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Advance Praise for Life's Golden Ticket by Brendon Burchard

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"Crisis often brings about significant change. Such is the case in Burchard's first novel, which presents the psychological journey of a man distraught over past memories and present circumstances. Forty days have passed since the disappearance of his fiancée, Mary, when she is discovered badly injured on a mountain road near an abandoned amusement park where her younger brother died. Sent back to the park by Mary to deliver a sealed envelope, the unnamed narrator finds the grounds not quite as empty as he had thought. As the park mystically comes to life, taking him from one extraordinary experience to another, he observes the key turning points in his and Mary's lives. To save their love, he must struggle to turn his emotions into something more positive. Based partly on the author's own life experience and his work as a motivational speaker, this novel is a stirring and insightful parable of personal growth and emotional fulfillment. Recommended for Mitch Albom fans and ... where visionary and inspirational fiction are popular."

—Library Journal, May 2007 (by Joy St. John,
Henderson District Public Library, NV)

“Brendon Burchard has captured the heart and soul of life’s journey. Through this rich and inspiring fable, he helps us pause, stand above our lives, and see the subtle signs of how our story is unfolding. Three cheers for Life’s Golden Ticket for helping us heroically step forward and claim who we are meant to be.”

—James Redfield, author of The Celestine Prophecy

“This is a powerful parable of loss, love and redemption that will stir the souls of its readers. Burchard has crafted something eternal here -- a rare and authentic glimpse into how we can learn, change and grow.”

—Jack Canfield, Co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul®
series, author of The Success Principles,
and contributor to The Secret

“Learn some of life's greatest lessons by following the instructions masterfully delivered in this profound parable. You will then be ready to receive the great surprise awaiting you at the story's end.”

—Debbie Ford, author of The Right Questions

“Life’s Golden Ticket is a life-changing book: an open invitation to transform your heart and mind. Insightful and profound, it’s an entertaining guide to self-realization. Reading Life’s Golden Ticket could spare you years of psychotherapy.”

—Lou Marinoff, author of Plato Not Prozac and
 Therapy for the Sane

“Whatever you do, pay the price of admission for Life's Golden Ticket! This book is entertaining, provocative, and loaded with wisdom. Honestly, this is the most original book I've read in years.”

—Bill Treasurer, CEO, Giant Leap Consulting and
author of Right Risk

“Life’s Golden Ticket is an extraordinary story that touches you personally, regardless of age, and helps one gain a special appreciation of the importance of inspiring role models in one’s life. Don’t let Life’s Golden Ticket pass you by.”

—David S. Chernow, President & CEO,
Junior Achievement Worldwide™

"Life's Golden Ticket is a subtle wake-up call to those who have allowed the past to limit their future. Brendon Bruchard is a fresh voice with a unique gift for storytelling and a passion for improving the lives of others."

—Rob Parker, CEO, Kiwanis International and
the Kiwanis International Foundation

“Here is your "golden ticket" to a terrific life. Read, absorb and apply the wisdom in this story to rediscover and reclaim the life you were destined to live.”

—Mark Victor Hansen, Co-creator,
Chicken Soup for the Soul®

“This is a wonderful, warm, fast-moving parable of struggle and happiness that you will enjoy over and over again.”

—Brian Tracy, author of The Psychology of Achievement

“Life's Golden Ticket is a powerful and inspiring book for motivating personal growth that will keep you glued to your seat…and get you back on your feet.”

—Cynthia Kersey, author of Unstoppable!

“Life's Golden Ticket is both engaging and inspiring. This book allows you to recognize that you can significantly improve the quality of your life—today.”

—Ralph L. Keeney, co-author of Smart Choices:
A Practical Guide to Making Better Life Decisions

Critical Reviews

"In his debut motivational novel, Burchard (The Student Leadership Guide) narrates a fantasy trip through a ghostly mountain amusement park that offers visitors a "golden ticket," or second chance at transforming their lives. The price of admission to the closed-down park, the narrator discovers, is to be open to possibility, face the truth and give up believing that change equals pain. He also must stick closely to his host, Henry, who serves as wise counselor ("let me reflect back to you what I've heard"). During the narrator's trip, he samples various amusement park rides (all with allegorical meaning) and revisits his past. Each carnie he meets is a motivational guide with spiritual wisdom to impart. The themes are familiar: risk change; forgive; take responsibility; be bold; contribute; look at the other person's point of view. Burchard is a competent writer and full of earnest enthusiasm for his topic; the introduction tells of a real-life car accident a decade ago that served as a wake-up call and precipitated this fictional message. Readers dissatisfied with their lives but not wild about nonfictional self-help books may find inspiration for change here."

—Publisher's Weekly

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