Three Points of Contact and 113 Resilience Tips for Teens

I have to admit, I have some amazing fans.

Some of you are military, some of you are health care providers, some are athletes or marathon runners, and others know me because of my experience battleing cancer.

Of all these amazing people though, one group of you is very near and dear to me. I’m talking about teens. I am extremely proud that my book Three Points of Contact is consistently at the top of the Amazon Best Sellers list for teens. Let me explain why:

You all know I’m a resiliency coach and I specialize in dealing with adversity. What qualifies me to do this you ask? Well, dealing lots of adversity, starting from when I was a teenager.

I was raised by a single mom and times were tough. In high school I was working three jobs and missed graduating by 1 point. For a time I was homeless, and I literally slept on the Air Force recruiters doorstep so that I could enlist in the military.

Like anything, practice makes perfect, and I’ve had a lot of practice with adversity. It’s through years of dealing with adversity that I developed the pillars of Optimism, Visualization and Action that have become the Three Points of Contact.

We cannot control the adversity that comes our way in life, but we can control how we deal with it. These are things I wish I knew as a teen.

Actually, there are many things I wish I had known back then. I’ve got 113 of them in my book, so I’ll be posting more of them here, with a focus on some of my favorite fans: teens.

So stay tuned for that, and until then, live everyday with enthusiasm.

Cheers, 

Greg