What story are you writing?

Any good story has this structure: A character who wants something and overcomes conflict to get it. While writing a movie script based on his personal memoirs, Don Miller concluded the story his life was writing was boring. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years cleverly summarizes how he rewrote (and is still writing) his life story to mean something.

Miller has a simplistic yet thought provoking style of writing that engages the reader from the introduction. His words are simultaneously entertaining and challenging, causing the reader to question the story he/she is living. By the end of the book, you will do an audit of your life story and evaluate how your schedule and checkbook shape the story you really want to your life to write.

Young people doing big things...

Young people are often associated with poor choices and selfish living. Not Austin Gutwein. This teenage boy took what he loved and used it to help AIDS orphans in Africa. By creating the Hoops for Hopes program, Austin has raised funds to build a school and medical clinic for those who need it.

Take Your Best Shot is an easy read that will challenge the reader with some not-so-easy thoughts and ideas. It will challenge you to think of ways that you can do something bigger than yourself and help meet the needs of others. If you have been looking for inspiration to try something big, this book will certainly provide. A must read for all teenagers.