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Off Balance on Purpose: Embrace Uncertainty and Create a Life You Love
by Dan Thurmon

Published: 2009-10-01
Hardcover : 252 pages
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Every day, we are inundated with messages about the importance of finding ''balance'' in our lives. How does this make us feel? Overwhelmed, out of touch, and unfulfilled. The problem isn't us--it's the message. Perfect balance is unachievable and, upon closer inspection, undesirable. The ...
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Every day, we are inundated with messages about the importance of finding ''balance'' in our lives. How does this make us feel? Overwhelmed, out of touch, and unfulfilled. The problem isn't us--it's the message. Perfect balance is unachievable and, upon closer inspection, undesirable. The perpetual quest for balance ends up limiting growth, progress, and the quality of life.

In Off Balance On Purpose, Dan Thurmon frees you from the ''balance'' dilemma and empowers you to adopt a new approach to creating a happy, fulfilling life: embrace reality, get aligned with your purpose, lean forward, and initiate positive changes. These steps will give you the knowledge, strength, and motivation to

  • Accept and take advantage of the contradictions in your daily life
  • Integrate the five vital areas of life--work, relationships, health, spiritual growth, and personal interests--into a workable, fluid, sustaining pattern
  • Adopt a practical, concrete process for orchestrating changes and staying aligned with your purpose
With an engaging style and a storyteller's gift, Thurmon combines profound insight, humor, compassion, and practical examples to offer you a realistic path towards a rich and rewarding life.

Praise for Off Balance On Purpose:
''Dan Thurmon is a masterful performer and communicator. His book is a classic, providing great advice to help you simultaneously fuel your work life, your family life, and your personal life. Read it now!''
--Jeffrey Gitomer, New York Times bestselling author of Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude and Little Red Book of Selling

''Dan Thurmon is right on. Any important endeavor will sometimes take you off balance in order to learn or grow. This book shows you how to do that while staying connected to the most important aspects of life.''
--Chris Widener, New York Times bestselling author of The Angel Inside and The Art of Influence

''Dan offers an extremely refreshing perspective and innovative approach on how to deal with life's many challenges. His inspiring philosophy will help propel many individuals and organizations to new heights!''
--Dr. John Affleck Graves, executive vice president, University of Notre Dame

''An inspiring and illuminating work. This book delivers clarity about how to integrate pursuits related to work, relationships, health, spiritual growth, and personal interests in new and powerful ways. Dan Thurmon is a master at motivation and education.''
--Dr. Nido Qubein, president, High Point University, chairman, Great Harvest Bread Co.

''Refreshing, thoughtful, and practical! In the effort to find 'balance' in our lives, we more often find increased stress, guilt, and regret. This book will free you from that burden and provide a more fun, less stressful, and more meaningful path to fulfillment.''
--Mimi Taylor, vice president and CIO, Baptist Health

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