Books by Kris McPeak
Practical guides for students, families, and higher education professionals — written by someone who has lived this world for over 30 years.
Zero-Debt Degree
College is expensive. Loans are worse. This step-by-step guide walks both students and parents through finding, applying for, and winning scholarship money — from building your timeline to submitting a personal statement that actually gets read.
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Elevate Your 8 for the College Student
You have 24 hours. Eight for sleep. Eight for class and study. Eight that are entirely yours — if you design them right. Built for on-campus students, commuters, and working students alike.
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The Career Guide You Never Knew You Needed
The practical, no-nonsense career guide for professionals who are ready to stop drifting and start directing — built around clarity, growth, change, and opportunity at every stage.
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Make Work Work for You
Stop forcing productivity. Start working with your strengths. A practical guide to designing a professional life that actually fits — your talents, your values, and the life you want outside the office.
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Elevate Your 8
You work in higher education. You give everything to students, donors, and the mission — and somewhere in there, your own eight hours of personal time disappear. This book shows you how to reclaim them with intention using your CliftonStrengths.
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Elevate Your 8 — 21 Days to Prosperous Time Management
The original Elevate Your 8 — a 21-day guide to reclaiming your most important non-work hours. Available in Kindle edition and as an audiobook read by Kris McPeak.
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Kris works one-on-one and with higher education teams through her CliftonStrengths coaching programs.