Professor Professes Lifes most important relationship

When you look around at the people in your life, who is most important? Your spouse, kids, coworkers, or even a pet? Arguably, the most important relationship in our lives is the one we have with ourselves. Yet there is no mistaking that it is often the relationship lowest on the priority list to improve or renew. Some naively call it selfish, but the effects of personal neglect can be devastating. When we dont take time to Rest, Refresh, and Reflect, we suffer burn out, feel depressed, or even wander aimlessly, without direction and joy. "To become centered and self-assured, you must continually renew your relationship with yourself. Rely less on what others think of you and what you do and more on what you think of yourself and what you do," says Ed Poole, author of Lessons from the Porch-A Gathering Place for Telling Our Stories. "The time you take to rest on your personal porch teaches you one of the most important lessons: how to live your life with personal meaning, self-reflection, unconditional love, and forgiveness." ### Visit www.lessonsfromtheporch.com for your FREE Report, "7 Reasons to Pause on Your Personal Porch."

Aurora, IL - July, 2003 - When you look around at the people in your life, who is most important? Your spouse, kids, coworkers, or even a pet?

Arguably, the most important relationship in our lives is the one we have with ourselves. Yet there is no mistaking that it is often the relationship lowest on the priority list to improve or renew.

Some naively call it selfish, but the effects of personal neglect can be devastating. When we dont take time to Rest, Refresh, and Reflect, we suffer burn out, feel depressed, or even wander aimlessly, without direction and joy.

"To become centered and self-assured, you must continually renew your relationship with yourself. Rely less on what others think of you and what you do and more on what you think of yourself and what you do," says Ed Poole, author of Lessons from the Porch-A Gathering Place for Telling Our Stories. "The time you take to rest on your personal porch teaches you one of the most important lessons: how to live your life with personal meaning, self-reflection, unconditional love, and forgiveness."

Visit www.lessonsfromtheporch.com for your FREE Report, "7 Reasons to Pause on Your Personal Porch."

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Visit www.lessonsfromtheporch.com for your FREE Report: "7 Reasons to Pause on Your Personal Porch."

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
1. Why did you so openly reveal your personal struggles in your book?
2. Your lessons seem unique to you. Are they transferable to anyone?
3. What can I do to fill in the gaps of my life?
4. What are the keys to finding satisfaction and meaning in life?

Call (630) 844-5528 to bring to your audience Transparent Storyteller Ed Poole.

Transparent Storyteller Refreshes. Transparent - adj - Clear enough to be seen through, readily understood, lucid.

Ed Poole was on cruise control. It was a shock when this respected, "six figures" school administrator started to entertain thoughts of suicide, landing him in the mental ward at the local hospital. Now Poole shares how your low points allow you to Rest, Refresh, and Reflect; to renew your most important relationship... the one you have with yourself.

An associate professor at Aurora University, Ed Poole has an impressive university background, and an instructional and administrative history in public schools.

"Lessons from the Porch is a thoughtful journey and an engaging reminiscence of what it means to socialize and cultivate true friendships, the burden of lifes hardships, and what it means to persevere and search for purpose. Its a most enjoyable, thoughtful, and thought-provoking read."
-Midwest Book Review

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