Wrecked: When A Broken World Slams Into your Comfortable Life
Written by Jeff Goins and Michael Hyatt
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Jeff Goins
Jeff Goins is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and popular blogger with a reputation for challenging the status quo. In three years, Goins built a million-dollar business, published four books, and became an online marketing expert, using his skills in writing and business to help others succeed. He is the author of four books, including The Art of Work, which landed on the bestseller lists of USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly, and Washington Post. He lives with his family near Nashville, TN.
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Reviews for Wrecked
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I have enjoyed this authors writing and have respect for his stance on many a thing. I however take issue with his approach to what he calls "privilege". Myself having come from basically nothing, from a Latin country with but little to offer in general. The dismissal of the value of earning and making something out of nothing, then attempt to guilt trip one for having accomplished survival and growth. I respectfully disagree.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
What happens to your heart when you encounter human need so intense your soul can no longer ignore it? When you find yourself absolutely compelled to respond to the second Great Commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself?” The answer is your life becomes wrecked, but in a way that is both pleasing to God, profoundly blesses others, and gives your own life newfound meaning.
Wrecked is author Jeff Goins’ (he helpfully assists us in the pronunciation of his unusual surname – ‘Goins rhymes with coins’, he says) personal account of a wrecked life. First he lives it, then he writes about it. The result is a story which will encourage and challenge the reader. I can hardly imagine a person who completes this book without resolving to live and act in a more compassionate way.
Goins is an uncommonly wise young man, and a very fine writer. His account lags a bit when he reaches the point in his story when he is also called to be a husband and father, and those demands impinge on his inclination to live Mark 16:17 (preach the Word, make disciples, drive out demons, heal the sick.) Yet one gets the sense that the reason is the story of his wrecked life is not fully told – that he has a stirring sequel on its way. By the way, for middle-aged men and women of my generation, I recommend Halftime: Changing Your Game Plan from Success to Significance, a wonderful book by Bob P. Buford, but I digress.
I give Wrecked five stars out of five. Goins deserves to be discovered by many and read widely.