Kindle Edition Amazon Rethink Happy Category:  Education/Training Publisher: Morgan James ISBN-10:  1630477346 Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 150 Copyright: June 14, 2016 ISBN-13: 9781630477349 Price: $9.99 (eBook) A motivational book drawing attention to the fact that happiness and joy are not the same thing. Told in delightful story form. Are you happy? Really? Have you experienced business success and wondered if there is something more? Have you figured out how to be successful at home as well as in business? Do you struggle with finding time to think? Have you learned how to make sense of setbacks and “bad things happening to good people”? Cleve has it all. Or so he thinks. Until an apparent chance encounter with an old man named Camino causes him to realize that what he believes is happiness is merely a shadow of the joy he could experience. Yes, having money and cool cars and freedom is fun, but happiness is not a result of accumulating stuff. Told in a compelling parable format, "Rethink Happy" challenges readers to redefine authentic joy. Join Cleve as Camino leads him on a journey through three key principles of old-school philosophy and new-school science toward understanding the secrets of living authentic joy.    Excerpt I can’t believe I’ve gotten myself into this mess. Why am I going to all this effort if I’m getting nothing from it? Why’d Camino have to pick me, of all the people at the game, to sit by that day? I was fine. Just fine. I was successful, had a place I felt at home, even though it was at Ted’s bar and ironically, not at home. I was a good father—I mean, I provided for my kids and I didn’t demand a lot from my wife. The twinge of guilt was like an arrow to my heart, from out of nowhere, as I remembered my son’s reaction last night when I tried Camino’s suggestion to “shoot the breeze” with him. Did I really only want to talk to him when I was pointing out something he was doing wrong? And my wife thought I came home “early” last night, even though it was a good two hours after I left the office. Okay, so maybe I’m not going to get Father of the Year or the Husband Achievement Award, but my kids get pretty much everything they want and my wife can go shopping anytime. I was just thinking about that at the game the other day. I’ve got it pretty good. I mean, things could always improve, right? What was it I was daydreaming about that day? Before Camino pushed his way into my life? Oh yeah, I was thinking about the trip I’d canceled with my son. Again. Ah yes, there’s that familiar feeling of failure now. I wasn’t even watching the game, and suddenly I’d felt a presence. A shadow fell over me, blocking the sun. As I wasn’t seated within peanut-throwing distance of anyone else, naturally I looked up to see who could be blocking my sun. The tall stranger didn’t say a word. Just took a seat (c’mon man!) right next to me. Okay, just ignore him. Don’t let anybody spoil this time. It’s me time! C’mon, Cleve. Back to the smell of the grass, the taste of the cold beer in your hand. This is the life! Am I right? I’m free to do this—that’s the American dream, right?

Delightful story form
“Recent high profile business disasters have reminded us that intellect, degrees and 80 hour weeks are not the essential ingredients for business success. In a delightful story form Rethink Happy captures the soul of business and reminds us that uncompromising character, respectful relationships and a commitment to the greater good of community lead to “uncommon” success and a life worth living.” -Dan Miller, Author of 48 Days to the Work You Love

Wonderful surprise
“Rethink Happy is a wonderful surprise. Like any allegory, it takes the reader on the same journey as the protagonist, but most such stories telegraph the lesson long before the character in the book figures it out. Kisgen’s writing brings you along at
the same speed, and with the same pleasure of discovery. Anyone who wonders why success in business is never…quite…enough owes this book to themselves!”
—John Dini, author Hunting in a Farmer’s World

Routines to set you free
“Scaling up a business not only takes its toll on the owner; it tends to spill over onto the family and other personal relationships, often ending in tragic messes. But it doesn’t need to be this way. We like to say that “routine sets you free”— and Doug’s book brilliantly highlights those routines that will set you free, bringing joy to both your life and those around you. It just requires the same skills needed to grow a successful business—focus and discipline.”
—Verne Harnish, CEO Gazelles and author of
Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0)