Welcome to my corner of the internet! I appreciate you being curious enough to click through and find out more about my work. Through the beginning of 2015 I’m wrapping up my first book, Enough, Already, which is the reason you found me to begin with.
As an exclusive sneak peek for NoiseTrade readers, I’m sharing four chapters of the manuscript. I hope you will find it encouraging and challenging in your daily life. I also would love to hear your thoughts on the stories, and if they resonate with you.
A couple things I’m doing as the book nears completion, and the reason for this sneak peek.
1. Reader Reviews
Writers love to have reviews on their book covers and on websites, usually from other writers. But I want to have your reviews on the book and website too! After all, you’re incredibly important to me and this book. Without your support, this book is going nowhere, regardless of the big name writers supporting it.
2. I Can’t Get Away from It
As you’ll read in the chapter I Can Take Care of Myself, Right?, I have tried to avoid this book for over a year. I keep finding excuses, different jobs, other hobbies to occupy my time. But God keeps returning me to this project. When I hear my pastor preach, this is the message I hear. When I see people hurting and acting out, this is the ache in my heart.
As pretentious as it can sound, I believe God wants me to write this book. The only reason may be to remind myself that I am enough, already in his love. But I want to share the message with you too.
*Raises hand* Um, you mentioned a freebie on NoiseTrade?
Yep, sure did. I’ve put together a brief walk-through of re-focusing your story from victim to hope, blame to purpose, anxiety to patience. We start with a “story shaper” reflecting on the past, and projecting your future actions and mindset.
While we can never fully control what happens in our lives, we can control how we view the events and actions in our life, and how we keep going.
Would you like to try it? It’s just one week. I believe you can.
No more emails or signups necessary, you can download it here.
What’s Next?
I’ll keep you updated on the book’s progress, and share other essays on living with purpose and meaning. In the Spring I’ll begin season three of my podcast, Story Signals, if you would like to hear me extract lessons and stories from incredible authors, artists, speakers, and more.
Enough, Already will debut July 7th, 2015. It will certainly be available on NoiseTrade, along with Amazon and anywhere else that will take it. This is a self-published project, so your support is vital! Please share this sneak peek with anyone you think would enjoy reading it.
If you’ve read the sneak peek, I’d love to hear your thoughts and if the stories resonated with you. My email is Matt@MattRagland.com, or you can find me on Twitter and Facebook.