Allan Cox

Change the Way You Face the Day (Book One) (Volume 1) Allan Cox 2nd edition

3 ways that people who can't slow down mess up their lives:
 
-They can't sit still
-Their brains are agitated over what's next?
-They make fallback decisions too soon
 
Compare this uneasy, false-start style of life with one that is more orderly and paced. The latter is founded on reflection-based priorities. It's one that is also capable of letting events unfold (as they often will anyway, and even in a manner not of our choosing.) This is a life of flow. It makes room for surprise and spontaneity, outcomes that emerge alongside stated goals, good intentions and clear focus. It's the orderly life that usually falls into place and is marked by enviable accomplishment.
 
For sure, this latter style of life is not without spine and conviction. It is one where a steadying purpose co-exists with a sense of let-it-happen, rather than make-it-happen. You'll see that Allan Cox has written a book that nurtures this option and offers it as an alternative far superior to the former. This is the Title Book of the series Change the Way You Face the Day. Over time (and not too much) of keeping company with this book, the reader can undergo a change in values, achieve more balance, and gain tranquility. How good is that!
 
The ever-insightful Cox, best known for offering discerning counsel on understanding the difference between work performed at a job and one's life's work, is sure to delight his loyal readers with his new book.   He shows how everyone--whether a bricklayer, a Wall Street banker, a waitress, or the first woman governor of Virginia--can learn to see every event, no matter how small or momentous, as a priceless piece of a mosaic that depicts the whole of life itself.
 
First of all, this short book would best be read and discussed in small groups. Each of its thirteen chapters begins with one of Cox's strong, direct, clear poems about a seemingly small issue. This is just the kind of engagement that restless folk ignore at their peril. The poem is followed by one of his stylized color photographs, some pithy comments, and discussion questions that will coax participants to explore new ways to integrate their life and life's work.
 
As a special bonus, the book contains a brief user-friendly guide that readers can follow to enhance their collective experience in small group discussions. Together, in companies, schools, houses of worship, neighborhoods and just among friends, they will learn skills they can apply to any other group or endeavor in which they participate on or off the job.
 
ThoughCox believes deeply that Change the Way You Face the Day is ideal to be read in a group and is likely to offer optimal impact in that setting, he also makes clear individual readers will be sure to benefit from it as well. Change is what people rightly seek, and changed perception is the way. Find that here.