Anita Smith

Iowa, United States

Anita Smith is a global speaker, muli-time #1 international bestselling author, and founder of Live Tenaciously, a division of Amplifying Life Mano a Mano. Her work centers on intentional living, resilience, faith, and the power of connection.
Anita is the author of the Scattered book series, including Scattered: Life Happenings and Things That Make You Go Hmmm…, Still Scattered: Amplifying Life Mano a Mano, and the forthcoming titles Scattered Directions: Getting from Point A to B and Scattered: A Sharpened Purpose — Every Arrow Trembles Before It Flies. She is also a contributing author to the international #1 bestselling book The Art of Connection: 365 Days of Resilience.
What began as therapeutic journaling evolved into a platform for conversation, healing, and community-building. Anita’s books are intentionally designed to live beyond the page, inviting reflection, dialogue, and shared growth.
Through speaking, writing, and guided conversation, Anita encourages people to live tenaciously — engaging life with courage, grit, faith, and connection. Her work reaches diverse audiences across corporate, faith-based, and community settings, offering invitational messages rooted in lived experience and shared humanity.

Contributed to the following Art of Connection volumes:

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