How to Have Your Best Year Yet

I am writing this looking out onto lovely Lake Chelan in central Washington state. I come here to relax, to write, to recharge my batteries. We all need to make the time to do just that. But you don t need to drive 4- hours and take a week to accomplish the same result. It s as simple as carving out some time each day for inspiration, education and insight.

Each of these essays represents some aspect of personal or professional development. Each chapter explores in depth a vital aspect of living and working. Each endeavors to condense the wisdom of an eclectic group of thinkers. Ideally they are then starting point for your own thought.

You can easily read this book in one or two sittings. But if you do, I hope you will return to it many times, to read slowly, thoughtfully, one essay at a time. The readers of my books and e-books have told me via email, text and by phone the various ways my books are used.
1)Keep this book by your bedside and read an essay each night before going to sleep.
2)Others read an essay each morning and find that is sets up their minds encouragingly for the activities of the day.
3)Still other made the reading of my books a family affair. Each evening after dinner, the essays are read aloud.
4)Organizations have used the reading of an essay aloud as a way to get meetings off to an inspirational start.
5)Study groups have based their programs for an entire year on selected essays each meeting and it leads to a hearty discussion on the application of the ideas in their business.

The feedback I receive each week tells me the books are being read and applied in their lives. That is the very reason I continue to write. Thank you for your trust. I promise to continue to improve my writing to honor that trust.

Mark Matteson