Who Put My Life on Fast-Forward?: How to Slow Down and Start Living Again [Paperback]

Phil Callaway (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2002

For readers who wish their busy lives had a pause button, Phil Callaway offers real help along with healthy doses of his trademark humor. Drawing from lessons learned during his own struggles with burnout, the bestselling author focuses on five keys to bringing back missing peace.

In Who Put My Life on Fast-Forward, millionaires, CEOs, and “regular folk so tired they can hardly lace up their Velcro tennis shoes” demonstrate how, with God’s help, it's possible to start living deliberately in a high-speed culture. With wit and candor, Callaway offers creative ways to:

• live on less and love it
• find your perfect pace
• embrace a life of integrity
• climb off the stress merry-go-round
• rediscover the joy of friendships

Men and women stuck in a loop of busyness and fatigue will find faith-based tools and inspiration for change in this funny, wise book. 

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers; First Edition edition (March 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736907769
• ISBN-13: 978-0736907767
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,212,117 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Phil Callaway is an award-winning author and speaker, known worldwide for his humorous yet perceptive look at life. He is the best-selling author of 24 books including Laughing Matters, Who Put My Life On Fast Forward? I Used to Have Answers...Now I Have Kids, Making Life Rich Without Any Money, and Family Squeeze. Phil's writings have been translated into languages like Polish, Chinese, Spanish, German, Dutch, Indonesian, and English (one of which he speaks fluently!)

He speaks 100 times a year around the world. Phil's list of accomplishments also includes shutting off the TV to listen to his children's questions (twice), taking out the garbage without being told (once), and convincing his high school sweetheart to marry him (once). Described as "Dave Barry with a message," Callaway is a popular speaker for corporations, conferences, camps, and marriage retreats. He is a frequent guest on national radio and television, and partners with Compassion, an international child development agency. Phil's writings have won more than a dozen international awards. His 5-part video series The Big Picture is being viewed in 80,000 churches worldwide.

Callaway is editor of Servant magazine, which he helped start in 1989 with the goal of encouraging, edifying, and educating readers. A general interest magazine, Servant is now read in more than 100 countries. Phil is a syndicated columnist and has published hundreds of articles.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book gave me my health back, August 14, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Who Put My Life on Fast-Forward?: How to Slow Down and Start Living Again (Paperback)

I'd just been to a doctor who diagnosed me with--in layman's terms--extreme burnout. He said, "You'd better slow down or your body will force you to. During a trip to the grocery store I added this book to my cart and I couldn't be more happy. God has used it in my life like I never thought a book could be used. I've underlined so many sentences that I used up one highlighter and I still wasn't nearing the conclusion. Spending a few days in Phil Callaway's company was the perfect medicine. This book made me laugh and a page later I was crying and best of all it has helped me put my fast forward life on pause long enough to center and balance things. I know what my busy friends will have under their Christmas tree already this year!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pushing stop and play in a fast-forward world, March 14, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Who Put My Life on Fast-Forward?: How to Slow Down and Start Living Again (Paperback)

Are peace, simplicity and joy available on a planet that spins 1000 miles an hour? Apparently so. That's what this best-selling author claims. And boy does he make a good case for it! I wasn't prepared for how funny this author is, nor was I prepared for how serious this message is. Callaway sites the stories of millionaires, billionaires, and regular folk like you and me who are "so tired we can barely lace up our Velcro sneakers," and shows what we are missing by running so fast. The cartoons by Mary Chambers are absolutely hilarious and the stories are perceptive, witty, and endearing. With lines like "even ants have time to attend picnics," and advice on "how to live so the preacher doesn't have to lie at your funeral, this is the ideal gift for anyone who is stuck in an unending loop of busyness and fatigue. I couldn't recommend it more highly.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who Put My Life On Fast-Forward?, July 10, 2002

By 

Rosalind Lim (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Who Put My Life on Fast-Forward?: How to Slow Down and Start Living Again (Paperback)

An excellent read! It's relevant, thought-provoking, humorous
and a must-read for everyone who feels stressed out.

The chapters are at a comfortable length, which enable the busy
reader to enjoy the book without feeling guilty about spending
too much time reading.

It's not a book to borrow, but to buy, as its relevance is unquestionable and will stand the test of time.

Warning: Do not read this book late into the night - your
outburst of laughter may not be appreciated by sleeping
members in your household!