内容简介
Nomatterwhoyouare,you'venodoubtencounteredobstaclesandchallengesinyourlife.Someyoudealwithandmoveon,othersyoucarrywithyou.Yourexperiences-thegood,thebad,andtheugly-arewhatmakeyouyou.Nopersoniswithoutconflict-butitishowyoudealwiththoseconflictsthatdetermineswhoyouare.Youmaynotrealizeit,butyourpotentialislimitless,andyourabilitytoinfluenceothersmaybestrongerthanyourealize.Whetheratworkasaleaderorpartoftheteam,athomeasaspouseorparent,orjustasafriend-whatyoudoandwhatyousayhaveanimpactonthepeoplearoundyou.Inthisbook,Davewillguideyoupastthetrialsandchallengesyoumayhavemet,illustratingeachwithcandidlessonshe'slearnedinhisownlifeexperiences.LifeisaboutMovingForwardtowardabettertomorrow.It'suptoyoutotakethestepsalongthepathyouwantforyourselfandthoseyoulove.
作者简介
DavePelzerWithhisjarring1994accountofgrowingupwithextremechildabuse,AChildCalled"It,"DavePelzeropenedthenation'seyestotheepidemicinwaysnoonehaddonebefore--andgarneredaPulitzerPrizenominationforhisgroundbreakingwork.BiographyDavePelzerhasexperiencedatrulyextraordinarylife.Asachild,heenduredthehorrorsofchildabuse,whichincludedphysicaltorture,mentalcruelty,andnearstarvation.UponDave'srescue,hewasidentifiedasoneofthemostseverelyabusedchildreninCalifornia'shistory.Atage12,Dave'steachersriskedtheircareerstonotifytheauthoritiesandsavedhislife.UponDave'sremoval,hewasmadeawardofthecourtandplacedinfostercareuntilheenlistedintheU.S.AirForceatage18.AsayoungadultDavewasdeterminedtobetterhimself—nomatterwhattheodds.Asamemberofthearmedforces,Davewashandpickedtomidair-refuelthehighlysecretiveSR-71BlackbirdandtheF-117StealthFighter,whichplayedamajorroleinOperationsJustCause,DesertShield,andDesertStorm.SomeofDave'sdistinctiveaccomplishmentshavebeenrecognizedthroughanumberofawards,aswellaspersonalcommendationsfromPresidentsReagan,Bush,andClinton.In1990,hewastherecipientoftheJ.C.PenneyGoldenRuleAward,makinghimtheCaliforniaVolunteeroftheYear.In1993,DavewashonoredasoneoftheTenOutstandingYoungAmericans.Hejoinsadistinguishedgroupofalumnithatinclude:JohnF.Kennedy,RichardNixon,AnneBancroft,OrsonWelles,WaltDisney,andNelsonRockefeller.In1994,DavewastheonlyAmericantobehonoredasoneofTheOutstandingYoungPersonsoftheWorld.HealsocarriedthecovetedCentennialflameforthe1996Olympics.Dave'sincrediblelifestorywasfeaturedonTheOprahWinfreyShow,TheMontelWilliamsShow,SallyJessy,LeezaGibbons,andBarbaraWalters'sTheView.Daveisoneofthefewpersonalitieswhopayhomagetoeducators,socialservices,fostercare,lawenforcement,andvolunteers—thosewhomakeadifferenceinthelivesofchildren.Ontheroadover250daysoftheyear,Daveoffersprogramsforcorporategroups,humanservices,andyouth-at-risk.Dave'sexperienceincludes:JuvenileHallCounselor,YouthServiceWorker,TroyStateUniversity(humanservicesstudies),NationalAdvisor,MissingYouthFoundation,BoardofDirectors,FosterCareILP,andCertifiedCorrectionalCustodyProgramFacilitator.Dave'suniqueandintriguingoutlookonlife,coupledwithhisRobinWilliams-likewitandsenseofhumor,entertainandencouragemenandwomentoovercomeanyobstaclewhilelivinglifetoitsfullest.Daveisalivingtestamentofresilience,faithinhumanity,andpersonalresponsibility.Thisiswhatmakeshimoneofthemostexceptionalandunequaledentitiesoftoday.Asanauthor,educator,andconsultant,Davehasdedicatedhislifehelpingothers…tohelpthemselves.AuthorbiographycourtesyofDavePelzer'sofficialwebsite.GoodToKnowPelzerisoneoftheonlyauthorstohavefourbookssimultaneouslyontheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist,andthefirstauthortohavethreebookssimultaneouslyonthislistintradepaperback.HeistheonlyauthortodatetohavefourNo.1internationalbestsellerstohiscredit.
