Giant Killers: Overcoming Obstacles and Seizing Opportunities by Steve Lawson
It seemed a lopsided battle. On one side, a small shepherd with a sling and five stones. On the other, a heavily armored ten-foot giant whose taunts and challenges immobilized an army of seasoned warriors.The story of David and Goliath has become an almost universal underdog story; but in reality, Goliath never stood a chance.
In Giant Killers, emotional intelligence speaker, consultant, and author Steve Lawson identifies the five vital emotional and social skills David possessed: identity, discipline, graciousness, action, and hope. When combined with the power of God's grace, these strengths made it possible for David to defeat Goliath, build a mighty army out of social rejects, and establish the greatest kingdom in the history of Israel.
We all face giants in our lives, if not as literally as David did. But like David, we can overcome any challenge, seizing with confidence the opportunities God places in our path. Giant Killers teaches you how to do so, providing a foundation on which you can build success after success. It all begins with you--and your willingness to trust in God's grace.
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INDIE READER BOOK REVIEW
Giant Killers: Overcoming Obstacles and Seizing Opportunities
By Steve Lawson
IR Verdict: In a sea of books that offers guidance to leaders,especially in the Christian nonfiction segment, GIANT KILLERS provides a fresh,modern take on an ancient story.
"a Christian perspective on how emotional intelligence and mindfulness can lead to the strength people often need to face their giants"
Everyone has "giants" in their lives that need slaying--fears, worries, guilt, insecurity, etc.--but those giants can be overcome through self-awareness, combined with God's grace.
The Bible story of David and Goliath has long symbolized how people can overcome seemingly impossible situations to come out ahead. Former pastor and church planter, Steve Lawson uses this story as the pervasive foundation for his book, GIANT KILLERS: OVERCOMING OBSTACLES AND SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES. Lawson, now a leadership trainer, explains how the giants in peoples' lives hold them back from moving forward through daily issues, such as broken relationships, financial worries, addiction, and grief.Calling upon the work of authors such as Tom Rath (Strengths Finder 2.0)and John Ortberg (The Life You've Always Wanted),Lawson shares through personal experiences, other people's stories, and passages from the Bible how "key character qualities of identity, discipline,graciousness, action, and hope--when combined with the power of God's grace--will enable any leader to not only overcome any obstacle, but will prepare him or her to seize opportunities as well."
Lawson's non-confrontational, non-judgmental,conversational writing style and thoughtful use of scripture offers a Christian perspective on how emotional intelligence and mindfulness can lead to the strength people often need to face their giants and overcome the barriers between fear and triumph. Although the book was written for a Christian audience, the universality of the David and Goliath story and the real-life situations discussed in the book do not preclude non-Christians from gaining insight into the importance of self-awareness, empathy, and hope.
In a sea of books that offers guidance to leaders, especially in the Christian nonfiction segment, GIANT KILLERS provides a fresh, modern take on an ancient story.
~IndieReader.
IR received this book free from the author who paid for the review. The remuneration in no way affected IR's feedback on the work.
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By Steve Lawson
IR Verdict: In a sea of books that offers guidance to leaders,especially in the Christian nonfiction segment, GIANT KILLERS provides a fresh,modern take on an ancient story.
"a Christian perspective on how emotional intelligence and mindfulness can lead to the strength people often need to face their giants"
Everyone has "giants" in their lives that need slaying--fears, worries, guilt, insecurity, etc.--but those giants can be overcome through self-awareness, combined with God's grace.
The Bible story of David and Goliath has long symbolized how people can overcome seemingly impossible situations to come out ahead. Former pastor and church planter, Steve Lawson uses this story as the pervasive foundation for his book, GIANT KILLERS: OVERCOMING OBSTACLES AND SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES. Lawson, now a leadership trainer, explains how the giants in peoples' lives hold them back from moving forward through daily issues, such as broken relationships, financial worries, addiction, and grief.Calling upon the work of authors such as Tom Rath (Strengths Finder 2.0)and John Ortberg (The Life You've Always Wanted),Lawson shares through personal experiences, other people's stories, and passages from the Bible how "key character qualities of identity, discipline,graciousness, action, and hope--when combined with the power of God's grace--will enable any leader to not only overcome any obstacle, but will prepare him or her to seize opportunities as well."
Lawson's non-confrontational, non-judgmental,conversational writing style and thoughtful use of scripture offers a Christian perspective on how emotional intelligence and mindfulness can lead to the strength people often need to face their giants and overcome the barriers between fear and triumph. Although the book was written for a Christian audience, the universality of the David and Goliath story and the real-life situations discussed in the book do not preclude non-Christians from gaining insight into the importance of self-awareness, empathy, and hope.
In a sea of books that offers guidance to leaders, especially in the Christian nonfiction segment, GIANT KILLERS provides a fresh, modern take on an ancient story.
~IndieReader.
IR received this book free from the author who paid for the review. The remuneration in no way affected IR's feedback on the work.
- See more at:indiereader.com/2016/04/giant-killers-overcoming-obstacles-and-seizing-opportunities/#sthash.qAUfAGOb.dpuf
From the Back Cover
We all face giants in our lives--challenges and obstacles that intimidate us, limit our potential, and keep us from moving forward. It's easy to feel like David fighting Goliath. And that's good--because David won.
In Giant Killers, writer and consultant Steve Lawson applies the core concepts of emotional intelligence to David's story, showing how the young shepherd's personal qualities combined with God's grace to overcome all challenges--and how you can apply those same qualities to your own life.
Identity.Discipline. Graciousness. Action. Hope. These five important emotional skills establish how we perceive and express ourselves--and how willingly we seize the opportunities God provides. Who better to demonstrate these powerful traits than David, who slew his own giant?
Steve Lawson is an emotional intelligence consultant and former senior pastor of Grace Community Church in Greenville, Texas.
In Giant Killers, writer and consultant Steve Lawson applies the core concepts of emotional intelligence to David's story, showing how the young shepherd's personal qualities combined with God's grace to overcome all challenges--and how you can apply those same qualities to your own life.
Identity.Discipline. Graciousness. Action. Hope. These five important emotional skills establish how we perceive and express ourselves--and how willingly we seize the opportunities God provides. Who better to demonstrate these powerful traits than David, who slew his own giant?
Steve Lawson is an emotional intelligence consultant and former senior pastor of Grace Community Church in Greenville, Texas.
Biography
My Review
I found Giant Killers: Overcoming Obstacles and Seizing Opportunities by Steve Lawson to be inspiring. The book teaches us about how to kill our own giant (overcome obstacles in our way). It also teaches on how to seize opportunists that present themselves. I found it interesting that the book began with David and Goliath's story and how the author related that story to the challenges that people face today. The thing that stood out to me the most from this book was the quote of: "Don't let your giants write the rules". This made sense to me as a person should write their own rules they should not allow their challenges to dictate the rules. I did find the book to be a bit dry at times, but overall I found that the book made a lot of sense. This is truly a book that sets you on the path of overcoming your own obstacles. I was sent a free copy of this book for only my honest and unbiased review.
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