Is This Seat Taken? No, I Saved it for You
Inspiring Life Lessons from Everyday Experiences
by Kristin S. Kaufman
Narrated by Kristin S. Kaufman
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Pub Date Sep 25 2024 | Archive Date Nov 02 2024
Greenleaf Audiobooks | Greenleaf Book Group Press
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Description
When a seat is saved for us, a door is opened to a new learning opportunity.
Real life. Author Kristin S. Kaufman has had the good fortune in her life to have many seats saved for her—both literally and figuratively. In this final book of her Is This Seat Taken?trilogy, Kristin invites you to come along with her as she revisits the moments in her life when she discovered the unmistakable wisdom revealed through the “seats” in which she found herself seated, from an empty folding chair at her high school reunion to the most formative roles of her career.
Real lessons. In this, her most compelling and deeply personal book yet, Kristin shares with you her own struggles and victories to help illuminate the powerful life lessons that reveal themselves through everyday experiences—but only if you know how to look.
A call-and-response story. Kristin invites you on her personal journey, offering questions along the way to motivate and inspire you to discover the lessons in your own life, gained from experiences such as:
• Suffering the loss of a parent
• Learning to make friends as an adult
• Striving for career success
• Ending abusive or toxic relationships
• Growing up with small-town values
Advance Praise
''This book is a compassionate read that allows us all to take a deeper look at our own life journey.''
--Robyn Openshaw, bestselling author of VIBE
''I was inspired by this book and you will be, too.''
--Brian L. Wolff, Executive Vice President, Public Policy and External Affairs at Edison Electric Institute
''This book makes me feels as if Kristin is sitting right next to me. Her conversational writing style is warm and inviting. She makes it appear that she is opening up her personal life directly to you. When in fact, she is really opening it up to the world. I now have a new appreciation for who I have known and loved in life, as well as what I have learned and experienced. The questions and exercises she provides at the back of the book will help you reach deep into their own life and find new perspective.''
--Carol Maxwell, VP Talent Acquisition, Baylor Scott & White Health
''The pages within this book provide a fascinating look inside life's journey. It will make you reflect back on the many 'seats' you've sat in along the way, and how each has played a significant role in helping you become the person you are today.''
--Matthew Randazzo, president and CEO, The Dallas Foundation
''By sharing the hidden blessings of every day encounters, Kaufman methodically distills life's complexities into the most authentic simplicity: life is about attitude, period.''
--Stephen Hipp, managing director Goldman Sachs & Co
''Thoughtful and inviting, Kristin weaves together a beautiful tapestry of her life's lessons that inspire powerful reflections for our own lives.''
--Allan Calonge, CEBS, Chief HR Strategy and Well-being Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Health
''A riveting read. Kaufman's creative use of the term 'seat' as a metaphor for reflecting on the many seats we sit in throughout our lifetime is ingenious.''
--Lieutenant Colonel Allen B. West (US Army, retired), member, 112th US Congress, fellow Rotarian
''The life lessons within this book invite readers on a thought-provoking journey of their life experiences. Kristin's warm and evocative storytelling style recalls the many 'seats' we take along the way and the impact of those encounters on our lives and the lives of those around us.''
--Pat Porter, founding CEO of NTBCA, a business/arts advocacy company, and founding board member of the King Foundation
''Kristin S. Kaufman has an incredible gift of making you realize the importance being present the in moment and how the 'seats' offered you are opportunities that can play a significant role in your life over time.''
--Regina Hopper, president and CEO Miss America Organization, SVP Global Public Policy, GRIDSMART Technologies
''Kristin shows us that although our journey in life may be chaotic at times, each step we take has purpose and meaning for creating the life we've always wanted!''
--Silke Schwarzkopf, founder, executive producer, and host, 2nd Act TV
Available Editions
EDITION | Audiobook |
ISBN | 9798886452938 |
PRICE | $17.95 (USD) |
DURATION | 4 Hours, 33 Minutes, 36 Seconds |