Hide Your Goat: Strategies to Stay Positive When Negativity Surrounds You

Hide Your Goat is for every person who has ever said, &;Why me?&; It is for every person who feels like everywhere you turn, you meet problems, obstacles, difficulties &; large ones, small ones, all sizes. Filled with thought-provoking questions, ideas and solutions, this book will help you stay positive while dealing with life&;s disappointments and the negativity that encompasses our society. Whereas, you can&;t change the people and circumstances that try to get your goat, Hide Your Goat will help you stay positive when negativity surrounds you. The book focuses on six core principles.

&; The Courage to Recognize Who You Are
&; The Strength to Accept Where You Have Been
* The Wisdom to Discern Where You Are Heading
* The Knowledge to Acquire What it Takes To Get There
* The Awareness to Exclude Who Is Stopping You
* The Power to Change What Holds You Back

Hide Your Goat makes you aware of how your daily life intersects with a diverse group of people from different backgrounds, opinions and personalities. This book will make you think about yourself and dive deep below the surface to uncover feelings, thoughts and emotions that expose your goat. Regardless of its origin, the expression &;gets my goat&; is something that resonates with all of us. The fast-paced and stress-filled schedules we maintain &;open the gate&; to allow people and circumstances to &;get our goat.&; It&;s time to discover, herd, teach, feed, gate, exercise and in the end, Hide Your Goat!

Steve Gilliland is a member of the Speaker Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed on less than 200 speakers worldwide since 1977. Notable speakers such as Ronald Reagan, Zig Ziglar, and Norman Vincent Peale are also part of this prestigious group. The author of six books, Steve was named Author of the Year by Advantage Media Group in 2010. His book Enjoy The Ride™ has been on the publisher’s bestseller list for a record seven consecutive years and serves as the cornerstone to Steve’s personal and professional philosophy.
Steve speaks to more than 250,000 people a year and has shared the platform with numerous dignitaries and celebrities including bestselling author Dr. Ken Blanchard, former University of Tennessee Women’s Basketball Coach Pat Summit, and comedian Howie Mandell. Considered a master story teller and a brilliant comedian, Steve can be heard daily alongside Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Cosby on SiriusXM Radio’s Laugh USA and Blue Collar Radio.
Whether Steve is strengthening leaders or helping organizations increase revenue, he provides the facts and logic that guide clients to set clear objectives and achieve projected outcomes. When you look at his body of work it is easy to understand why he is a member of the Speaker Hall of Fame and Author of the Year. His client list is substantial and includes Fortune 500 companies such as Alcoa, Boeing, Coca-Cola, General Motors, IBM, In-N-Out Burger, Marriott, Raytheon, Siemens, Verizon and VF Jeanswear.