Bob gives an unflinching look at his disciplined life. He describes the first practice sermon he gave and recalls sweating so much that his reviews came back describing him as "wet". He has come to the brink of failure at several points in his 53 years with his marriage and with the leadership of his church. He spread himself too thin doing too many good things and not being the best coworker, spouse or father. He learned to cut back and repair these relationships.
He offers some very simple advice. Life is either easy/hard or hard/easy. Anything worth having usually involves a struggle. This may be a fishing hole that requires a day of portage through, mud mosquitoes and flies or routine exercise to maintain health. This book is an excellent complement to Dr. Henry Cloud's book on the Nine Things You Must Do.
Speed up version of audio book excerpt - 5 min.
Bob Merrit's book When Life's Not Working: 7 Simple Choices for a Better Tomorrow
is available from Amazon.com
A brief video dicussion on vimeo is available here
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