LOOK UP—GLOBAL STORIES OF RESILIENCE – THE JOURNEY EXPLAINED
What started out as a big dream in 2022 has finally come to fruition. I started interviewing contributors for Look Up—Global Stories of Resilience that spring and by the year’s end I had nearly fifteen contributors. By the end of 2024, I had completed nearly thirty interviews to complete this amazing collection of stories from real-life heros, sheros, and badasses. Now, after interviewing the contributors and crafting twenty-two chapters, Look Up—Global Stories of Resilience is ready for you! Be prepared to be inspired, but have your tissues handy as some of these stories are tearjerkers.
The goal of this book is to encourage you and others to overcome obstacles and come out the other side a better version of yourself. The thread that unites all of these stories is the Look Up Mantra, which reminds us all to: 1) be in the moment and 2) find the upside. If others have leveraged Look Up and the power of perspective while escaping war, fleeing a fire, or after tremendous loss of loved ones, you can too.
What readers are saying about Look Up—Global Stories of Resilience?
Look Up is more than just a book; it’s a movement towards embracing life’s difficulties with a new perspective. It encourages readers to find their inner resilience and transform their trials into triumphs.
– Quinn Baker, Independent Reviewer
It’s a message that will resonate today. Look Up’s highly recommended notes of positivity, adaptation, and transformation are just what the world needs in times of trial, whether struggles are personal, community-wide, or engulf the world.
– D. Donovan, Midwest Book Review
How can you get a copy of Look Up—Global Stories of Resilience?
The book is available on Amazon in print and eBook as well as your favorite online bookseller.
How can you help get the word out about this tremendous book and movement?
- Buy the book, read it, and review it. FYI: at the bottom of the Amazon page, there is a way to submit a review, if you are a verified purchaser of the title)
- Email your connections about the book.
- Invite me to your online or in-person events. Think out of the box. I love live music, wine, and the outdoors. Plus, maybe some of the contributors could join in online or in-person event.
- Take a picture of you with the book, looking up like the above picture, and share on social media tagging me as well as mentioning the book title.
- Ask your local library to carry the title. FYI: you will need the ISBN number: print 978-0-9971963-7-5 and eBook 978-0-9971963-8-2
- Order gifts for your department, family, friends, and social groups
Thank you for being a part of this whether as a reader, famigo (family/friend), contributor, or other!
My hope is that you enjoy the book and feel a bit better about the world and the strength of the human spirit because of it. Life gets messy. By looking up and savoring the moment, things look less so. It’s a way to break the cycle and keep moving forward.
Here’s to looking up wherever you are and as often as you need to!
