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BREAKTHROUGH: The Science of Getting Unstuck
" The Science of Getting Unstuck" is a transformative guide that empowers readers to unlock their full potential and achieve lasting success. Drawing from his own journey of overcoming adversity and years of research, Randy Powell presents a comprehensive framework for personal growth and achievement. This book offers practical strategies, timeless principles, and actionable insights that help readers define their unique vision of success, identify their purpose, and create an intentional mindset for overcoming obstacles.
Through a blend of personal anecdotes, scientific research, and proven techniques, the author guides readers on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment. From creating effective action plans to leveraging results and maintaining a success-oriented attitude, "BREAKTHROUGH" provides a roadmap for anyone seeking to break free from stagnation and reach new heights in their personal and professional lives. With its engaging style and wealth of practical exercises, this book is an essential resource for individuals ready to embrace their inner greatness and make a lasting impact on the world.
Through a blend of personal anecdotes, scientific research, and proven techniques, the author guides readers on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment. From creating effective action plans to leveraging results and maintaining a success-oriented attitude, "BREAKTHROUGH" provides a roadmap for anyone seeking to break free from stagnation and reach new heights in their personal and professional lives. With its engaging style and wealth of practical exercises, this book is an essential resource for individuals ready to embrace their inner greatness and make a lasting impact on the world.
183 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 20, 2024
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About the author
Randy Powell
18 books7 followersI've lived in Seattle all my life -- since 1956. I live here now with my wife, Judy, and our two sons, Eli and Drew. I like the outdoors, books, fresh crab and raw oysters, and rain.
As a kid, I was crazy about sports. All sports. When I wasn't playing the real thing, I was playing some imaginary form of it. I wasn't a great athlete, just obsessed. I peaked when I was eleven. Our little league football team won the city championship, and the coach gave me the game ball. I lost that ball a few years later. I'm still looking for it.
I had fun reading and writing. When I found a book I liked, I threw myself into it, into the main character's skin. I'd try to write in the author's style. Writing was hard work, but what a rush it gave me, coming up with the right phrase, finishing a piece and feeling it click, reading it to the class and getting some laughs.
In high school, in the early 1970s, my hero was Arthur Ashe, the tennis pro. I concentrated on tennis and worked hard at it, but not hard enough. Today it's still my game of choice, and I still don't work hard enough.
High school is also where I became serious about writing. I became even more so in college, at the University of Washington. I made two trips to Europe, worked summers in Alaska as a deckhand on a fishing boat, and wrote short stories, novels, and even formula romances.
After college, I got a job teaching at an alternative school for junior high and high school dropouts. I taught for four years and loved it, but finally left because it ate up my writing time.
My breakthrough in writing came when I learned to look inside myself and write about the things I cared and felt deeply about. I guess it was only natural that my first published novel, "My Underrated Year", should be about a high school football and tennis player. Yes, there's a lot of myself in that book, although hardly any of the incidents actually happened. That's true of my other books as well.
I enjoy visiting schools and talking to students about writing. I also love hearing from readers. You can write to me in care of my publisher, Farrar, Straus and Giroux. I promise I'll write back!
As a kid, I was crazy about sports. All sports. When I wasn't playing the real thing, I was playing some imaginary form of it. I wasn't a great athlete, just obsessed. I peaked when I was eleven. Our little league football team won the city championship, and the coach gave me the game ball. I lost that ball a few years later. I'm still looking for it.
I had fun reading and writing. When I found a book I liked, I threw myself into it, into the main character's skin. I'd try to write in the author's style. Writing was hard work, but what a rush it gave me, coming up with the right phrase, finishing a piece and feeling it click, reading it to the class and getting some laughs.
In high school, in the early 1970s, my hero was Arthur Ashe, the tennis pro. I concentrated on tennis and worked hard at it, but not hard enough. Today it's still my game of choice, and I still don't work hard enough.
High school is also where I became serious about writing. I became even more so in college, at the University of Washington. I made two trips to Europe, worked summers in Alaska as a deckhand on a fishing boat, and wrote short stories, novels, and even formula romances.
After college, I got a job teaching at an alternative school for junior high and high school dropouts. I taught for four years and loved it, but finally left because it ate up my writing time.
My breakthrough in writing came when I learned to look inside myself and write about the things I cared and felt deeply about. I guess it was only natural that my first published novel, "My Underrated Year", should be about a high school football and tennis player. Yes, there's a lot of myself in that book, although hardly any of the incidents actually happened. That's true of my other books as well.
I enjoy visiting schools and talking to students about writing. I also love hearing from readers. You can write to me in care of my publisher, Farrar, Straus and Giroux. I promise I'll write back!
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