The Game Changer: Inspirational Stories That Changed Lives

The book is a collection of personal stories from 34 amazing entrepreneurs and exemplifies resiliency at its best. The stories inside this book are amazing, heartbreaking, uplifting, and inspirational. I love reading my co-authors' stories.

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When you're in the midst of chaos and upheaval, like we all are right now, you need perspective to regain footing and direction.A wise soul observed, "When you're overthinking, write. When under thinking, read."This is the book to read when you need a new perspective, some inspiration, or just need a few-minute break from your personal insanity.A collection of perspective from business leaders, you'll enjoy meaty snacks, quick to consume yet full of epiphany and insight to satisfy.

I read this book because it featured my coach, Marilyn Sutherland, who shared how her journey to build a relationship with her father shifted how she shows up in all relationships. Her contribution, "Daddy’s Girl?", made me give deep consideration to how expectations are affecting how I show up in relationships. She shared her reflections with thoughtful questions that make you want to "do the work" to change for the better. Her narrative wasn't a prescriptive, quick fix — it was an authentic reflection on the intentionality and deep work it takes to connect when it's hard.Overall, this book is a compilation of reflective, personal narratives that impart lessons we can apply in all of our relational contexts (personal, romantic and professional).

I know several of the authors and yet, these are stories I didn't know. You can imagine what it takes to sit down and write these stories, knowing that you will be judged and weighed.Sometimes among coaches and entrepreneurs, it feels like a competition of 'rags to riches' or 'overcoming tragedy'; this book has some of that, too. Or that success doesn't take education - the Elon Musk, Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos who do not give credit to the many thousands highly educated people they depend on for their achievements. Even in this book, some of this American 'self-made' ideology shines through.In many of the stories the loneliness before the gamechanger is palpable. And yet, Iman's alumni do not claim "The Success Way" but go humbly (!) and without the "follow me" of marketing. Their purpose is to simply state that you own your future, whether you call it a gamechanger, a calling, a mission; whether you start alone or in a community - the future is yours to create. You must dare to act.If anything, the stories demonstrate a commitment to live with purpose. Congratulations.