M. L. Brocklehurst

50 Dates in 50 States (eBook, ePUB)

One Woman's Journey to Positive Change

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

After an unexpected tragedy, a young woman drops everything to travel the world, find love, and practice her unique brand of positivity. Have you ever wanted to escape the daily grind and set out on an adventure of a lifetime? That's what Melanie did when, hitting rock bottom after the death of her soul mate, she quit her job, sold her house and set out across the United States looking for love. Melanie makes you laugh and cry as she shares her hopes, fears, and most humiliating moments on a journey that changes her life. Part travelogue, part romp, and part how-to guide, Melanie captures the crazy and hilarious ups and downs of internet dating while travelling alone in a foreign land. Along the way she also instructs as well as inspires, providing a clear formula to achieve positive change that anyone can follow. By turns joyful and melancholy this wise and funny author will inspire and uplift you in this honest, humorous, and beautifully written memoir. "A unique and exciting book that is part travelogue, part romp, and part how-to coach yourself happy." -Marla Martenson, Author of Excuse Me, Your Soul Mate is Waiting

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Morgan James Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781614486381
• Artikelnr.: 40177071

Autorenporträt

Melanie Brocklehurst was born in Cambridge, England. She was lucky enough to travel and live abroad while growing up, which created an insatiable wanderlust that has taken her around the world.Melanie started her career as an environmental lawyer in England, however, her adventures took her to Australia where she settled, and, has at various times been an Officer in the Australian Army Legal Corps, Legal Adviser to Ministers and a political lobbyist for a global international company.From there, she decided to implement her Positive Change Formula for a year, and set off on a new adventure taking her to every state in the US...and to Mexico!As a result of her trip she set up her own business, Positive Change Coaching and Consulting, andwith a little help from computer technologyis coaching people around the world on how to make their own positive life changes.

Inhaltsangabe

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 PROBLEMS
CHAPTER 2 THE POSITIVE CHANGE FORMULA
CHAPTER 3 OPTIONS
CHAPTER 4 SOLUTIONS
CHAPTER 5 IMPLEMENTATION
    The Best Laid Plans...
    The Start of the 50 Dates
    California
    Date #1: Chris – Life Is A Rollercoaster
    Date #2: Sam – Making Out At The Drive-In
    Arizona
    Date #3: Diego – Allergies And Rock Concerts
    New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas
    Date #4: Nathan – Scary Stalker Material
    Dates #5&6: Dylan And Tom – Vegetarians And Memorials
    Date #7: Josh – Another Ex-Girlfriend On The List?
    Tennessee    
    Date #8: Steven – You Missed Out On Some Great Hickory-Smoked Ribs!
    Mississippi
    Date #9: Richard – I Need A Coke Hit!
CHAPTER 6 TENACITY
    Louisiana
    Date #10: Max – Music And Magic In New Orleans
    Alabama
    Date #11: Adrian – Safety First
    Florida
    Date #12: Mark – Three’s A Crowd, Leave Your Smart Phone At Home
    Georgia
    Date #13: Phil – Art And Truck-Driving
CHAPTER 7 INTEGRITY
    California again... and Nevada!
    Date #14: Sam – The Official Date In Las Vegas
    A Military Operation
    Maryland
    Date #15: Andrew – Jumping Straight Back On The Horse
    Washington D.C.
    Date #16: Luke – A Walk In The Park
    Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Delaware
    Dates #17-23: Too Many To Mention
    Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan
    Date #26: Jacob – Moonwalking in Gary, Indiana
    Illinois
    Date #27: Roger – The Job Interview
    Minnesota, North Dakota, Idaho, Utah
    Date #28: Roberto – The Restorer Of Faith
    Omaha, Iowa, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, West Virginia, Ohio,
Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas and Colorado... Phew!
    Dates #34-36: Toby – Banter And Bickering In The Badlands
    Hawaii
    Date #43: Jonny – Swimming With The Sharks
    Mexico
    Date #44: José – My Unofficial Date
Back in the UK with my family
CHAPTER 8 VICTORY
    Mexico again... and 8 of the 9 states
    New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, Oregon and Washington
    Date #45-50: Charlie – Charlie And The Hot Chocolate Factories of New
England
    Date #51-52: Harry And Ian – I Left My Heart In...
    Alaska
    Date #53: José – My Last Official Date
CHAPTER 9 EVALUATION
    The Final Stage of the Positive Change Formula
    Life After 50 Dates
CHAPTER 10 THE POSITIVE CHANGE FORMULA IN ACTION ALL OVER AGAIN
    Kick-start the Positive
EPILOGUE
AFTERWORD
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
POSITIVE CHANGE COACHING AND CONSULTING
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS