Publisher's Synopsis
What if...
- that lazy person learned to work for and achieve success?
- that shy, anxious person learned to be confident?
- that struggling student's grades went from C's and D's to A's and B's?
- that quitter learned to persevere?
- that angry, bitter person learned to forgive?
BRUTAL KINDNESS by high school teacher, Steven Carvajal, shows you how to make that happen for yourself and the people in your life who are struggling!
It gives you clear explanations and advice, along with small habits to incorporate into your day, and real answers to tough questions that many young people and some adults desperately need to know!
It also calls attention to some of the cultural beliefs most of us live with as truths even though on some level we know better. Beliefs that are hurting us and keeping us from being satisfied and happy with our relationships, careers, and lives.
Written by a tough, caring, high school English teacher with over twenty years of experience working with young people and adults, BRUTAL KINDNESS can help teens and adults learn how to forgive the past, heal relationships, and recreate who you are in the world.
Following the steps in BRUTAL KINDNESS will teach you how to act right, focus on the positive, and do your best in any situation. It will teach you how to let go of past mistakes and failures, and learn how to focus on a future that you LOVE!
Has the pursuit of happiness left you lost on the road to nowhere? Going through the motions? Unhappy? Despite all our wealth, technology, and freedom, too many people these days are NOT happy! Why is that?
Part of the problem lies in our beliefs about ourselves and the world. We've come to believe lies that are hurting us and keeping us at war with ourselves and families, but it doesn't have to be that way! It's time for a shift in our thinking! It's time to focus on being POSITIVE ON PURPOSE!
BRUTAL KINDNESS teaches you to examine your thinking, focus on the future, do your best work, and power through negativity! BRUTAL KINDNESS is a guide to letting go of the past and focusing on a happy and successful present and future. Today is a great day realize that your future can be far happier and successful than you ever really believed possible! Today is a great day to learn how to be BRUTALLY KIND!
