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Lädt ... On Fire: The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Lifevon John O'Leary
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. VERY inspiring story, but nothing new. ( ) John O'Leary .... when he talks about living an inspired life, everyone should listen. At nine years old, his body was almost 100% burned. Not expected to live, walk, write or have a "normal" life, he did all these any way and then some. Most importantly, if he was able to do it all over again, he would choose to be burned and go almost die again. Thankfully (for the squeamish like me), the focus was not on the medical recovery as much as the mental and emotional recovery. In On Fire, John O'Leary shares the seven critical choices we can make to wake up and live an energetically inspired and intentional life. His story comes on the authority of someone who experienced the tragedy of severe burns at a young age and then turned his story to the positive at every turn, helped by others along the way. What starts like so many other x-steps-to-success books in the self-help format then transcends to move and inspire. A great message-- so 3 stars, but the writing and format of the book? Probably closer to 2. Anyway, this was a quick and motivational read. It reads like an hour-long TED talk-- very inspiring and ready for you to take some bullet points away from the slide show. As a St. Louisan, I particularly enjoyed reading about Jack Buck and all the amazing kindnesses he gave to others. I had no idea he was such an angel in disguise! If your library has a copy and you feel like you need to stop feeling sorry for yourself and make some magic happen in the one and only life you've got - pick up this book! keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"If you could go back in time, would you do it all again? When John O'Leary was just nine years old, he barely survived a devastating house fire with burns on 100 percent of his body. O'Leary's doctors told his parents that he wasn't expected to make it through the night. But this story didn't end there. O'Leary, bolstered by several extraordinary people in his life, made it through five months of healing in the hospital, and then through the years of excruciating rehabilitation that followed as he struggled to regain mobility and control of his body. The insights he gained through this experience profoundly changed his life, but today John says that it actually changed him for the better--and that if he had it to do all over again, he wouldn't change a thing. How is this possible? What makes some people crumble in the face of adversity while others thrive? What are the secrets each of us can glean from John's extraordinary story of resilience? An honest and incredible account of triumph over tragedy, On Fire contains O'Leary's reflections on the seven life-giving choices he made that ensured his survival and his ability to ignite a radically inspired life. On Fire encourages us to seize the power to transform our lives from ordinary to extraordinary, no matter what our circumstances. As O'Leary says, 'You can't always choose the path that you walk in life, but you can always choose the manner in which you walk it.' Once expected to die, John O'Leary now teaches others how to truly live."--Dust jacket. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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