Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of Yes!: 101 Stories about Adventure, Change and Positive Thinking

Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of Yes!: 101 Stories about Adventure, Change and Positive Thinking

by Amy Newmark
Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of Yes!: 101 Stories about Adventure, Change and Positive Thinking

Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Power of Yes!: 101 Stories about Adventure, Change and Positive Thinking

by Amy Newmark

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Overview

Try new things, overcome your fears, and broaden your world. You’ll feel empowered and energized when you use the power of YES!

Saying YES gives you power—the power to make your life more exciting and your world bigger. So, do things that challenge you. Face your fears. And don’t be afraid to reinvent yourself. You’ll be inspired to make your own to-do list when you read these stories from regular people who used the power of saying “yes” to improve their lives. Find the motivation you need in the entertaining, personal accounts in these 101 stories.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781611599787
Publisher: Chicken Soup for the Soul
Publication date: 08/14/2018
Pages: 432
Sales rank: 1,103,579
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Amy Newmark is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Try New Things

1 A Year of New Things Victoria Otto Franzose 9

2 Extreme Cuisine Ann Morrow 12

3 I Wanna Rock and Roll All Nite Tamara Moran-Smith 16

4 From Opera to Hockey Eva Carter 20

5 13.1 Is My Lucky Number Mark Mason 23

6 Finding the Sweet Spot Kristen Mai Pham 27

7 Stretching Out in Retirement Priscilla Dann-Courtney 30

8 Taking Back My Life Leah Isbell 33

9 The Clydesdale Steve Hecht 37

2 Embrace Change

10 A Down Under Fairy Tale Shari Hall 43

11 Warm and Familiar Erin Hazlehurst 47

12 Into the Future Lori Chidori Phillips 50

13 Stepping Out of the Boat Sherry Poff 54

14 On the Wings of Change Sara Etgem-Baker 58

15 From Rock to Retail Nancy Johnson 61

16 A Blessing in Disguise Carolyn McLean 64

17 My True Hollywood Story John Davis Walker 68

18 Who's That Girl? Geneva France Coleman 72

19 Even Jellyfish Victoria Fedden 75

3 Put Yourself Out There

20 When Richard Met Cindy Richard Berg 83

21 Becoming the Glue Kate Lemtry 87

22 A Different Point of View Robyn R Ireland 90

23 Stepping Into the Comfort Zone Christy Heitger-Ewing 94

24 From Lonely to Loved Aviva Jacobs 98

25 The Wooden Bench Beverly LaHote Schwind 102

26 It All Started with an Open Door Nancy Beaufait 105

27 Subway Rules Ellie Braun-Holey 108

28 Frisbee in the Kalahari Dave Fox 112

4 Fake it Till You Make It

29 A Day at the Spa Connie Kaseweter Pullen 119

30 Sliding into Fun Marianne Fosnow 122

31 Imperfect Steps Mary C.M. Phillips 125

32 Finding My Inner Superhero Kristi Adams 128

33 Wrestling with Imposter Syndrome Beth Cato 132

34 The Girly Girls Try Something Different Ginny Huff Conahan 136

35 Stand and Deliver Andrea Atkins 139

36 What's the Story? Lisa Timpf 142

37 Horse Sense Kaye Curren 144

5 Do It Afraid

38 A Mountain of Doubt Jo-Anne Barton 151

39 The Hardest Mile of My Life Joyce Lombardi 155

40 The Courage to Sing Katie Drew 159

41 To Jump or Not to Jump Jennifer Crites 163

42 Along for the Ride Tammy Nicole Glover 166

43 Gliding On Linda Holland Ratkkopf 169

44 But You're a Teacher Gretchen Nilsen Lendrum 172

45 Coffee for Murderers Carolyn McGovern 176

46 Sunrise on the Mountain A.L. Tompkins 180

6 Believe in Yourself

47 The Bon Jovi Challenge Miriam Van Scott 187

48 A Trying Time Sue Doherty Gelber 190

49 The Pact Logan Eliasen 194

50 No One Could Know Patricia Voyce 197

51 My Year of "Why Not?" Elaine Liner 200

52 Keeping the Change Susan J Anderson 204

53 The Recital Hannah Faye Garson 207

54 The Camera Lens of a Marriage Jeanine L DeHoney 210

55 My Voice, My Choice Megan Pincus Kajitani 213

56 The Happy Golfer Nick Karnazes 216

7 Be Daring

57 An Introvert on the TODAY Show Roz Warren 223

58 A Cardinal Career Jon Peirce 227

59 The Jump David Michael Smith 231

60 The Sound of Life Angela Lebovic 235

61 Poolside or Cliffside? Hyla Sabesin Finn 238

62 No Regrets Anna S. Kendall 241

63 Trick Riding 101 Elite Braum-Haley 244

64 Good to Go Stan Holden 247

65 Just Breathe Gwen Cooper 250

8 Find the New You

66 Three Years Doug Sletten 257

67 Abolishing Solitary Confinement Alvena Stanfield 260

68 My Pre-Med-itated Career Gary Stein 263

69 Panic Grace Kuikman 268

70 C.R.A.F.T.S. David Hull 272

71 Reluctant Writer Paul Winick 276

72 Saying Yes to No James A. Gemmell 281

73 The Sweet Pain of Anticipation Rick Weber 284

74 Twice Their Age Randal A. Collins 288

9 Give of Yourself

75 Boldly Going David Hull 295

76 Pain Killer Annie Nason 298

77 Take Your Husband to Work Day Garrett Bauman 301

78 I Never Knew That Valorie Wells Fenton 305

79 Just Like Me Tracy Crump 309

80 An Unexpected Encounter Sharon Pearson 313

81 Part of the Family Cindy Jolley 316

82 No Longer the Retiring Type Bill Woolley 320

83 Learning to Ask Kristin Goff 324

10 Go for Adventure

84 My Geriatric Vacation Diane Stark 331

85 Game, Set, Cure Darin Cook 334

86 But I Can't Touch Bottom Geneva Cobb Iijima 337

87 Spiders or Mountains Kristi Adams 340

88 Travel Buddies Polly Hare Tafrate 344

89 Mic Drop Melanie Celeste 348

90 Six Years Before the Mast Sayzie Koldys 352

91 The Chapter Called France Deb Biechler 357

92 The Birthday Present Sheryl Maxey 360

11 Let Yourself Trust

93 Buy the Book Julia Rebecca Miron 367

94 The Distance Between Fear and 5'5" Kathy Bernier 370

95 Pedal Power Elana Rabinowitz 374

96 Empty No More Susan G. Mathis 377

97 A Teacher in Thailand Ruthanna Martin 380

98 Standing in the Doorway Laura Allnutt 384

99 I Could Never Do That BJ Jensen 388

100 Butterflies and Pterodactyls Linda Sabourin 392

101 Full Circle Julie de Belle 396

Meet Our Contributors 399

Meet Amy Newmark 415

Thank You 417

About Chicken Soup for the Soul 419

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