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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Just Released - Foreward to Charlie's Book, "Tripping Into the Light"



Coming Soon: Tripping Into the Light 
By, Charlie Collins
Foreword by Jack Canfield


All over the world people are striving to lead more fulfilled lives. Whether it’s getting the big promotion and the payday that goes with it, becoming a better parent, husband or wife, buying the dream house, or writing a best selling novel, everybody wants to live their dream. And yet it’s no secret that we live in a society where resignation, hopelessness and endless drudgery are the norm for far too many people.

So what is preventing so many people from living the lives they dream of? While there are many inner and outer barriers that need to be overcome to create the life of your dreams, perhaps the biggest challenge for the vast majority of people is their low self-esteem. In fact, recent research indicates that two out of three Americans have low self-esteem. Simply stated, most people just don’t feel good about who they are and constantly churn in a world of negative self-talk. The beliefs that we should be taller, smarter, prettier, more athletic, and should have more money, lead to our concluding that we are not enough and our resenting the one person we should love unconditionally—our self.

As Charlie Collins so vividly articulates, these ideas are often born early and insidiously follow us into our adult lives. And, as Tripping Into The Light illustrates so poignantly, it isn’t until we let go of these negative beliefs what we’ve been holding on to that we have the capacity to change and grow. Only then do we set ourselves up to uncover our true selves and reach our highest potential.

In Tripping into the Light Charlie Collins shares his personal journey out of the darkness of low self-esteem and self-hatred into the light of self-acceptance and self-transformation. While there are many individual pathways to success, there are two common denominators that must always be present—action and perseverance. You must continually take action, over and over again, and you must never, ever give up. Faced with seemingly insurmountable odds you’ll see Charlie demonstrate these two principles with incredible strength and courage. His story gives all of us hope that it is never too late and never too dark to create the life of our dreams. It also reminds us that when we are ready, the universe awaits to assist us in the attainment of our birthright of happiness. It also shows us that by simply changing the way we think we can change our life for the better.

Often it is through the stories of others that we are able to find strength to carry on in our own lives. Charlie’s story is such a story. Tripping Into The Light is a portrait of the human spirit at its best. It is a book-long chicken soup for the soul story that will inspire you to have the courage to identify and face your own demons and persevere until you overcome them.

Jack Canfield
Co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and The Success Principles

Stay tuned for more information about the release of the book!