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

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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

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.

"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.

I bought this book on a whim and was surprised to find a book filled with great motivational advice. It really coached me in dealing with issues at work and at home without sounding corny. A really fun, easy read.

Lloyd, your book is nothing short of amazing! Lighthearted, but targeted to anyone who really needs to get it all in gear and GO! My fave book, for years, has been Dr. Schwartz's "The Magic Of Thinking Big," but your book, to me, is even BETTER! THANKS!!
To everyone else: Since '05 began, many travelers here on the information superhighway have hit potholes, rough weather, and the occasional alignment problems -- not in the literal sense, but emotionally. But, believe me, the book, STUFF HAPPENS, can fill those potholes, provide the emotional "weatherguard" and get you BACK in alignment ... and what a GREAT way to welcome 2006!

"I love the book. I love how reality and the truth of it is finally being dealt with. Reality rules! period. I love it. It should be read
slowly. It's very concise. I think the authors did a great job leaving
out the ands and uhs and all unnecessary language and really narrowed
right in on the point. Reality, and how to get back to it when stuff
happens."

Althought my title for this brief review is a quote from "Shadowlands", this book is a dispeller of shadows. It reminded me of what is important, that the "big picture" is made up of many smaller ones -- in this case nine "Reality Rules" that helped me "get my life back on track". While its philosophy is homely, it's not un-pretty. It's beautiful, as in "down-home honest".

David Barnhizer
Ridgefield, CT

What a great book that was inspirational and fun to read. Sometimes I get off track, and need a reality check. This is a fabulous book just for that purpose. The authors have done a terrific job of summarizing 9 important rules I believe we sometimes forget to live by. Especially " Doing what doesn't work, doesn't work." You must read that! I thought I already knew this stuff until I read this book. If you don't have an epiphany after reading this, your kids or your mate sure will-- I just bought six more copies to give to people in my life that really matter and even 2 for the "knuckleheds" that I work with who don't matter, but should! I laughed till I cried and cried till I laughed and have posted the rules in my office. Nine cheers for the authors. Thanks, guys!

The surprising truth in this book is what helped me. At first I was sceptical of the approach, but these options or rules put forth are in fact highly functional without impinging on your way of thinking or belief. It doesnt matter now why the stuff happened to you, except to prevent it from reocurring, but the methods to redirect alert you to most all the other probable,,,stuff. This is a very realistic but mentally functional message. SB or God by Karl Maddox also is a very good book which extends this type of direction, I do recommend reading that as well.

What a wonderful little book!
I read this on a plane the other day and was floored by the insight that these two authors have.
Yes, "Stuff" does happen to us all - death in the family, loss of job and other major and minor catastrophes - heck, even good "Stuff" happens to us - but how do you deal with these events?
That's the key - thank you both for writing such a wonderful little book - my highest recommendation.