Essays on Loss, Courage, and Personal Transformation
Every life is transformed by moments, people, experiences that made The Difference.
What if you could have an audience with ten successful humans who have inspired millions of followers around the world to lead more authentic, wholehearted, and expansive lives? What if you could ask these individuals to pinpoint the ONE factor or experience that unleashed the greatest personal transformation in their lives?
Malissa Smith’s essay, How Boxing Uncaged Me, in the new work The Difference: Essays on Loss, Courage, and Personal Transformation is one such exploration. She recounts a life long affinity for the sport, but only in picking up the gloves herself was she able to confront her own traumas and fears.
Summary
The Difference is that audience. From a motivational coach who went from homeless to millionaire; to a prominent psychologist whose 2-year-old daughter drowned in the family pool on her watch; to a self-described female boxing warrior who entered the ring at age 40; to a chiropractor turned shaman, fire walker and healer after helping a friend transition – the unvarnished essays in The Difference capture a multi-colored tapestry of richly inspiring life stories.
Reviews
“A true treasure! These stunning personal stories of strength, courage, and hope are exactly what we need today to inspire us to reach for the stars. They assure us that we can do it!”
Patricia Gussin, New York Times best-selling author of Medicine and Mayhem: The Dr. Laura Nelson Files
“I am all too familiar with loss, courage, and transformation — who hasn’t lived through one of those stages? In these superbly written essays, you will find the guidance to face, overcome, and even be strengthened by adversity.”
Faisal Hoque, the #1 Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of LIFT, Everything Connects, and REINVENT
“The honesty and raw beauty of the writing in The Difference touched me deeply. It compelled me to consider all the choices I have made in my own life. What a wise and inspiring book it is!”
Luis Gallardo, founder & president, World Happiness Foundation