Christian Writers Award sponsored by Xulon Press

Grand Prize Winners Fall 2018


3rd Place Winner

Russ Shinpoch

Swallowed: Exposing Trendy Beliefs That Can Swallow Your Career
- Russ Shinpoch


"Comedian Jeff Foxworthy joked, “I’m just two decisions away from putting up drywall for a living.”

Leaders normally live one decision away from crisis. Even successful leaders can be so focused on survival that they lose a sense of purpose. With years of success in leadership coaching and mentoring business leaders, coaches, salespeople, teachers, athletes, students, politicians, and pastors, Russ explains how to navigate through the currents of multiple trendy beliefs that can swallow your career.

Keep believing the wrong thing and you will eventually get SWALLOWED by it. So Russ exposes career-drowning trendy beliefs like:
If you want to be happy, follow your passion!
It doesn’t matter what you believe.
You can’t succeed without a vision.
Other people are your biggest problem.
It takes a long time to get past failure.
God doesn’t want you to go through trials.
Your potential is unlimited!
…And more!

Chasing Jonah’s iconic adventure of being swallowed by a huge fish and surviving to finish his mission, Russ offers simple leadership axioms with steps to get your career or ministry relaunched now and protect it in the future!"


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