Robbie Vorhaus
In 2007, a mom at our daughter's school called to speak to my wife about an issue related to the Girl Scouts. Knowing I advise leaders on how to handle crisis and life changes, she asked me how she could handle her stress and worry. I suggested she begin by coming present, believing she was born to be happy (peaceful, content, relaxed), and every day choose to eliminate just one thing that she knew no longer fit in her life, and call that One Less, and, conversely, to consciously choose to add in at least one thing a day that brought her joy, peaked her curiosity, made her heart beat faster, or just felt good, calling that One More. One Less. One More.
This mom got so excited at the profound simplicity, and suggested I write a newspaper article, which I did. That article went viral, and I received emails from all over the world asking where to buy the book, which, of course, wasn't even a thought at that time. Yet after so many requests, I wrote an outline, which I tested on family, friends, clients and colleagues, and discovering they had never read a book, a guide really, on what to expect when and if they chose to commit to following their heart and becoming truly happy.
OLOM took my seven years to write from that phone call to publication, and it was worth every moment.
This mom got so excited at the profound simplicity, and suggested I write a newspaper article, which I did. That article went viral, and I received emails from all over the world asking where to buy the book, which, of course, wasn't even a thought at that time. Yet after so many requests, I wrote an outline, which I tested on family, friends, clients and colleagues, and discovering they had never read a book, a guide really, on what to expect when and if they chose to commit to following their heart and becoming truly happy.
OLOM took my seven years to write from that phone call to publication, and it was worth every moment.
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