Didn't see it coming : overcoming the 7 greatest challenges that no one expects and everyone experiences

Book 2018

Founding Pastor of one of North America's most influential churches, Carey Nieuwhof wants to help you avoid and overcome life's seven hardest and most crippling challenges: cynicism, compromise, disconnectedness, irrelevance, pride, burnout, and emptiness. These are challenges that few of us expect but that we all experience at some point. If you have yet to confront these obstacles, Carey provides clear tools and guidelines for anticipation and...

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Christian life

Expectation (Psychology) Religious aspects Christianity

Surprise

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ISBN:

9780735291331
0735291330

Edition:

First edition

Description:

x, 211 pages ; 22 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Contents:

Introduction: Surprise
Part I: Cynicism
Find me a happy lawyer: how cynicism snuffs out hope
Kicking cynicism in the teeth: practical ways to defeat your inner cynic
Part II: Compromise
Successful (on the outside): why character determines your true capacity
Taking your soul off the market: practical ways to deepen your character
Part III: Disconnection
Is anyone out there?: why so many of us feel so alone
Ditching your phone won't help: why you need to solve the human problem
Part IV: Irrelevance
Change never asks permission: the silent creep of irrelevance
Craving different: how regular (and radical) change keeps you in the game
Part V: Pride
It's not just the narcissists: how pride gets the best of us
Habits of the humble: only humility will get you out of what pride got you into
Part VI: Burnout
Like falling off a cliff: how to know when you're burning out
Your new normal: figuring out how to live today so you will thrive tomorrow
Part VII: Emptiness
When all your dreams come true: why money, power, and success leave you feeling empty
My kingdom come?: getting over yourself isn't as scary as you think
Conclusion: Calvin meets Hobbes

LCCN:

2018000541

Control Number:

2586400

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