What's your story? How does it determine your place in life? Do you have control over what you believe? Can you make your story the story you desire? Boldly transformative yet unbelievably practical, this unique self-help book by author Greg Beckham sheds light on how what we believe, true or false, creates our lives for better or worse. Manifest Destiny: How the Stories We Tell Ourselves Shape Our Lives is the sort of book that will change your life, how you live it, and how you share your life with others. Beckham's promising approach to self-awareness and self-actualization is a refreshing change from acceptance, denial, or years of therapy. His tactic is to help others perceive their story of themselves in an empowering way and create the future with a sense of purpose and intention that serves our well-being for --"we are the product of our stories." We have every opportunity to write our destiny and influence what the future holds. In this book you will explore the power of your story, and learn potent and practical concepts that will help you become the author of your life! There are always at least two sides to every story. So if your current story doesn't serve you, you can be sure that there is another, equal or opposite story that will. The goal of this book is to help identify the stories harmful to your growth and well-being and to reframe, or retell, them in ways that will help make real, lasting and significant changes and breakthroughs in your life in the most harmonious way possible. Beckham helps readers tweak their fodder to "rewrite" their story and create their destiny. He helps them understand that anything is possible by transforming the sad songs of the past and the troublesome visions of the future. He speaks of Emotional DNA, the Physics of Experience, the Feeling Cycle, Emotional Alchemy, and how each of us can best rearrange the details of our lives to make us a willing receptor for what we want. This book is wholly centered on the individual's "life story" as the underlying catalyst as to how their lives manifest. By changing our narrative to suit our specific needs, we're given the chance to change what comes next. By understanding what shapes our lives--Beckham shows readers how to get back into the driver's seat. Instead of allowing experience to shape our lives, we often allow the 'stories' of our experiences to shape our lives. The time is now--this is how your story begins.Show More I've read many books about stories and their importance, but have received little in the way of specific instruction of how to achieve what stories are good for, until now. As a book coach, I highly recommend this book to authors of both fiction and non-fiction. I've gleaned insights from it that I've not found elsewhere . ~ Joel Orr, Book Coach Highly recommend this to all ages. You will manifest change, from the moment you add this book to your cart; it ships; you read and put into motion. And the beauty is, you don't have to read from cover to cover - allow the book to just open..... you are guaranteed answers from the page it opens to .... ~ Rev. Kathleen Geier I am now on my second read through and am making many notes. I have to say that if I'm feeling a little in a 'funk' I pick through a couple of pages and really think about my day ahead. This book is amazing on many levels, it isn't your normal 'self help' book, it's a 'look in the mirror and think' book . Love it! J. Vandervort Excellent job defining, describing, and delivering the formula for anyone and everyone to manifest his or her desired destiny . T. Allen - Life Coach I wrote this book with heartfelt compassion and respect for you, the reader, and offer my perspectives and understanding of the way we create our lives. Over the past several years, I have found lessons in every area of my life from the mundane and ordinary to the most complex and emotional. The reason I have found them, is that I was looking. And by looking for 'the gift' in each challenge, that is exactly what I found. There have been times that I wanted to give up, cash in my chips and get lost, and, times where no one could stop me because I was an undeniable force. What all this made me realize is that it all begins with how I feel about myself and who I am. It was all stemming from the story of me and who I believed myself to be, and what I knew I was capable of achieving which has to do with what I believe and who I believe I am. How do I show up in the world? This was my ultimate question. These past few years have been a testing ground for the practices and ideas I have shared in this book. I know some of you may want me to be impervious to life's troubles and lessons in order to believe what I have to say in these pages. But if that were the case, and were I impervious to life struggles, I would certainly be a fraud. I would not be able to share with you the amazing information contained in this book, because like you, I have to live my