The Hero’s Choice: Living from the Inside Out
by Roger K. Allen, Ph.D
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You want to succeed, earn a good living, make a difference at home and on the job, connect with others, find meaning, purpose, happiness. But darn if it’s not hard to sustain the momentum. Life keeps coming at you in a series of unending challenges. Reality whacks you on the side of the head or pulls the rug out from under you and it’s easy to slip back into old habits or give up on your dreams. Hal Stratton, the main character in my book, The Hero’s Choice: Living from the Inside Out, was a good, even successful man who was blindsided by events that sent him into an emotional tailspin. Hal alienated everyone around him (family and business partners) as he tried desperately to make sense of what happened and find a way forward. Eventually, Hal did move forward. His crisis awakened him to a new way of seeing and thinking. Gradually and haltingly, he opened his heart to the lessons of life, began handling his challenges in new ways, and discovered an inner peace, confidence, and goodwill he’d never thought possible. Circumstances did not change (immediately). But life, for Hal, changed dramatically. |
“Hal glanced around the table, hoping that one of his longtime colleagues would speak up on his behalf. No one said a word. Not Keith, his golfing buddy who had lauded his every move. Not Patricia, a single parent who had asked Hal to be godfather to her adopted son. Not Larry, a friend going back to high school that Hal had rescued from a dead-end job to become a partner in the firm. No one, except Charlie, even met his gaze. Hal’s chest tightened. He was on the wrong end of a power struggle, and not one of his friends was stepping into the fray. No one was willing to take on Charlie White. He wondered what — if anything — he could do to salvage the meeting. "What’s going on here?" Hal asked. "I need to know." "That should be obvious," Charlie said, gesturing like a conductor holding the last note of a symphony. "Your leadership is in serious question."
About The Hero’s Choice
Hal Stratton’s life is turned upside down when, without warning, the board of directors of his own company fires him. The event sends Hal into a tailspin and he alienates everyone around him as he struggles desperately to make sense of what happened and decide how to move forward. Eventually, the crisis awakens Hal to a new way of seeing and thinking. But old habits die hard and Hal often slips back into old ways of reacting. Gradually, as Hal opens his heart to the lessons of life, he discovers success he never thought possible. Circumstances have not changed.
But life, for Hal, has changed dramatically. The Hero’s Choice is a powerful story of becoming; of handling the challenges of life in new and empowering ways; of learning to communicate openly so people can stop seeing each other as adversaries and come to a shared understanding of the challenges they face. The story will not only lift your spirit but give you practical tools for living happily, compassionately, and effectively.
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More Praise for The Hero’s Choice…
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"Roger Allen and his partner (Preston Pond) have written and certified over 600 trainers and consultants, worldwide, to use some of the best training and consulting products available on the market today. I know that because I continually receive feedback from the users of those products. And I’m glad that Roger has now turned some of the concepts he’s so passionate about into a book that can be enjoyed by tens of thousands of people. The Hero’s Choice will inspire you to live with purpose and passion. It will teach you to make sure you are living the life that is right for you instead of living a script given you by someone else." —Chip Wilson, Founder and CEO of 360 Solutions |
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"The Hero’s Choice teaches a new way of being within the workplace—a way of being based on authenticity, accountability, honesty and love. It will teach and inspire each of us to make our companies great places to work." —Larry Wilson, founder of Wilson Learning and author of Play to Win: Choosing Growth over Fear in Work and Life and Changing the Game: The New Way to Sell |
