FROM ACTERAGE TO AWESOME: LESSONS FOR LIVING AN EXT

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Motivational speaker Jim Smith Jr. has created a collection of highly personal stories to help teach readers how to break free from their past self-limiting behaviors and realize their full potential. By combining simple action steps with every day stories Smith seeks to create serious change in the lives of his readers.

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Overview

Motivational speaker Jim Smith Jr. has created a collection of highly personal stories to help teach readers how to break free from their past self-limiting behaviors and realize their full potential. By combining simple action steps with every day stories Smith seeks to create serious change in the lives of his readers.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781562865344
  • Publisher: American Society for Training & Development
  • Publication date: 9/25/2008
  • Pages: 246
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Table of Contents


Foreword     vii
Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction: From Grade School, to the School of Hard Knocks, to Awesome!     1
Build Character by Persevering     9
Savor Your Meaningful Moments in Life     21
Remember Your Titans     33
Don't Go to Pity Parties     43
Expect an Awesome Day!     53
Fire Hard Kid!     63
Make Time, Not Excuses, for Your Loved Ones     73
Do Your Homework, Then Ace Your Test     81
Stop Taking Life So Seriously     93
Become the CEO of You     101
Aim High     111
Don't Expect Everyone to Applaud Your Awesome Efforts     121
Be Yourself-Everyone Else Is Taken     133
Play the Hand You're Dealt     141
Live with a Forgiving Spirit     153
Remember That the Cure for Your Pain Is in Your Pain     165
Look for Opportunities to Elevate Others     175
Fearlessly Unleash Your Greatness and Creativity     187
Listen to the Music, Then Produce Awesome Results     197
Don't Put Your Goals on Layaway     203
Reexamine How You See the World and Yourself     213
Eliminate the Aspects of Your Life That Keep You fromBeing Awesome     223
Enjoy Today as Another Adventure in Your Awesome Journey!     233
Take Ownership of All That Happens-It's All an Awesome Challenge     241
Do Something Different This Time-Get Out of Your Comfort Zone!     251
About the Author     259
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