In so many ways, this week was a dream come true. Crunch Time was an Amazon #1 New Release in two categories: ‘Business Mentoring & Coaching’ and ‘Sports Coaching.’ I was reminded of the virtual village of people who love me and did innumerable things to help share the book with others.
And on Tuesday morning I received this message from Mark, a friend in NJ who encouraged a friend he works out with to read Crunch Time. The workout friend read the book cover to cover on Monday evening and shared his thoughts with Mark:
“Good to see you l
ast night at the YMCA. Hope you had a great workout.
When I arrived home, was pleasantly surprised to find my copy of ‘Crunch Time’ in the mailbox. After a can of sardines and an ice cold Sam Adams beer, I literally tore into the book.
My instant reaction is WOW and how timely for this book to come along into my life as a direct result of our first chat in the ‘Y’ locker room last week.
Personally, I suffer from PTSD from 9/11 and multiple overseas tours since then. For the past ten years, I have been trying to get a handle on my ‘Caveman’ responses to particular triggers.
What I like about ‘Crunch Time,’ among all the ideas and concepts I’ve read so far, is learning how to maximize my potential by asking of myself more logical oriented questions which might lead me to better answers in all areas of my life. Looks like ‘Crunch Time’ may be the answer to educating me on how to have tougher internal conversations with myself as a way of getting more focused in my life leading to the potential promise of higher achievement.”
When Rick Peterson and I dreamed about the positive impact this book could have in the lives of others, we dreamed big. With that said, I don’t think either one of us anticipated a message like this from a victim of PTSD.
This is just another example in my life of the lesson: “If you want to make the Lord laugh, tell Him your plans.”
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