Code: The Power of "I Will" - Hardcover

Tomson, Shaun

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1423634292 ISBN 13: 9781423634294

Publisher: Gibbs M. Smith Inc, 2013

Synopsis

The twelve stories in this book, taken from Shaun Tomson s own life experiences in and out of the surfing world, offer the simple message I Will as a model to face life s challenges and help you achieve your goals. All you need is to be encouraged to find your voice and commit yourself to positive values. The stories resonate with positivity and hope for the future, and are infused with the belief that even in the darkest time, light shines ahead to show you the way forward.

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From the Back Cover

Sometimes all you need to turn hope into action is to write your promises down and say them out loud--to make a promise to no one but yourself. This book is about many things--faith, courage, creativity, determination--but above all it's about the promises we make to ourselves about the future. These stories will inspire you to believe in yourself and to believe in the power that each and every one of us has to shape our lives through the power of "I Will."

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

© Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Sometimes small decisions--choices you make in an instant--have such heavy consequences.

There''s also negative peer pressure, of course, and that can be just as powerful. But it''s easy to miss the danger hidden in negative peer pressure. Sometimes you don''t even see it coming. A few nice words from someone you''ve just met, a friendly person interested in the same things you are, who likes the same music, who likes to go new places. And it''s not that they mean you any harm. Their friends are doing it, and maybe they want to be cool. Or maybe they''re just curious and out to try something new. They''re not looking to get you into trouble, but they''re not necessarily looking out for your best interests either. Life gets boring sometimes, we all know it. You want to shake things up. You want to have an adventure.

Shaun Tomson was named one of the twenty-five most influential surfers of the twentieth century, and one of the sixteen greatest surfers of all time. He has created two multimillion-dollar clothing brands--Instinct and Solitude. He was born in Durban, South Africa, and now makes his home in Montecito, California.

Patrick Moser is the editor of Pacific Passages: An Anthology of Surf Writing (University of Hawai''i Press, 2008). He collaborated with Shaun Tomson on Surfer''s Code: 12 Simple Lessons for Riding through Life and has written articles for The Surfer''s Journal and Surfer. He currently teaches writing and French language at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri where he also offers a course on the history and culture of surfing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gibbs M. Smith Inc
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1423634292
• ISBN 13: 9781423634294
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 136