Never Give Up--You're Stronger Than You Think

Gift for grandson. Think he will find reading it beneficial

Motivating and encouraging. definitely recommend for everyone, especially if you’re trying to obtain a goal

I like the book and how fast it came.

A very strong inspirational, positive and uplifting book

Love it, easy to read.

Excellent read. The nuggets has such great points. Recommended to others.

Haven't finished but so far so good

A few weeks ago, I saw this book, Never Give Up, by John Mason, was available for review. It looked interesting, and I hadn't read in the inspirational genre for a while, so I requested it. And now that I've finished reading it, I have a handful of bullet point thoughts to send your way!* Though I have apparently been living under a rock and had not heard of John before, he is a bestselling author who began as a self-published author. Impressive! Even more impressive, he shared a story in this book about how he chose to continue running with his first books on his own, even though publishers tried to pick them up after they proved successful with sales. I like that philosophy!* If you're looking for deep an philosophical, look elsewhere. This is not a dive-in-deep sort of book. But please don't think that I find it to be a waste of time, just because it's not deep. This felt more like a conversation-starter/journal-entry-starter book to me, and I'll elaborate more on that in a moment. I just wanted to clarify that if you're looking for something deep and academic, this isn't the choice for you.* The chapters are short - 2 to 3 pages each - and and there are 52 chapters total. Do you see what I see? A one year study! Actually I think I would have preferred to read it that way, because each chapter really does stand alone. It's not really meant to be read all at once, though I did it that way.* You know what I think this book would be PERFECT for? High school or college graduation gift. Seriously! Great zingers in each chapter, really wonderful life advice from his own experiences and backed up by appropriately used Scripture passages. A few funny stories and illustrations round out a book of good life advice for those starting out in a new season of life.* You know another setting I think would be perfect for this? Mentoring. If I had a mentee right now, I would absolutely spend the next year going over the topics of each chapter, a week at a time, fostering discussion and application from them.* While we're at it, I think it would be great for a small business team too. If you have weekly staff meetings and employees you want to motivate and mentor, this would be a great outline.I'm keeping the book, and I hope I have the opportunity to use it in some setting in the near future. And since graduation season is upon us....gift idea!** Revell sent me a copy of this book at no charge. All opinions are my own! **

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