The I Love My Life Challenge: The Art & Science of Reconnecting with Your Life: A Breakthrough Guide to Spark Joy, Innovation, and Growth

By Adam Markel

What if you decided you love your life, no matter what?

In times of dramatic change, burn out, fear, and stress, the idea of coming into each day with energy, let alone positivity, seems impossible. However, Adam Markel will give you the tools to do just that.

Through his work and his own personal experiences, Adam discovered that choosing to love and be grateful for one's life is critical to staying resilient in business and life. The I Love My Life Challenge dares you to make changes for the better, release outdated beliefs, and push beyond the day-to-day struggles to recognize your purpose—all starting with the simple belief, "I love my life."

In addition to inspirational stories and thought-provoking prompts for positive change, this brief book includes simple, repeatable 10-second actions that readers can use personally and professionally to center themselves in the face of change. Challenge yourself to move beyond resilience and truly thrive with easy-to-apply strategies that will help you love your life, no matter what.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sourcebooks
• Release date: Feb 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781728238760

Adam Markel

Adam Markel is a transformational teacher who inspires, empowers, and guides people to live authentically, purposefully, and powerfully from their hearts. He is the CEO and owner of Peak Potentials, one of the largest personal and business success training companies in the world. He is also an attorney and entrepreneur who uniquely bridges the worlds of business, psychology, and spirituality.

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Contents

Front Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Introduction: The Power of Resilience

Chapter One: Not on My Watch

Part One: Recover Yourself

Chapter Two: Radical Honesty

Chapter Three: Reframe

Chapter Four: Re-vision

Chapter Five: Recharge

Part Two: Come into Your Own

Chapter Six: Agility

Chapter Seven: Improvisation

Chapter Eight: Beyond Leadership

Chapter Nine: Harvest

Conclusion: Grace

Mental Health Resources

About the Author

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My wife, Randi, has been my rock.

My heart is filled with appreciation for my partners, Randi, Deanna, and Chelsea; and to Sourcebooks, and to my editor, Meg Gibbons, for their great efforts in bringing this vision to fruition.

Introduction

The Power of Resilience

For many leaders, professionals, and individuals, the inability to respond to unexpected change can have dire consequences, ranging from despair to even suicide. Resilience provides an anchor through the storms of rapid change. It gives us the resolve to not just survive but thrive in challenging circumstances.

As a resilience expert, speaker, and author, I discovered a set of simple yet powerful questions that transformed my life and my clients’ lives. The first of which is simply:

What if you decided to love your life no matter what?

This is why I created the I Love My Life Challenge: To live a fulfilled life no matter what. To lead your business and life with love no matter what. You meet this challenge by making mental shifts in a matter of seconds.

I know firsthand the devastation of burnout and the consequences of ignoring the shifting sands of the workplace. Twice I have found myself at a dead end in my career that I hadn’t seen coming despite the warning signs. Each time, I brought myself back to life using the tools I share within this challenge.

If you can apply these small but powerful practices in the midst of the storm, you become the eye of that storm, and your calm becomes your greatest asset and ally. By unapologetically loving my life, no matter what, I raised myself to a new level of awareness, personal fulfillment, and success.

To be honest, you have to experience challenges in your life before you can love life.

One morning in 2017, I stood on a stage before a lively audience at a motivational training. The crowd included employees, managers, and CEOs. As with the hundreds of trainings I had led before, in just a few