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This Is the Moment!: How One Man's Yearlong Journey Captured the Power of Extraordinary Gratitude
This transformative work is about to take you on one man’s extraordinary journey of gratitude. Over the course of a year, Walter Green traveled throughout the United States (and even abroad) to visit 44 of the people who have significantly impacted his life at various stages—be it as a young man trying to find his way in the world, a businessman building his career and family, or a man who sold his company and found new meaning in mentoring and philanthropy. During these visits, Walter conveyed his profound gratitude in a purposeful and explicit way. He wanted to tell these men and women how much they mattered to him before anyone’s health or life was compromised and the opportunity was missed. In this inspirational gem of a book, not only will you accompany Walter on his gratitude journey, but you’ll also find yourself greatly moved by all that resulted from these powerful encounters. And as you read, you’ll acquire the tools to create meaningful conversations with your own “road-changers,” no matter what your age or life circumstance. These individuals could be family members, friends, teachers, colleagues, counselors, or any number of others who have influenced you. Your expressions of appreciation will undoubtedly enrich your relationships with them . . . and will provide you with amazing insights into your own life as well. As Walter says, “For you and for those whom you love and honor, I am hopeful that This Is the Moment! ”
212 pages, ebook
First published October 15, 2010
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December 13, 2010
Book started with good premise - reconnect with 44 people who have had major impact on author's life journey. However, it seemed to me to be a little self serving and I ended up just skimming through it.
December 4, 2025
This Is the Moment! is a deeply touching, reflective, and quietly powerful exploration of gratitude and human connection. Walter Green’s year-long journey traveling across the country to personally thank the 44 people who shaped his life is both inspiring and disarming in its sincerity.
Green brings readers into each encounter with vivid warmth, allowing us to witness how meaningful it is to express appreciation while people are still here to receive it. His stories prompt us to reflect on our own road changers and the conversations we’ve postponed for too long.
The book is not only a memoir but also a gentle guide, encouraging readers to practice intentional gratitude, deepen relationships, and understand themselves more fully through the simple act of acknowledging others.
A contemplative, emotionally resonant read that stays with you long after the last page.
Green brings readers into each encounter with vivid warmth, allowing us to witness how meaningful it is to express appreciation while people are still here to receive it. His stories prompt us to reflect on our own road changers and the conversations we’ve postponed for too long.
The book is not only a memoir but also a gentle guide, encouraging readers to practice intentional gratitude, deepen relationships, and understand themselves more fully through the simple act of acknowledging others.
A contemplative, emotionally resonant read that stays with you long after the last page.
August 28, 2022
The author identified people he wanted to thank and then spent a year visiting them telling them how grateful he was to have them in his life. I enjoyed it but wasn’t really interested in some of the personal details of what was said between him and the people. I love the idea and how he sent them ahead of time what they would talk about. I also liked how he made an audio recording so he could remember what they talked about.
January 11, 2026
loved the idea. I think podcast with Peter Attia was better than book, but made me think and moved me, hopefully to action.
June 9, 2011
Publisher: Hay House
Released: 2010
Pages: 240
ISBN-10: 1401928080
ISBN-13: 978-1401928087
Stars: 4.0
This Is The Moment! How One Man’s Yearlong Journey Captured the Power of Extraordinary Gratitude is a Hay House publication which means it’s both spiritual in intention as well as inspirational.
Walter Green is an accomplished businessman who was Chairman of the Board and CEO of Harrison Conference Services for 25 years. He has been a member of many different organizations in his lifetime and he’s well known for his leadership, mentoring young adults, and his involvement in several non-profit organizations. From the list of his achievements alone one could surmise that he is an extraordinary man.
Walter Green describes his yearlong journey as a “victory lap” and although he has achieved great success in his life, it’s his capacity for gratitude and love as well as the size of his heart, that make him stand apart from the crowd to shine in the spotlight of divine inspiration.
This book is broken down into three parts: My Journey, The Conversations and Your Moment. It’s not only a memoir of Walter’s experiences but also a handbook to inspire its readers to take their own extraordinary gratitude journey.
In “My Journey”, Walter describes an idea whose time has come. He reveals what he got from the experience of spending a year telling the most significant 44 people in his life what they meant to him as well as what others received from his experiences and the pain of regret when we lose someone we love without being able to let them know how we feel about them.
“The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.” ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe
Walter Green believes that it’s never too soon to share how you feel about the people in your life who have made a profound contribution to it and that the bittersweetness of a Eulogy is that the person being acknowledged can no longer hear what’s being said about them; something most of us have tasted in our lives.
“The Conversations” (broken down into the Formative, Building, Refocusing and Across the Years categories) he chose to share with his readers were obviously carefully edited because we get the gratitude on the page but not always the tone of the emotion behind it. Reading through some of the tributes Walter makes for his friends, colleagues, mentors, mentees, business associates and even family doctor make for less than exciting reading because while these people are important to Green, they may not be to you as a reader. I don’t know if any of us could speak so eloquently in such emotional moments.
However, in “Across the Years” Walter shares with us some of the gratitude he has for his wife and two sons and that part brought tears to my eyes – partly because I don’t have a husband or children to enrich my life. The answers to his questions of how did his wife influence his life and have his children influenced his life in positive and significant ways really struck a chord in me as I thought about how my parents might answer those questions. Walter encourages us to let our children know the answer to this question in an out-of-the-ordinary way. He describes his conversation with his twin sons as being the most important and poignant one he’s ever had.
“Other than what I have with my wife, no relationship I’ve ever had has come anywhere close to the one I’ve had with my boys. I always wanted them to have the best of me. That’s when the dance began. I led.”
Walter talks about “the special moments that have become major deposits in my memory bank.” He has found most of the meaning in his life from helping others and in “Your Moment”, he encourages us to take our own gratitude journey and to do it our own way. We can start appreciating people by expressing uncommon gratitude for what they’ve done for us and what they’ve meant to our lives. Walter gives us a wonderful outline to motivate us to go forward on our own journey and I was very inspired to take it myself. I’ve made a list and know exactly how I’m going to share my gratitude with the people I treasure in my life.
This Is The Moment! is a beautiful book with a tranquil, appealing cover jacket created in high gloss, high quality paper. The layout of the book, together with the font used, made it an easy read. Most significant of all is the fact that the message in this book is relevant and extremely important and I highly recommend this read.
Released: 2010
Pages: 240
ISBN-10: 1401928080
ISBN-13: 978-1401928087
Stars: 4.0
This Is The Moment! How One Man’s Yearlong Journey Captured the Power of Extraordinary Gratitude is a Hay House publication which means it’s both spiritual in intention as well as inspirational.
Walter Green is an accomplished businessman who was Chairman of the Board and CEO of Harrison Conference Services for 25 years. He has been a member of many different organizations in his lifetime and he’s well known for his leadership, mentoring young adults, and his involvement in several non-profit organizations. From the list of his achievements alone one could surmise that he is an extraordinary man.
Walter Green describes his yearlong journey as a “victory lap” and although he has achieved great success in his life, it’s his capacity for gratitude and love as well as the size of his heart, that make him stand apart from the crowd to shine in the spotlight of divine inspiration.
This book is broken down into three parts: My Journey, The Conversations and Your Moment. It’s not only a memoir of Walter’s experiences but also a handbook to inspire its readers to take their own extraordinary gratitude journey.
In “My Journey”, Walter describes an idea whose time has come. He reveals what he got from the experience of spending a year telling the most significant 44 people in his life what they meant to him as well as what others received from his experiences and the pain of regret when we lose someone we love without being able to let them know how we feel about them.
“The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.” ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe
Walter Green believes that it’s never too soon to share how you feel about the people in your life who have made a profound contribution to it and that the bittersweetness of a Eulogy is that the person being acknowledged can no longer hear what’s being said about them; something most of us have tasted in our lives.
“The Conversations” (broken down into the Formative, Building, Refocusing and Across the Years categories) he chose to share with his readers were obviously carefully edited because we get the gratitude on the page but not always the tone of the emotion behind it. Reading through some of the tributes Walter makes for his friends, colleagues, mentors, mentees, business associates and even family doctor make for less than exciting reading because while these people are important to Green, they may not be to you as a reader. I don’t know if any of us could speak so eloquently in such emotional moments.
However, in “Across the Years” Walter shares with us some of the gratitude he has for his wife and two sons and that part brought tears to my eyes – partly because I don’t have a husband or children to enrich my life. The answers to his questions of how did his wife influence his life and have his children influenced his life in positive and significant ways really struck a chord in me as I thought about how my parents might answer those questions. Walter encourages us to let our children know the answer to this question in an out-of-the-ordinary way. He describes his conversation with his twin sons as being the most important and poignant one he’s ever had.
“Other than what I have with my wife, no relationship I’ve ever had has come anywhere close to the one I’ve had with my boys. I always wanted them to have the best of me. That’s when the dance began. I led.”
Walter talks about “the special moments that have become major deposits in my memory bank.” He has found most of the meaning in his life from helping others and in “Your Moment”, he encourages us to take our own gratitude journey and to do it our own way. We can start appreciating people by expressing uncommon gratitude for what they’ve done for us and what they’ve meant to our lives. Walter gives us a wonderful outline to motivate us to go forward on our own journey and I was very inspired to take it myself. I’ve made a list and know exactly how I’m going to share my gratitude with the people I treasure in my life.
This Is The Moment! is a beautiful book with a tranquil, appealing cover jacket created in high gloss, high quality paper. The layout of the book, together with the font used, made it an easy read. Most significant of all is the fact that the message in this book is relevant and extremely important and I highly recommend this read.
April 28, 2011
Our words and actions affect other people, just as those of others affect our lives. We often go through life without letting others know just how much of a positive impact they have had on our lives. In his book, This Is the Moment!: How One Man's Yearlong Journey Captured the Power of Extraordinary Gratitude, Walter Green vowed to change that as he went on a year long journey to tell the people how they mattered to him. It's a beautiful concept, but the need for a book fails to show itself. I'm certain it is a wondeerful reminder to him about his journey, but it isn't necessarily one that should be written and sold to the public. Letters he wrote to individuals have no meaning to others. A well worded page would have made his point.
Disclaimer: A copy of this book was provided by the publisher.
Disclaimer: A copy of this book was provided by the publisher.
December 5, 2016
I love the idea of taking the time to give heartfelt thanks to the meaningful people in our lives, but the book was not engaging. I skimmed through the last half. I was hoping for more detailed personal stories. The author's life as an accomplished business man was hard to relate to.
February 11, 2013
This is an honest and inspiring act of closure with all those who helped Walter achieve his current position in life. I will definitely show my gratitude and carry this forward into the future
January 1, 2014
Thought provoking on the concept of gratitude, I liked it
July 15, 2015
I think that the gratitude concept is an important idea, however with that in mind I am not that impressed with this book.
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