I’ve Been Down Here Before, But This Time I Know the Way Out - Examine Envision Emerge

An inner city paramedic/firefighter who daily deals with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from a massive car accident and the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

A young woman with Chiari Malformation facing her fifth invasive brain surgery in as many years.

A job placement counselor looking for her own place in the world.

A successful performance conditioning coach who finds herself lacking the passion to perform in her current career.

A relationship coach trying to live up to everyone's expectations of her while struggling to keep her "inner rebel" in line.

A career project manager in the public sector who realizes that her career is winding down but doesn't know what's next.

Each facing a significant crossroads where major – possible life-changing – decisions had to be made. Each thinking that they had no options. Each preparing to put one foot in front of the other in the same way they always had.

Until they decided there had to be something else.

Have you ever wondered how some people can willingly walk away from what they know to embark on a journey into a future that isn't even defined? Do you marvel at people who recklessly go out on a limb – and intentionally saw themselves off? Do you find yourself thinking, "I couldn't do that in a million years"?

Have you ever said to yourself, "But if I only knew how they did it, maybe I could do it too"?

Then this book is for you!

This book is about leaving behind all of the thoughts, beliefs, assumptions, emotions, and expectations that no longer serve you. The people whose stories you're about to read started out with one set of ideas, perceptions, thoughts, beliefs, and experiences, and then, through a series of serendipitous events, encounters, or just plain luck, ended up at a "not in a million years" place that was far different from anywhere they had been before.

Most importantly, they'll tell you how they did it so that you can do it too!

This book is for anyone who wants to embark on their own reinvention journey, using the inspiration, guidance, strategies, and personal transformation tips and tricks that others have so generously shared with me. With their help, I distilled everything into what I call the Six Steps to Curing the No Way Out Syndrome. It's your personal roadmap to seeing the way out of any hole you might be in, scaling those steep walls, and finally climbing out!