Have you ever tried to paint a picture with a banana, drive a nail with a champagne glass or mow the lawn with a spoon? Then why would you continue to strive for a better life using the same tools that have not worked so far. With stories from his own life Loren illustrates the use of some very unique tools to bring about lasting change, establish a vision worth living for and reignite your childhood dreams. My life has been a litany of tragedies, train wrecks and bad trajectories. I came from potato soup and food stamps and I am determined to never go back. I want to help you get out of your rut and on your way to living a more excellent life. Live A More Excellent Life is written for those who would normally find a self help book too boring, too academic and too high minded. Loren is an every day guy with a down to earth communication style and a gift for story telling. As you journey through this book, it is my hope to see unlikely heroes exposed, dreams reignited, bad habits conquered and hopelessness put to rest. Here you will find the secrets to living a more excellent life. You will: Define a vision of success as you see it, Identify habits that divert you from your vision, Discover the formula for lasting change in your life, Tear down walls that stand between you and your vision, Encounter words that have been peg moments in your life, Take preemptive action to change, Avoid becoming the road kill of change, Become the greatest investor in your own word bank and Learn how to talk yourself in to a new you. Please enjoy as you read and pass it on.