The Ones Who Believed: True Inspirational Stories Honoring Everyday People Who Took a Chance, Shaped a Life and Made a Difference

by Karen Lopez McWilliams, Mary Lou Kayser

Overview

When was the last time you hit the pause button on your busy life and reflected on the ones who have believed in you?

This surprisingly simple question is at the heart of The Ones Who Believed: True Inspirational Stories of Everyday People Who Took a Chance, Shaped a Life and Made a Difference. It has readers raving about the 25 stories in which each storyteller honors the one(s) who believed in him or her at an especially critical time in life.

Consider these stories:

An Emmy-award winning sports journalist recalls how his English teacher modeled excellence
A world-renowned dentist shares the story of the one consistent force in his life
A 3 time Indianapolis 500 winner attributes his father with making those wins possible
A high school student remembers the grandfather who encouraged him to do less talking and more doing

Designed to inspire and uplift, this book is about personal connections, those genuine relationships that catapult us into action and purpose. It will inspire you to remember those who positively impacted your life. It will lead you to drop a pebble of belief in someone else's life and then complete the circle, sending the most powerful gifts you can give -- expressing gratitude and advancing the legacy of the human spirit. Join us on this uplifting adventure.

Let's create ripples in the pond together!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940157525224
Publisher:	KLM ARCH COMPANY, LLC
Publication date:	11/17/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	245
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Karen Lopez McWilliams lives and works in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas. She and her husband Chalmer have been married for 28 years and have two amazing children. What began as a passion project quickly turned into a book and is now inspiring a global movement for people to take a moment to thank the one(s) who believed and reinvest into a new legacy.

Mary Lou Kayser is the author of Personal Branding Secrets for Beginners and other books. She is an award-winning writer, consultant, and podcast host.

Editorial Reviews

While some people are intent on focusing on what is wrong in our world, Karen Lopez McWilliams has focused on the people who are making it right -- the people who selflessly reach out to others to make a positive difference in their lives.The contributors' stories are engaging, and their impact ripples through your consciousness long after you finish reading them. You want to put down this book only long enough to remember, thank, and honor those who have positively influenced your own life.

Renee Simas

After such a tumultuous and divisive election season, this message is particularly inspiring, uplifting and thought provoking. In addition to the amazing stories themselves, I feel that these positive messages can redirect our thought processes that have become accustomed to dwelling on our differences, and instead illuminate the human and divine spirit that dwells within us.

Alison Todd

If you're ready for an inspirational shot in the arm, Read This Book! I was given this book as a gift, and it has truly been a gift to read. The personal stories are amazing, but the "Behind the Scenes Takeaway" and "Key Questions for Personal Reflection" are my favorite parts.

Mary Johnson