Stuff Happens (and then you fix it!): 9 Reality Rules to Steer Your Life Back in the Right Direction [Hardcover]

John Alston (Author), Lloyd Thaxton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 13, 2003

Reality rules for conquering life’s big challenges

Stuff Happens (and then you fix it!) is a simple guide for getting through life’s rough spots and turning these challenges into positive opportunities for personal growth. Life, as good as it is, is sometimes going to throw some dirt on you. This uplifting and inspirational book by two award winning authors, internationally renowned Speaker Hall of Famer John Alston and five-time Emmy award winner Lloyd Thaxton, offers nine "Reality Rules" for dealing with these trying times and getting your life back on track. Keeping these nine rules in mind helps readers prepare for the stuff that happens and gives them the attitude adjustment they need to succeed. The many stories in the book of people bouncing back from all kinds of big and little problems by applying one or more of the nine reality rules offers proof that these rules really work. It’s not what happens to you that’s important, it’s how you respond to what happens and Stuff Happens (and then you fix it!) tells you not only how to respond but how to fix it.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"Every once in a while a book comes along that is both simple in its presentation and profound in its impact. This is such a book."
—Jack Canfield, coauthor, Chicken Soup for the Soul ®

"Bad stuff happens to everyone! This easy-to-read, lighthearted book takes the sting out of painful events and puts perspective into life by using principles that everyone can relate to. A must-read!"
–– Mark Victor Hansen
co-creator, #1 New York Times bestselling series Chicken Soup for the Soul®, coauthor, The One Minute Millionaire

"We’ve all had bad stuff happen to us. In a fun-reading way this book, Stuff Happens, is invaluable for showing how to take that bad stuff, deal with it, and be happy and thankful for the life you already have!"
–– Jerry Lewis

"Throughout life, stuff happens . . . some good, some bad. When the bad hits you, read this book. It can help you bounce back and feel like dancing again."
–– Dick Clark

"This book tells it like it is. Without the benefit of this information, some ‘get it,’ some don’t. Anyone can read this and ‘get it!’ The fact is that life throws stuff at all of us, and fixing stuff is what growth, development, and survival in life is all about. According to Alston and Thaxton, no challenge is bigger than you."
–– Roger Crawford, USPTA tennis professional, speaker, and author of How High Can You Bounce? The 9 Keys to Personal Resilience

"This book has a lot of soul, and if it seems that life has been dumping all kinds of stuff on you lately, sit down and read it. I’ll make the bet that you’ll soon stand up and sing I feel good!"
–– James Brown, The Godfather of Soul

"In every business and operation, and even with the best systems, stuff happens and we have to fix it. This insightful book reaffirms the fact that painful as it may be, we ultimately make things better after problems occur, and no problem is bigger than we are . . . a great message for these times!"
–– Frank Vitiello, President, founder, and CEO
Vitech Systems Group

About the Author

JOHN ALSTON is an internationally known author, speaker, and performance strategist whose programs have lifted the spirits of millions of people worldwide. His consulting clients include Hewlett-Packard, Bank One, the FDIC, and The Ford Motor Co., among others.
LLOYD THAXTON wrote and produced over 200 segments for the Today Show. He is a fifteen-time Emmy Award nominee and five-time Emmy Award winner as a television producer, director, and writer. He was one of the founders of Tiger Beat magazine and star of The Lloyd Thaxton Show.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (January 13, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471273600
• ISBN-13: 978-0471273608
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,305,913 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It can be fixed, May 22, 2003

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Dan Poynter "Author-Publisher-Speaker" (Santa Barbara, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stuff Happens (and then you fix it!): 9 Reality Rules to Steer Your Life Back in the Right Direction (Hardcover)

Stuff Happens reads as though you are listening to one of John Alston's great motivational speeches.

John is with you: coaching, counseling, mentoring, challenging and pushing while equipping you to get moving.

Lost your job? Great! Now you have time to invest in your future. You can do what you have always wanted to do: start a business, find a new love, write a book.

The unexpected provides opportunities. John helps you to recognize the opportunities and prompts you to take advantage of them. He uses stories to illustrate his points just as he does in his speeches.

Highly recommended.

--Dan Poynter, ParaPublishing.com

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On the way to Tucson, March 24, 2003

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Eugene N Gordon (Roseville, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stuff Happens (and then you fix it!): 9 Reality Rules to Steer Your Life Back in the Right Direction (Hardcover)

I read this book on a plane to Tucson. Loved It! Wish I had had a guide like this 57 years ago when I started Northwestern University! It also occurred to me that "Stuff Happens" will make a great text for training the 50 sales persons in our four "La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries" We spend a lot of time on product knowledge and sales techniques. "Stuff Happens" with its wonderful natural breaks to "make a list" or "walk around the room" and its clear summary of each point, will be an ideal text to follow to help get across the kind of attitude we expect from our sales force in handling all the "Stuff" that happens on a retail floor.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book for these times and all times, March 27, 2003

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Jaci Canning-Murphy (Cornwall on Hudson, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stuff Happens (and then you fix it!): 9 Reality Rules to Steer Your Life Back in the Right Direction (Hardcover)

"Stuff Happens" is the perfect book for these times. When
there is so much uncertainty and anxiety in the world this message relates a sense that things do work out and we're not alone with our issues.