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Having had Rob’s words to dwell on has been a welcome interlude I will<br />

return to many times. Anytime is the right time for this book to show up<br />

in your life, as its various lessons may hit home at any given time.<br />

It may be staying mindful of how we nurture the important relationships<br />

in our life; or the examples, good or not so good, that we are<br />

continuously setting for others. It is a road map and cautionary yet<br />

inspiring entreaty to place high value on our lives and those of our loved<br />

ones, and then act in accordance by virtue of our more purposeful<br />

deployment of the thoughts we dwell on, the words we speak and the<br />

actions we take.<br />

Personally, a favorite and essential part of the book is the set of<br />

reflections at the end titled, “Thoughts To Live By.” Rob told me that I<br />

wasn’t alone in that assessment. There are thirty of them, one for every<br />

day of the month, including such titles as:<br />

I Am Guided To Right Action<br />

I Put Legs On My Ideas<br />

I Create The Best Possible Me<br />

These three-paragraph ruminations are like affirmations, but more.<br />

They’re beautifully written, substantive, direct, and have a little bit of<br />

Rob’s humor in them.<br />

Rob and his book came into my life at an especially appropriate time. I<br />

was on the brink of turning fifty and at the challenging juncture of<br />

leaving an executive position at an established and successful public<br />

relations firm, working with people I respect and enjoy, to strike out on<br />

my own in a direction that was more meaningful to me.<br />

I had once before, put time into a labor of love that was swallowed by

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