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Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall in Love with the Process of Becoming Great

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Chop Wood Carry Water is all about how to love and grow in the practice of becoming great and learning discipline. It’s a simple, elegant read about a boy named John who decides to study archery and become a samurai warrior. Guided by an “Akira-sensei,” John comes to realize the greatest adversity on his journey will be the challenge of defeating the man in the mirror. This powerful story of one boy’s journey to achieve his life long goal of becoming a samurai warrior clarifies the process of achieving great things in life in a powerful and memorable way.

Some things you will learn…

  • No matter how it feels, you are always building your own house.
  • How and why you must surrender to the outcome in order to be at your best.
  • Why you never want to have your identity wrapped up in what you do.
  • Why your strength lies in faithfulness to the little things.
  • How to develop a heart posture of gratitude.
  • How to use the biggest challenges as a training ground for greatness.
  • Why the process is more important than the goal.
  • Why comparison is the thief of all joy.
  • How to develop a growth mindset.
  • Why talent is more of a curse than a blessing.