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After writing a successful memoir, Donald Miller's life stalled. During what should have been the height of his success, he found himself unwilling to get out of bed, avoiding responsibility, even questioning the meaning of life. But when two movie producers proposed turning his memoir into a movie, he found himself launched into a new story filled with risk, possibility, beauty, and meaning.

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years chronicles Miller's rare opportunity to edit his life into a great story, to reinvent himself so nobody shrugs their shoulders when the credits roll. Through heart-wrenching honesty and hilarious self-inspection, Donald Miller takes readers through the life that emerges when it turns from boring reality into meaningful narrative.

Miller goes from sleeping all day to riding his bike across America, from living in romantic daydreams to fearful encounters with love, from wasting his money to founding a nonprofit with a passionate cause. Guided by a host of outlandish but very real characters, Miller shows us how to get a second chance at life the first time around. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years is a rare celebration of the beauty of life.

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272 pages
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March 8, 2011
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0.5 x 5.25 x 8 inches
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1400202981
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978-1400202980
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006CDUJDM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas Nelson; 31766th edition (March 8, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1400202981
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1400202980
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.5 x 5.25 x 8 inches

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Donald Miller is the CEO of Business Made Simple (BusinessMadeSimple.com), an online platform that teaches business professionals everything they need to know to grow a business and enhance their personal value on the open market. He is the host of the Business Made Simple Podcast and is the author of several books including the bestseller "Building a StoryBrand." He lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife Elizabeth.

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Melissa Slawsky

WOW! Personal and professional development in one book, I think my existential crisis is solved...

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2018

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I purchased this book on a whim. I was interested in Donald Miller's StoryBrand work, and I love the notion of 'editing' your life (as in paring down and getting rid of the non-essentials.) I did not expect to have the MAJOR breakthroughs that I experienced.

Professionally, if you have any interest in marketing, it's so cool to see the back story of how StoryBrand came to be. Reading these two books concurrently really brings the "Building a Story Brand" principles come to life.

Personally, I can't tell you how many breakthroughs and 'Aha moments' I had while reading this book. I have always been a very goal-driven and achievement-oriented person, but after a series of setbacks, I've been hesitant to set any big goals (i.e., Be careful what you wish for.) The realization that a good story involves 'a character who wants something' was a big AHA for me... It's not a good story, unless I start wanting things again.

Surprisingly, I've come to view some of the challenges, struggles, and negative patterns in my life in a whole new light... Instead of beating myself up for repeating a few patterns, or coming up against the same antagonist over and over again, I see this as a necessary part of any good story. A protagonist without struggle wouldn't hold any audience's interest, etc.

I was a big fan of Donald Miller after watching a few StoryBrand 5-Minute Marketing Makeover videos and case studies. I'm an even bigger fan now.

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Albion

Funny, endearing and insightful.

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2021

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Funny, endearing and insightful. The book narrates a (likely fictional) biography of the author as he is approached by two film-makers who want to make a film out of his life, based on a book he previously wrote. As he engages with them, he realizes his life has become boring and not worthy of storytelling. While the film-makers diverge by creating a fictional version of the author in order to make the movie, the protagonist examines his life and takes action, taking clues from what makes a good story, in order to make a good life.

Some interesting tidbits:
* Whether we choose them or not, we are always traversing a story. It could be the story of us achieving something professionally, us supporting a friend, us trying to find a life partner, us diving into a new hobby, etc. Not all stories are good. We can change them both for us and for others (#leadership).

* We can only bring a story to life if we act it out. It doesn't work to just imagine or plan -- stories have to be lived and through acting them out, we become the protagonist in question. A similar point is made on the Atomic Habits book: what we do (and not what we think, plan, dream about, etc) is what makes who we are.

* When we think about personal growth, it's interesting to consider that the best stories come not from acquiring new skills or knowledge, but from character development. We may grow in a variety of ways in our lives, but our character flaws remain largely our biggest and scariest foe.

* Knowing we are in a story should also help us contextualize our struggles -- no good story is without its twists and turns, and the occasional setbacks. Having the presence of mind to step back and appreciate that struggle as the forge of change, can help us adopt a more optimistic attitude towards it.

* All stories of transformation involve a certain amount of pain. If we only choose to embark in stories that suppose no pain for us, we will not grow. Also, choosing by fear is a sure way to get a boring life.

* We don't need to entirely committed to something to start. We only need a lapse of bravery to commit to a story.

As a result of this last part - I signed up for my first 10k race in a couple of months. Wish me luck!

Update: I did the race and finished it :)

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John R. Gentry

What story are you writing with your life?

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2021

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I’ve followed and been a fan of Don’s for several years, but beginning with Storybrand and his first interview on the Entreleadership podcast. I’ve heard him reference this book and the turning point it was for him, but had not read it. I’m glad I did.

I particularly liked how raw he was with the truth of his feelings, failures, and fears. This made him real. But I loved how he learned to move his life forward, humbly admitting where he lacked knowledge or ability but then actually doing something about it. This made him inspiring.

If you are humble enough to admit you have failures and fears that have you living a life not worth telling, but you are hungry enough to take action to change your life into one worth telling and one worth living, you will want to read this book.

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Glen Robinson

Well worth the read

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2021

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I really like Donald Miller’s writing. I like his philosophy and his approach toward life and Christianity. I first came in contact with him several years ago when I read his book, Blue Like Jazz, which was another memoir (all of his books are memoirs). I compare his writing to Anne LaMott: that frank, casual, realistic, in-your-face relationship-with-God Christianity and writing that gets rid of all the stained glass language that turns a lot of nonbelievers off from Christian authors. It’s been a few years, and I wasn’t sure what I would get from this book, but I read it anyway. I wasn’t disappointed.

The crux of the story is that he was floundering in his life when two movie producers showed up at his doorstep and wanted to make Blue Like Jazz into a movie. The book goes through that process, especially the painful way they turned a thoughtful, meditative book into something entirely different for cinema. And more importantly, he realizes that life is a story. If you don’t like the story you are living, it is up to you to change it.

The book is critically honest (once again, a nod to Anne LaMott) and I love his writing (just in case you didn’t catch it the first time. For me, a Christian, it’s an opportunity to see Christianity from a very different perspective–even with some very rough edges. Well worth the read.

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daniel legg

Good but could have been better

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2021

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I was told this was a book that changes your life - I can’t really say that it has - maybe a little more focus on the elements of story and different ways in which you could relate them to your own life would help - and also, other reviewers have mentioned the religion: there are places where it is essential to the story, but this is a guy who can’t make a cup of tea in the morning without being aware of the power of God dissolving the sugar - the gratuitous god name dropping gets jarring quite quickly

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Green Eyes

A real inspirational read, written in everyday language!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2021

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Fabulous book. A real inspiration. I've had so many aha moments reading this and can't recommend it enough if you are feeling stuck or frustrated in life. This book will give you a new zest for making the most of every day, for making your story matter and creating a better story of your life! I loved how it's written in really small chapters, some just 2 pages long so it's easy to read and digest. A small investment for a big message!

John Val John

A Naive Masterpiece...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2013

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First of all, let me make something clear - this book is incredible. Don's journeys and challenges, even his conversations, are incredible insightful and interesting. Here's a man just wanting to write a story and he realises he has to LIVE his story to write it down.
His theory that Life is just a story to be lived is actually really heart-warming. It's perhaps a bit naïve to think so, but therein lies the book's secret weapon: Donald Miller is not a brilliant writer; he writes quite basically and from a position of unknowing innocence. But that's not a bad thing because, at the end of the day, none of us know ANYTHING about life. This clever device makes A Million Miles in a Thousand Years a universal book that anyone can relate to. Very funny and yet devastatingly heartbreaking in places, it's a quite phenomenal read.
I'd be very surprised if you weren't a tad inspired after putting it down.

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KA

Enjoyable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2021

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Beautiful book that makes you stop, ponder and also lets you be kind to yourself and your personal story.really enjoyed getting lost in the moment.

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Louise Bradford

An intriguing read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2011

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I purchased this product following a recommendation on a charity website that I frequent. I didn't expect a lot from it - perhaps just a standard: there is hope message. Instead what I got was a interesting and thoughtful read. Something that at times made me chuckle and at others had me surprised and moved by the raw honesty. The premise of the book is that we all live our own stories and this is something that is well explored throughout.

I enjoyed the book - read through it in a few hours as I couldn't put it down. I'd recommend it to anyone that has reached a point in their life where they are wondering what next? I'm very tempted to look through his other books as well which, to me, is the sign of a great read.

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