"To be as happy and successful as we want to be, we have to have confidence-confidence to engage and connect with people. We have to be bold in talking to them; whether they are a potential customer, our boss, or the man or woman of our dreams. Yes. We need confidence We need the strongest, most unshakeable confidence possible. This little booklet is designed to provide you a simple, surefire way to maximize your confidence with people. The truth is, I believe the conventional wisdom for building confidence is helpful, but it is insufficient. There's a whole different way-in some ways, a far...

"If someone needed a spiritual renewal, he should avail himself of the traditional resources; prayer, Bible reading, attending a church service, that sort of thing. If you couldn't discover the Lord in your own hometown, what made you think he would reveal himself more fully, simply because you had hopped a plane to France or hiked to a Catholic Church in Spain? No. While I thought taking a trip might improve my physical and emotional health, I scorned the idea that it could lead a soul closer to God. That is, until-as an embittered Christian and burned out pastor-I found myself with no other...

"The front door opened and as she walked in I swear there was a rush of wind and a couple of red and orange leaves cartwheeled in front of her, like giddy children running the street in a homecoming parade. She wore a cream colored sleeveless mock turtleneck, a short, grey and red plaid skirt, and had black shoes, the kind I call 'witch shoes.' She had long black hair with the sheen of a vinyl record. Her face was friendly and her eyes dark and lovely. The sunbeams from outside reflected in the corners of her pupils in the shape of little shining bells. Her smile was so brilliant, her teeth...