Discover your course for life, one step at a time

I have been in counseling, consulting, and leadership development for more than forty years. In all of those years, I have heard the persistent cry from people of all ages, in all walks of life: “There must be more to life.” “I am stuck.” “I feel trapped.” “I don’t have a life.” “I need a new life.”

My life, for the past forty-five years, has been dedicated to living that new life and helping others find it.

This book is a manual. It’s a workbook. It’s a course. It’s a step-by- step guide to take you into a new life, a life that will exceed all of your greatest expectations.

You have probably been studying all of your life ... English, math, history, music. You might have a degree or two.

But have you ever taken a course in the study of yourself? A course that focuses on who you are? You already know it is more important to know yourself more than any other subject. If you don’t know yourself, you most likely can’t know what you should do to make the most of the gifts you have been given.

Imagine for a moment the joy and freedom you could experience when, without a doubt, you could look in the mirror and honestly, without hesitation say, I know you ... I like you. ... I love you. I will take good care of you because you have a very important purpose in this life.

We as humans have been described as “fearfully and wonderfully” made. The Scriptures tell us that deep down our “soul” knows this very well. Using this book and the Discover process will help you get in touch and stay in touch with the real you—made and designed by God.

The steps used in this book will help you to get into the new life you have been designed to live. The steps are time tested. They offer the guaranteed promise of a new life. You take the steps, one at a time, and new life will come to you with each step.

The steps you will take in this book are based on simple principles rooted in hundreds of years of history and experience. They are based on biblical teaching combined with healthy “common sense”. The first version of this book was published in 1989. A revised version was published by Thomas Nelson, Nashville, in 1993. Since 1997, the book has been self-published and has been translated into Spanish, Russian, Korean and Albanian, all by individuals needing the books to work with people in these countries.

For 27 years, letters, notes, and emails have come from people everywhere to describe how the steps in this book have changed their lives. As you take your first step in picking up this book, it is my prayer that you will discover your purpose for life and all of the fulfillment that comes with that discovery.