Hero on a Mission: The Power of Finding Your Role in Life
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- Author：Donald Miller
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Summary
There are four roles we play in life—Victim， Villain， Hero， and Guide。 New York Times bestselling author Donald Miller teaches us how to recognize when we are playing the Victim or the Villain and how to shift to become the Hero or the Guide。
In his mid-20s， Donald Miller was lost。 He was overweight and poor as a broken piggy bank。 Lamenting the cards he was dealt， Donald was allowing himself to be a victim of circumstance。 He knew something had to change。 Standing in front of the mirror， he took responsibility for the choices he was making， beginning the transition from playing the victim to playing the hero in his life and finding the fulfillment he was searching for。
In this book， Donald shares the correlation between owning your life and finding more enjoyment in everything you do。 He lays out the transformational， yet practical plan that took him from slowly losing sight of all his goals to rapidly gaining a new perspective of his own life’s beauty and meaning， igniting his motivation， passion， and productivity。
The lessons in this book will teach you:
How to get on track and stay on track，
How to create a simple life plan that will bring clarity and meaning to your goals ahead
How to take control of your life by choosing to be the hero in your story。
The significance of the four roles we all play in life—Victim， Villain， Hero， and Guide—and what it means to play each of them。
How to take action， make life changes， and achieve the goals you set for your life and career。
Donald Miller will help you see all the options you have of being the hero in your own life， and then help you develop your own unique plan to get there。
In his mid-20s， Donald Miller was lost。 He was overweight and poor as a broken piggy bank。 Lamenting the cards he was dealt， Donald was allowing himself to be a victim of circumstance。 He knew something had to change。 Standing in front of the mirror， he took responsibility for the choices he was making， beginning the transition from playing the victim to playing the hero in his life and finding the fulfillment he was searching for。
In this book， Donald shares the correlation between owning your life and finding more enjoyment in everything you do。 He lays out the transformational， yet practical plan that took him from slowly losing sight of all his goals to rapidly gaining a new perspective of his own life’s beauty and meaning， igniting his motivation， passion， and productivity。
The lessons in this book will teach you:
How to get on track and stay on track，
How to create a simple life plan that will bring clarity and meaning to your goals ahead
How to take control of your life by choosing to be the hero in your story。
The significance of the four roles we all play in life—Victim， Villain， Hero， and Guide—and what it means to play each of them。
How to take action， make life changes， and achieve the goals you set for your life and career。
Donald Miller will help you see all the options you have of being the hero in your own life， and then help you develop your own unique plan to get there。
Reviews
Ryan
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Those of us who started with Miller’s book Blue Like Jazz feel like we’ve grown up with him。 You could laugh with him， sometimes laugh at him （in an empathetic way）， and then be wowed when he stated a nugget of spiritual wisdom that summed up a heavy truth in a single sentence。At some point Miller grew up and went into the business world to help others to be successful by helping them find their vision for success。 That’s why I was excited to see a non-business book from him again。 He’s now marr Those of us who started with Miller’s book Blue Like Jazz feel like we’ve grown up with him。 You could laugh with him， sometimes laugh at him （in an empathetic way）， and then be wowed when he stated a nugget of spiritual wisdom that summed up a heavy truth in a single sentence。At some point Miller grew up and went into the business world to help others to be successful by helping them find their vision for success。 That’s why I was excited to see a non-business book from him again。 He’s now married with his first child and does what he did so well in his autobiographical early books， except that he’s grown up。 His thought process is in the pages and he’s got a lot on his mind。 Intermingled within his story is a cliff notes version of logotherapy， a type of narrative therapy， from Viktor Frankl。 His work really put things into perspective for Miller and for the most part got him to this point where he feels like he’s living the story he’s supposed to live。The second half of the book is about writing your own story as the hero instead of the victim or villain。 His storytelling concepts are solid。 However， filling in the forms that he used and/or extreme planning on a calendar doesn’t work for everyone。 There’s no accountability in filling out a form or calendar and just doing your best to follow it。 Writing your own eulogy can be dark and trying to nail down who you want to be as a hero is not that simple。 A licensed therapist would be able to help with these issues and get one going in the right direction。 Many people will not live the better story that could be theirs because they haven’t processed what would be the painful preface。 Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins for an ARC of this book。 。。。more
Anna Nelson
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I have read most of Miller’s and followed his journey from memoirs to business。 This book beautifully mergers his two worlds。 The way he intertwines story with practical， actionable steps is entertaining and useful。 I have already implemented his life planner into my daily routine and appreciate its direction to making my days filled with intention and purpose。 Highly recommend the book other entrepreneurs who are parents。 However I believe everyone will benefit from the wisdom and experience pr I have read most of Miller’s and followed his journey from memoirs to business。 This book beautifully mergers his two worlds。 The way he intertwines story with practical， actionable steps is entertaining and useful。 I have already implemented his life planner into my daily routine and appreciate its direction to making my days filled with intention and purpose。 Highly recommend the book other entrepreneurs who are parents。 However I believe everyone will benefit from the wisdom and experience presented in this unique book。 。。。more
Joe Garrison
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This book is the perfect combination of inspirational and practical。 Don’s use of the 4 main characters in a story provides deep inspiration and wisdom for living our best life， and the worksheets and planners apply it to a practical framework for moving our own story forward each day。 A must-read。
Trish Ryan
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Donald Miller’s latest is based on an interesting concept， and the compelling way he lays out the reasons to resist casting ourselves as the victim in the story of our own lives is enough in its own to make the book a worthwhile read。 Things get a bit thin beyond that， though。 There is lots of repetition to fill out the pages， and not much description or suggestions of how to be the hero and/or guide， the two most desirable roles。 A+ concept， B execution。 But again， worth it if it helps readers Donald Miller’s latest is based on an interesting concept， and the compelling way he lays out the reasons to resist casting ourselves as the victim in the story of our own lives is enough in its own to make the book a worthwhile read。 Things get a bit thin beyond that， though。 There is lots of repetition to fill out the pages， and not much description or suggestions of how to be the hero and/or guide， the two most desirable roles。 A+ concept， B execution。 But again， worth it if it helps readers resist the temptation to victim hood。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a copy of this book。 。。。more
Mukesh Gupta
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I got a digital copy of the book via NetGalley。 I really liked the book。 The good thing about the book is that even if you don't read the entire book （though I recommend you read the entire book）， if you only read the introduction and the first chapter， you will remember the core messages from the book。 Donald Miller talks shares his personal story and experience in an easy to read and interesting anecdotal way that makes it an easy to read book。 Overall， I think this is a good book and the mess I got a digital copy of the book via NetGalley。 I really liked the book。 The good thing about the book is that even if you don't read the entire book （though I recommend you read the entire book）， if you only read the introduction and the first chapter， you will remember the core messages from the book。 Donald Miller talks shares his personal story and experience in an easy to read and interesting anecdotal way that makes it an easy to read book。 Overall， I think this is a good book and the message is needed in the world。 。。。more
Amberly Dueck
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