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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
HOW CAN I POSSIBLY SAY I AM HAPPIER THAN I COULD EVER IMAGINE?
I mean… I am severely bipolar and I am a quadriplegic, yet I believe I am the happiest person on Earth, so would you like to know why?
LIFE NOW
I started writing this book on the eighth anniversary of my accident and despite my situation, I will show you how I have reached nirvana
BEAUTY
We are all obsessed with perfection yet that is impossible, so I will show you how you can stop comparing yourself to everyone else and find true beauty in yourself by simply appreciating that you are a unique creation and you were created just to be you
VULNERABILITY
Making myself completely vulnerable in my first book, everything I have written since the car accident, posted on Facebook over the years, and spoken about in the nearly 400 presentations I have done, has made countless people share their darkest secrets with me and given them hope and I want to provide you with the courage to be someone’s light in the darkness of this world
THE STRUGGLE OF BIPOLAR DISORDER
We are in a mental health crisis so I have tried to do my part in being as open as I can about my firsthand struggles and I share with you what it is like to live with bipolar but also how we can all do our part in ending the stigma of mental illness
HIGH ON LIFE
I have struggled with addiction, especially with what I thought truly made me happy in smoking marijuana but I found sobriety and now for nearly a decade I have discovered what it feels like to be forever high without giving in to the pressures of our chemical-dependent society.
THE PATH LESS TRAVELED
Never in my wildest dreams or nightmares did I see my life going in the direction that it did so I will show you how I found true happiness by embracing adversity and appreciating what is truly important in life
REFLECTION
I will teach you how self-reflection is key to appreciating your life by focusing on the positives in each day and learning from the negatives so that you can wake up ready to take on each day stronger than ever
PATIENCE
In America we all want everything right now so I show you how I learned patience the hardest way imaginable by losing most of my physical self and independence I will teach you how to live stress-free in the moment to gradually work towards accomplishing your dreams
KINDNESS
There is so much anger in our society, whether it be from behind a keyboard on social media, in a comments section, or face-to-face, that we are driving each other apart so I show you how to practice kindness to create a loving and generous society
FORGIVENESS
When someone will not forgive you it really hurts but all so often we cannot forgive others so I will show you how to forgive all people in your life so that you can truly be at peace
GIVING
Our society is so caught up in wanting more and more because we think it will make us happy so I show you how to find the happiness you must learn to be a giver of not just material things but more importantly of knowledge because we all can teach through the adversity we have overcome
THE “PERFECT” SELF
No one is perfect yet we were all born as unique individuals I will show you how if you want to be truly happy you just need to be the best version of yourself and that you should never compare your life to anyone else)
“SHOW ME YOUR FRIENDS, AND I WILL SHOW YOU YOUR FUTURE”
The type of people you surround yourself with is the type of person you will become and I will show you how to eliminate toxic relationships so that you can surround yourself with positive people that will push you forward and change your life
BLOCK OUT THE NOISE
We all get so caught up in the negativity of the world around us so I will show you how to block out the people bringing you down for anything such as simply being happy and successful so that no person can ever get inside your head)
PUT DOWN YOUR CELL PHONE (the biggest problem in society is how we are attached to our cell phones and I will show you how to have real powerful conversations and see the beauty in people and the world around you by simply putting down your cell phone)
LIFE COACHING (through my experiences as a Professional Life Coach, I teach you how to do what society lacks today… listening intently and asking powerful open-ended questions so that we can create powerful conversations that will forever change your life and the lives of others)
THE POWER IN WRITING (how exposing my most vulnerable secrets to the world through writing saved my life and impacted thousands and how daily self-reflection through writing can change your life… take it one step further and share your secrets and you can change the world)
THE CHILDREN’S GUIDE TO DISABILITIES (I have shown to children that a disability does not make you different and I show you we should all expose our imperfections to give children hope that anyone can change the world)
BECAUSE I WAS IMPORTANT IN THE LIFE OF A CHILD
There is so much beauty in children and I show you how to love and treat all children as our own and how to teach from what we have overcome to change their future because they are our legacies)
DIVINE INTERVENTION
When I felt the presence of God and how you will believe in something greater and finally feel at peace and protected)
REGRET (how I live life without regrets, live in the present, do not stress about the past, and not get anxious about the future and how you can too)
OVERCOMING THE ODDS (I never walked but mentally I cannot be broken so I show you how all adversity, no matter how big or how small, can teach you how to thrive)
LEGACY (the simple steps it takes to leave a long-lasting legacy behind so that we all can be remembered and when we pass our lives will be celebrated so I show you how you can have no fear of death and live free forever)
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