Living the Life You Were Meant to Live

by Tom Paterson

In Living the Life You Were Meant to Live , Tom Patterson, a long-range and strategic planning consultant to America's leading corporations, shares his powerful insights with readers from all walks of life. &QUOTIn order to see where you are going, you need to gain a perspective on where you have been and what you have been gifted by God to be,&QUOT says Paterson. &QUOTThere are times when we each need to go to the 'mountaintop' to be able to see the terrain below.&QUOT

Genres: Leadership, Christian, Personal Development

257 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[John Dembeck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book for working through a life plan.

[Matt Soderstrum · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a LifePlan facilitator for the Paterson Center. This book shares how Tom Paterson put together the LifePlan process and goes into great detail in what a LifePlan entails. If you have any interest in the process, but are not certain if you want to make the investment into a personal one-on-one facilitation, this book will give you guidance and insight. As a caveat, the process has evolved over the years since this book was written in 1998 - for the better in my opinion.

Some quotes I found to be powerful:
"Too many people are not living the life they are meant to life. God does not intend for this to happen ..." (page 1)
"Most people aren't living the life they were meant to live because they don't know who they are or what gifts God has given to them." (page 9)
"The result of trying to function in a role for which you aren't mentally wired is going to be distress." (page 195)

[Mary]

I am reading this as an attempt to identify what to do with the next phase of my life: kids gone, opportunities are open and I wil keep you posted on my progress

[Lynn Coffren · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had mixed feelings about this book - it was not nearly as helpful as I heard it would be from others.

[Brent Spicer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for a personal retreat.

[Tommy Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve known Tom for 20 years. His spirit is as warm and loving as his words.