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Doug Fleener

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Doug Fleener is the author of The Decided Day: A Daily Practice for Faster Change and Growth, Start With What If, and The Day Makes the Year (Makes a Life).

A former director of retail at Bose, Doug has spent decades leading, coaching, and advising business owners, executives, and leaders.

His work focuses on a simple idea: meaningful change doesn’t have to take a long time. It starts with what you decide to do differently today.

In The Decided Day, Doug shares a three-minute morning practice built around three decisions: who you will be, what matters most, and what you will do.

By making those decisions before the day makes them for you, you can turn good intentions into daily action and create faster change and growth.

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Average rating: 4.41 · 37 ratings · 20 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Start With What If: Weekly Questions to Spark Immediate Change and Growth 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Day Makes the Year (Makes a Life): Transform your work and life with One-Day Success 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Profitable Retailer: 56 surprisingly simple and effective lessons to boost your sales and profits 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Decided Day: A Daily Practice for Faster Change and Growth 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Thanks to everyone who’s entered the Start With What If giveaway. I’m thrilled with how many readers are interested. I’m looking forward to sharing this book with early readers when it launches on January 6.

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Heart Life Music: A New York Times Bestselling Memoir from the Beloved Country Music Star

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Doug Fleener made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Book assigned to wrong Doug Fleener author profile topic " Still need help with this. PLEASE make the change, as I have a giveaway going. Thank you! "
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Doug Fleener made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Duplicate author profile / editions need to be moved and combined topic " Thank you. That's not my coloring book, so not sure how my books ended up on that profile. ...more "
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Doug Fleener liked Magda Kos's review of Start With What If: Weekly Questions to Spark Immediate Change and Growth: "A simple, insightful book that helps shift a pessimistic mindset toward a more constructive one. It teaches how to ask better questions and intentionally focus on positive outcomes and possibilities. The weekly lessons and practical exercises make it" Read more of this review »
Feb 02, 2026 11:02AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Start With What If by Doug Fleener. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Start With What If by Doug Fleener <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Doug Fleener liked Pam's review of Start With What If: Weekly Questions to Spark Immediate Change and Growth: "I received an electronic ARC from Five Leaf Clover Publishing, LLC through NetGalley. Fleener breaks down challenging areas into fifty-three "what if" questions and offers readers the opportunity to learn and then apply what was said. Each scenario ca" Read more of this review »
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Doug Fleener and 1 other person liked AllBookedUp's review of Start With What If: Weekly Questions to Spark Immediate Change and Growth: "This self-help book revolves around one simple yet surprisingly powerful question: “What if…?” What if you stopped doing something today that could affect your tomorrow? What if you started small and made a change for just a day, a week, or maybe eve" Read more of this review »
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