7 Simple Choices for a Better Tomorrow

by Bob Merritt

Overview

Life is hard--for everyone. No matter how gifted or fortunate, everyone will experience some level of disappointment in life: difficult classes, jobs, relationships, and losses. But by following basic disciplines anyone can experience accomplishment, freedom, and ease in navigating through life's daily challenges.

In this positive, insightful book, Bob Merritt describes a set of universal principles that work for everyone in every stage of life, showing that what we do today determines who we become tomorrow. Anyone who has experienced pain or confusion from lost opportunities, broken relationships, or a nagging sense of emptiness will treasure this book that shows them that the best of life has not passed them by.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441238597
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	254
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Bob Merritt (PhD, Penn State University) has been senior pastor at Eagle Brook Church, a multi-site church with six locations around the Twin Cities, Minnesota, since 1991. With 18,000 in average weekend attendance, Eagle Brook is the largest church in the upper Midwest. Bob and his wife Laurie have two adult children and a dog named Blue.

Table of Contents

Foreword 9

Acknowledgments 11

Introduction 13

Part 1 Foundations for a Great Tomorrow

1 Free Fall 19

2 Hog Hole Heaven 37

Part 2 Strategies for Intentional Living

3 Give It One More Day: Don't Quit 61

4 Manage Your Loads: Do a Few Things Well 83

5 Give Yourself Time: Be Prepared 105

6 Find Your Rhythm: Increase Your Consistency 117

7 Have Barbed-Wire Discipline: Use Small Tugs 137

8 Try Things You Can't Do: Stretch Yourself 157

9 Avoid the Fatal Fall: Practice Self-Control 179

Part 3 Breakthroughs for the Broken

10 Everybody Needs a Fred 195

11 Hope at the Duck's Breath Saloon 211

12 A Softer Soul 229

Notes 251