process for rebuilding it on purpose. Includes the full written guide and the companion audio, for reading or listening, whichever fits your day.

Get the Guide + Audio — $17 →

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Parenting Quick Tool

The Parent Language Repair Kit

What to say after the words came out wrong.

A printable seven-page repair system with the five-part REPAIR conversation, exact language for five difficult parenting moments, a 24-hour repair planner, credible strength-building phrases, a seven-day practice, and a family repair agreement.

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Science of Sales

The Green Zone Sales Reset

A before, during, and after conversation field guide.

Identify Green, Yellow, and Red sales states, catch six predictable pressure patterns, use a 60-second pre-call reset, answer objections without defensiveness, and debrief five real conversations. Sell from state, not script.

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New Leader Development

Oh...I’m Leading Now

The New Leader’s First 30 Days Field Guide.

Four practical weeks covering first conversations, clarity, delegation, pressure patterns, feedback, trust-building repetition, a 30-day leadership dashboard, and an end-of-month review.

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Self-Image Development

The Self-Image Decision Reset

A seven-decision workbook for moving without self-betrayal.

Separate facts from fear forecasts, identify inherited authority, interrupt repeated patterns, respect emotionally intense history, test alignment, and choose the smallest credible action that supports the person you are becoming.

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