Book Review - The Imposter - How a Juvenile Criminal Succeeded in Business and Life by Kip Kreiling
Category Book Review Kip Kreiling The Imposter - How a Juvenile Criminal Succeeded in Business and Life
I was recently contacted by Kip Kreiling, the author of The Imposter - How a Juvenile Criminal Succeeded in Business and Life, asking if I would be interested in reading and reviewing his book. The subject matter sounded interesting... basically how he overcame a *very* rough life of crime and substance abuse as a kid growing up, turning his life around with some transformational principles he learned along the way. I must say I was quite impressed with his book. It's well written with a message of hope and possibilities, even for those who seem to have thrown it all away.
Kreiling's childhood was not an easy one. With a stepfather who was physically abusive, Kreiling spent much of his time on his own and away from any close personal contact with parental or adult guidance. This led to early (and repeated) episodes of crime, failures in school, and addictions to just about every drug you could find on the streets. Even during low points when he wanted to turn things around, it didn't take long before he found himself back in the same patterns, unable to break out of the cycles that he found himself locked into. This all changed around the age of 16 when he had a massive overdose of a new drug he had never used before. After eight hours of unrelenting physical and emotional torment, he cried out to God (as he knew him then) to plead for his life. When he finally came down off the drugs, he started his transformation and began working through the changes that would take him from where he was then to what he is today... a successful businessman, happily married with kids, who helps others overcome the major obstacles in their own lives.
His transformation principles are simple, but can carry you past the road blocks that are there in front of you. #1 - You can completely change. #2 - Turn your transformation goal into an imperative - turn it into a compelling desire. #3 - By changing what you believe, you change who you are. #4 - By changing your actions, you can change who you are - Mind to Muscle to Metamorphosis. #5 - By transforming your environment, you can transform who you are - The Fire Precedes the Bloom. #6 - Do not make major changes in your life on your own, get resources to help you, such as time, people, experts, and sometimes money. #7 - Focus on creating positives and eliminating negatives. #8 - Optimism is essential to moving forward. In and of themselves, these principles don't sound groundbreaking, but when you see them in action against the author's life, seeing how they changed him from someone who should have died before the age of 20 to what he is today, you realize that there is hope and possibility beyond where you are currently.
The Imposter is a great motivational read regardless of where you are. It helps you to realize that where you are at this point in your life is not where you have to be tomorrow.
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Obtained From: Author
Payment: Free
I was recently contacted by Kip Kreiling, the author of The Imposter - How a Juvenile Criminal Succeeded in Business and Life, asking if I would be interested in reading and reviewing his book. The subject matter sounded interesting... basically how he overcame a *very* rough life of crime and substance abuse as a kid growing up, turning his life around with some transformational principles he learned along the way. I must say I was quite impressed with his book. It's well written with a message of hope and possibilities, even for those who seem to have thrown it all away.
Kreiling's childhood was not an easy one. With a stepfather who was physically abusive, Kreiling spent much of his time on his own and away from any close personal contact with parental or adult guidance. This led to early (and repeated) episodes of crime, failures in school, and addictions to just about every drug you could find on the streets. Even during low points when he wanted to turn things around, it didn't take long before he found himself back in the same patterns, unable to break out of the cycles that he found himself locked into. This all changed around the age of 16 when he had a massive overdose of a new drug he had never used before. After eight hours of unrelenting physical and emotional torment, he cried out to God (as he knew him then) to plead for his life. When he finally came down off the drugs, he started his transformation and began working through the changes that would take him from where he was then to what he is today... a successful businessman, happily married with kids, who helps others overcome the major obstacles in their own lives.
His transformation principles are simple, but can carry you past the road blocks that are there in front of you. #1 - You can completely change. #2 - Turn your transformation goal into an imperative - turn it into a compelling desire. #3 - By changing what you believe, you change who you are. #4 - By changing your actions, you can change who you are - Mind to Muscle to Metamorphosis. #5 - By transforming your environment, you can transform who you are - The Fire Precedes the Bloom. #6 - Do not make major changes in your life on your own, get resources to help you, such as time, people, experts, and sometimes money. #7 - Focus on creating positives and eliminating negatives. #8 - Optimism is essential to moving forward. In and of themselves, these principles don't sound groundbreaking, but when you see them in action against the author's life, seeing how they changed him from someone who should have died before the age of 20 to what he is today, you realize that there is hope and possibility beyond where you are currently.
The Imposter is a great motivational read regardless of where you are. It helps you to realize that where you are at this point in your life is not where you have to be tomorrow.
Disclosure:
Obtained From: Author
Payment: Free
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