There are many books about the highly successful, the rich and famous, those that change the world. But what about the ordinary people, the ones that quietly go about their lives trying to do the best they can and be the best they can be. What of their stories? This book lets you peek into the lives and learnings of ordinary women…ordinary professional working women to be more exact. Women like you. Be surprised! Be inspired! Be empowered! For what you will realize is that there is no such thing as ordinary…everyone is truly extraordinary!
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The Year of Living Miraculously: Taking Your Life from Ordinary to Extraordinary
The Year of Living Miraculously chronicles the life of one woman’s struggle of trying to make sense of the devastating effects of growing up in a dysfunctional alcoholic household. At an early age and with a skewed perception on life she ventured into the world on her own only to meet with the same traumatic relationships over and over again. After years of searching for answers and meaning within the fields of addiction, psychology, neuroscience, spirituality and even quantum physics she transformed her beliefs and redesigned her life into the one she deserved. There also came a startling discovery. An eye-opening conversation with a well-known scientist revealed something she had suspected all along; we all have this incredible ability to co-create real miracles in our life, but it goes beyond the simple “ask, believe, receive” idea that many have been taught. Written as both a personal narrative and reader workbook, The Year of Living Miraculously takes the reader on a personal and spiritual journey of self discovery. Through eleven specific steps and exercises designed to take a deep dive into the subconscious and over the rocky terrain of our blocks and sabotaging beliefs, the reader will emerge with a new healthier understanding of their own powerful and unique self. Seeing their world through a new lens, readers learn how to tap into the quantum field of all possibilities, and their innate ability to co-create real miracles in their own life.
This Life I Live: One Man’s Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed It Forever
The Love Story that Captured a Nation’s Heart
Joey and Rory Feek were enjoying a steadily growing fan base in country music when Joey was diagnosed unexpectedly with a rapidly spreading cancer. This vibrant and beautiful young woman would soon be on a unique journey for which no one is ever fully prepared. Her husband, Rory, and children, Heidi, Hopie, and Indiana, were beside her each step of the way. Rory, a prolific songwriter, entrepreneur, farmer, and overall tender man, has seen God bless his life in countless unexpected ways and had started a blog, thislifeilive.com, not really knowing its purpose other than he needed to write. That purpose soon became clearer when Joey’s cancer battle hit.
By inviting so many into the final months of Joey’s life, this astounding couple captured the hearts of millions with their powerful love story, the manner in which they were handling the diagnosis, and the inspiring simple way they had chosen to live their lives.
In this vulnerable book, Rory takes us into his own challenging life story and shows what can happen when God brings both his presence and the right companion into our lives. He also gives never-before-revealed details on what he calls “the long goodbye,” the blessing of being able to know that life is going to end and taking advantage of it. Feek shows how we all are actually there already and how we can learn to live that way every day. He then goes into detail toward the end of the book on what it’s like to try to move on with your life once you’ve “had it all.”
Extraordinary YOU: How to Claim Extraordinary Happiness in the Most Ordinary Venues in Life
Each and every one of us longs to be happy. The secret to happiness is much simpler and closer to us than we think. We are most miserable when relationally injured and conversely happiest when meaningfully connected with those we care about. Extraordinary YOU is born out of this fundamental human need to seek and fulfill happiness in the context of our relationships. Extraordinary YOU unveils what it means to be happy through the interpersonal lens of our being as we soulfully connect with each other every day of our lives. Extraordinary YOU is about how our individuality is avowed and bears its significance most lucidly in the way we relate to people and the relationships that transpire out of our everyday communion. Extraordinary YOU is also about how we can revive our true sense of who we are most profoundly in the context of our relationships with people that matter to us. Extraordinary YOU is the ultimate secret to realizing true happiness in the most ordinary places of our everyday lives.
Leadership Transformed: How Ordinary Managers Become Extraordinary Leaders
A groundbreaking new approach to dramatically improving your performance as a leader, using seven distinct tools that build significant, lasting improvements
Several years ago, Dr. Peter Fuda conducted groundbreaking research of CEOs who had dramatically and measurably succeeded at transforming themselves and their organizations. This research revealed several common themes, such as using accountability as a tool to build momentum and encouraging authenticity as a means to increase trust and commitment.
Dr. Fuda organized these key similarities into seven leadership metaphors, from Fire (the motivational forces that start and sustain transformative efforts) to Snowball (how accountability can help create critical mass, reducing friction and increasing momentum), and unveiled this framework in a widely regarded Harvard Business Review article.
The overwhelming response to his article convinced Fuda to write the manual on transformative leadership, expanding the seven metaphors into a comprehensive system anyone can use to effect significant, lasting improvements in themselves, their teams, and their organizations.
The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change
The riveting New York Times bestseller about a young man who built more than 250 schools around the world—and the steps anyone can take to lead a successful and significant life.
Adam Braun began working summers at hedge funds when he was just sixteen years old, sprinting down the path to a successful Wall Street career. But while traveling he met a young boy begging on the streets of India, who after being asked what he wanted most in the world, simply answered, “A pencil.” This small request led to a staggering series of events that took Braun backpacking through dozens of countries before eventually leaving a prestigious job to found Pencils of Promise, the organization he started with just $25 that has since built more than 250 schools around the world.
The Promise of a Pencil chronicles Braun’s journey to find his calling, as each chapter explains one clear step that every person can take to turn their biggest ambitions into reality. If you feel restless and ready for transition, if you are seeking direction and purpose, this critically acclaimed bestseller is for you. Driven by inspiring stories and shareable insights, this is the book that will give you the tools to make your own life a story worth telling.
*All proceeds from this book will support Pencils of Promise.
Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
Now a New York Times Bestseller!
As a college student he spent 16 days in the Pacific Ocean with five guys and a crate of canned meat. As a father he took his kids on a world tour to eat ice cream with heads of state. He made friends in Uganda, and they liked him so much he became the Ugandan consul. He pursued his wife for three years before she agreed to date him. His grades weren’t good enough to get into law school, so he sat on a bench outside the Dean’s office for seven days until they finally let him enroll.
Bob Goff has become something of a legend, and his friends consider him the world’s best-kept secret. Those same friends have long insisted he write a book. What follows are paradigm shifts, musings, and stories from one of the world’s most delightfully engaging and winsome people. What fuels his impact? Love. But it’s not the kind of love that stops at thoughts and feelings. Bob’s love takes action. Bob believes Love Does.
When Love Does, life gets interesting. Each day turns into a hilarious, whimsical, meaningful chance that makes faith simple and real. Each chapter is a story that forms a book, a life. And this is one life you don’t want to miss.
Light and fun, unique and profound, the lessons drawn from Bob’s life and attitude just might inspire you to be secretly incredible, too.
Endorsements:
“If this book does not make your heart beat faster, book the next flight to Mayo Clinic!” –Bill Hybels, Senior Pastor, Willow Creek Community Church, Chairman, Willow Creek Association
“Bob Goff is a one-man tsunami of grace, a hurricane of love. He doesn’t just talk about change, he really is change, as Love Does chronicles in such a vivid way. Yet, Love Does doesn’t leave you feeling like you want to celebrate its author, it awakens a sense deep within that you, too, have an outrageous role to play in God’s unfolding story or rescue and repair.” –Louie Giglio, Passion Conferences/Passion City Church
“An interesting and compelling story (with Young Life roots) that ends with a practical challenge and punch: ‘love does’ and God can use you to do it!” –Denny Rydberg, President, Young Life
“Every once in a while someone like Bob Goff shows up to remind us that some things matter a lot more than others. Love Does has a kind of ‘north star’ effect that will push you to refocus your life and energy on what is most significant. It doesn’t just invite you to respond with your God-given potential, it invites you to become a part of what God can do beyond your potential.” –Reggie Joiner, Founder and CEO of Orange
“We liked the book a lot. Mostly, the balloons on the cover. The rest was pretty good too. Lots of stories about how God helps us.” –Aedan, Asher and Skye Peterson ages 13, 12 and 9
“This may look like a book. It’s not. It is an invitation to enter into the greatest adventure you have ever known—your life as it was meant to be lived. Hang on!” –Michael Hyatt, Author, Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World, MichaelHyatt.com
“Bob’s ability to love people brings contagious hope and inspiration wherever he goes. The power of love showcased in this book will surely touch the hearts and souls of many people. Read Love Does and find a friend in one the world’s best hidden secrets, a person who shows how love can create connection and make a difference—even across oceans.” –George Tsereteli, Deputy Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia (former Russian Republic)
“There are some nasty rumors out there about treasure. Mostly that’s it’s buried and needs discovering. Or has to be mined. Or can only be located with a map and a big X. Not so, says the life of Bob Goff. Living from the center of your heart doesn’t have to be complicated or elusive. Love just wakes up in the morning and gets busy loving. The treasure is sitting right there next to the pancakes. About 5 pages in, I knew my life and I were gonna have words.” –Nicole Nordeman, Mother and Musician