Learn from the past. Prepare for the future. Perform in the moment!
We all have the same twenty-four hours in a day, but how we use those hours is what sets us apart. We can choose to let our moments slip away into a blur of mediocrity, or we can choose to maximize them for a life of true significance.
In this newly updated and revised edition of Moments: Making Your Life Count For What Matters Most, executive coach and mental performance expert Mike Van Hoozer delivers a powerful, faith-infused roadmap to breaking free from the noise, reclaiming your focus, and stepping into your God-given purpose. A "moment" can be a split-second decision or an entire season of life. Your choices, attitude, and response in those split seconds can impact future moments and even the next generation. While you can't always predict the timing of life's defining moments, Moments will prepare you to meet them with expectancy, clarity, and confidence.
The Six Principles for Lasting SignificanceGrounded in actionable coaching strategies and timeless wisdom, this book equips you with a practical framework to change the trajectory of your life through six core principles:
- Focus on the Moment: Realize what's at stake, who else is impacted, and how you can make a lasting impact.
- Enjoy the Moment: Embrace the journey, love who you are, and love what you do. Don't go through the experience but miss the meaning.
- Respond in the Moment: Gain perspective and choose a path of relentless perseverance. Refuse to let circumstances dictate your outlook.
- Perform in the Moment: Stop hesitating, trust your preparation, and execute the plan!
- Engage in the Moment: Bring your whole, true self to every room you enter and unleash the essence of who you are.
- Pray in the Moment: Seek guidance, discover your true purpose, and connect and converse daily with the One who designed you.
Whether you are standing on a mountaintop of achievements or walking through a dark valley of uncertainty, you will find the tools to navigate your unique path with faith and resilience.
Your life is a collection of moments, and your moments matter. Each one has the potential to alter your future or the life of someone else. It's time to stop making excuses and start making memories, not regrets.
Make your life count for what matters most!
Mike Van Hoozer is an author, speaker, and expert in the psychology of human performance, serving as a mental performance coach and leadership consultant for elite athletes and global business leaders. As the founder of Van Hoozer and Associates and Life Beyond Athletics, he has helped thousands of athletes and leaders master their "mental game" to achieve peak performance and build a resilient mindset. His clients include professional NFL and MLB players, high school and college athletes, coaches, and teams across all sports, Fortune 500 executives and companies, non-profit organizations, and churches.A former senior executive with Accenture and a graduate of Baylor University, Mike is the author of several books, including Moments: Making Your Life Count For What Matters Most and Be Present: Showing Up When It Matters Most. Mike hosts a popular podcast and has delivered his Invisible Hand of Leadership program to thousands of leaders worldwide. The Journey of Janell: A Story of Grit and Grace represents his latest book, exploring the intersection of grit, grace, and a life lived on purpose for a purpose. Personally, Mike has been married to his wife Gina for 35 years and is the "Coach" of his own Van Hoozer basketball team of 5 boys. Mike is a graduate of Baylor University and an endurance athlete who has qualified for the Boston Marathon in the past. Mike has taught, coached, and counseled leaders at all levels for over 30 years and loves helping people succeed and make the most of their moments in sports, business, and life!
