Books by Dr. Tim Crowley
Live with Purpose. Lead with Heart.
Find more joy. Lead with greater impact. Make room for life.
For more than 25 years, Dr. Tim Crowley has brought psychology, warmth, and practical insights to more than 1.5 million people through keynotes and training with organizations in nearly every industry across the country. These books bring those ideas into everyday life, helping you meet challenges with optimism, lead in ways that lift others, and make space for your own well-being.
A Bit of Optimism Small Shifts That Create Big Impact
What do you want from this one life you get?
More joy. Deeper connections. A little more hope when life doesn’t go as planned.
Optimism isn’t pretending everything is fine. It’s seeing what’s hard without losing sight of what’s good, what’s possible, and what you can do next.
In A Bit of Optimism, Dr. Tim Crowley draws on psychology, more than 25 years of keynotes and training with organizations in nearly every industry, and real stories, often funny and always human, to show how small shifts can change your outlook, deepen your relationships, and help you make the most of this one life. And because optimism is contagious, the final part shows you how to bring it to your team, your workplace, and the people who look to you.
Every chapter ends with A Small Shift and a way to Put In the Reps, so what you read becomes how you live.
PERFECT FOR:
Readers seeking more joy, meaning, and hope; people navigating change; and teams, leadership programs, or conference audiences.
Choose to Lead Growing Leaders at Every Level
Who will people become because you led them?
Leadership isn’t something you wait for permission to practice. It shows up in your choices, your conversations, and the way people grow because of you.
Whether you’re leading a team for the first time or guiding an entire organization, Choose to Lead gives you a practical path to lead with purpose and help others grow. Built around three connected parts, Mindset, Leadership, and Culture, it shows you how to lead yourself, build trust, bring values to life, have conversations that matter, empower others, and create the conditions for people to do their best work.
With tools you can put to work right away and a companion workbook for deeper practice, this book is designed for real leaders doing real work.
Because the measure of leadership isn’t just what you accomplish. It’s who grows because you were there.
PERFECT FOR:
Emerging and experienced leaders, supervisors, managers, HR and learning teams, leadership academies, cohorts, and ongoing development programs.
COMING JANUARY 2027
Tiny Resets 7 Practices for Less Burnout and More Life
What if the reset you need could fit into the day you already have?
Being busy has become normal. Being drained doesn’t have to be.
Stress can build quietly: the break you skip, the boundary you move, the one more thing you agree to do. And you can’t always wait for life to slow down before taking care of yourself.
In Tiny Resets, Dr. Tim Crowley shares seven simple resets to help you pause, regain perspective, protect your energy, and make room for what matters. Grounded in psychology and Tim’s work with teams in nearly every industry, he shows how small actions in ordinary moments can support healthier habits and a better way to live and work.
You can use these ideas on your own or bring them to your team, where well-being becomes something people practice together.
Well-being doesn’t have to wait for a less busy season. It can begin with one small reset today.
PERFECT FOR:
Busy professionals, caregivers, people and teams in healthcare, education, government, and human services, and anyone who wants to care for themselves while caring for others.
COMING FEBRUARY 2027
