Why Wait to be Great? by Terry Hawkins - Book review

Why Wait to Be Great?

It's Either Now or Too Late

By: Terry Hawkins

Published: June 3, 2013
Format: Paperback, 240 pages
ISBN-10: 1609948912
ISBN-13: 978-1609948917
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers










"My intention for this book is to give you a support system, a process which will guide you through when the path feels too long or you feel all alone", writes keynote speaker, educator, and CEO of People In Progress Global, Terry Hawkins in her empowering and life changing book Why Wait to Be Great?: It's Either Now or Too Late. The author describes, through the engaging impact of story, how people can be mired in the Pit of Misery, or can be courageous and see and react to the world in a positive manner.

Terry Hawkins recognizes that no life can ever be without problems, challenges or free of pain. Instead, the author offers the alternative approach of transforming those difficult aspects of life into forces for positive growth and a source of internal strength and energy. Through the power of narrative, Terry Hawkins presents the character of Pitman, stuck in the Pit of Misery, who is unable to escape the past, and is forever feeling a victim in life. The author also shares the character of Flipman, a successful and empowered superhero, who offers the steps and exercises to overcome the past and create the life a person truly wants to live.

Terry Hawkins (photo left) understands through her own personal experiences of poverty, abusive situations, and major health challenges to achieve success as an entrepreneur and as a mother. She presents the concept of using that pain as a source of strength and leveraging that which holds you back to propel your life forward to happiness, personal empowerment, and success. Terry Hawkins offer the profound wisdom that if this step out of the pit is not made now, that tomorrow may be much too late for embracing the necessary changes.

Terry Hawkins offers insights into the two ways of living your life. The author points out that the choice is yours. A person can choose to live as Pitman and remained mired in the pit, and fail to move forward with life. On the other hand, you can make the decision to follow the Flipman strategy and take control of your own life, your own future, and your own personal well being. Terry Hawkins makes clear that happiness in life is a personal choice that anyone can make now, as tomorrow may be too late for that life transforming decision.

For me, the power of the book is how Terry Hawkins makes clear that our own destiny, success, and happiness are in our own hands. She points out how everyone has the power to choose to life their life on their own terms. Conversely, being stuck in a life of misery is also a personal choice, and those negative thoughts and behaviors will stall a person;'s life. Terry Hawkins shares her own personal challenges and tragedies that she has overcome effectively.

In the author's case, instead of wallowing in the pain, she chose to utilize that pain as a source of strength. She makes clear, through the stories of Pitmana and Flipman, that the strategies and practices to take back control of your own life are there for the taking and acting upon by anyone. In easy to understand language, and with steps to make real and lasting change, Terry Hawkins presents a road map to your future happiness and success.

I highly recommend the wisdom filled, gem of a book Why Wait to Be Great?: It's Either Now or Too Late by Terry Hawkins, to anyone seeking to make the life altering choice to take control of their own destiny and happiness. This book offers a way out of misery, and into a world of joy, before it's too late.

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