Simple Steps: Ten Things You Can Do to Create an Exceptional Life

"We are not so much human beings on a spiritual journey as spiritual beings on a human journey."
-Teilhard de Chardin

There is life-transforming power in this realization, expressed first by Teilhard de Chardin. Yet the tools we need to claim an exceptional life are not out of our grasp. They are much, much closer at hand than we might imagine. And we can start using them today. One of the ways people are seeking to straighten out their lives is by strengthening their spiritual lives. Dr. Arthur Caliandro is Norman Vincent Peale's successor and one of the most widely respected spirtual leaders in America. In this book, he shares his philosophy that the keys to a fuller life are present within each one of us, waiting to be unlocked through a simple decision of some simple actions. He offers ten simple steps that can be put into practice immediately to forge a new and exceptional life, such as Settle the Score with Your Past, Take Risks, Tap Your Inner Momentum, Seek Solitude, Take Leadership for your Life and Start a Regular Spiritual Discipline. Each of the steps consists of shorter, action-oriented steps the reader can put into practice immediately, such as Choose a Good Attitude, Take the Higher Road, Big Doors Swing on Little Hinges - Put Some Oil on Your Hinges, etc. Whereas Deepak Chopras's path to finding fulfillment is an East/West approach and Marianne Williamson's is New Age, Arthur Caliandro offers a spiritual path to becoming all you were meant to be.

"I think that the secret to life is to see things as they simply are. Simple Steps helps us all to see the little things of value that add up, making our lives rich and meaningful. Life is all about getting As. Arthur Caliandro delivers us A+ material in this winner." Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager. "Dr. Caliandro is one of the wisest ministers of the Gospel in America. His insights are profound and practical, and challenge each of us to begin taking simple steps to exceptional life." Laurie Beth Jones, author of Jesus, CEO; The Path; and Jesus in Blue Jeans. "This excellent and sensitive book is one we all could all write if we had the courage to learn from lifes difficulties. Fortunately Arthur Caliandro does. Read it and learn the lessons we are all here to learn taught by the greatest of teachers, life. Read on and save yourself from many difficult and painful learning experiences while experiencing love and meaning." --Bernie Siegel, author of Love, Medicine and Miracles. Do you dream of living an exceptional life. In Simple Steps: Ten Things You Can Do to Create an Exceptional Life, Dr. Arthur Caliandrobeloved successor to Norman Vincent Peale as senior minister of Marble Collegiate Church in NYC, and spiritual advisor to millions through his writing, television, and radioshares his down-to-earth insights on how you can take the first simple, decisive steps toward a life that's peaceful, abundant, and fulfilling. Through his own inspiring stories and those of others, Dr. Caliandro shows that by practicing just a few simple (but not always easy) thingslike courage, discipline, and leadershipeach day, you can transform an ordinary existence into an extraordinary one. He outlines the 10 simple steps you can begin doing now to live your life to its emotional and spiritual fullest and transform the lives of others as well. Pick up this powerful, joyous book. Your outlook toward life will broaden and deepen as you turn these pages.