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Up! - The Difference Between Today and Tomorrow Is You
"A powerful story that everyone can share in. Inspiring � a benefit to all. ~ Joe Gibbs, Owner of Joe Gibbs Racing and Former Head Coach of the Washington Redskins
Hope is not a strategy, but you need hope to build a life strategy. In UP, Bob Ravener blends business applications with real life experiences and creates a blueprint for overcoming both personal and professional challenges.
UP's concrete examples and insightful principles give readers the hope and practical skills necessary to succeed. No matter your circumstances, how you respond to adversity is in your control. The difference between today and tomorrow is....YOU!
Hope is not a strategy, but you need hope to build a life strategy. In UP, Bob Ravener blends business applications with real life experiences and creates a blueprint for overcoming both personal and professional challenges.
UP's concrete examples and insightful principles give readers the hope and practical skills necessary to succeed. No matter your circumstances, how you respond to adversity is in your control. The difference between today and tomorrow is....YOU!
- GenresBusiness
248 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 6, 2013
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About the author
Bob Ravener
4Ìýbooks5ÌýfollowersBob Ravener is an award-winning, highly accomplished senior business leader and former U.S. Navy submarine officer, with over 30 years of military and corporate experience at such Fortune 200 companies as PepsiCo, Starbucks, Home Depot, and Dollar General. Mr. Ravener graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy where he played college baseball, is past president of his class, and served almost six years on active duty before entering the corporate world.
He also earned an MBA from New York University and has served on several committees at the state and U.S. Department of Labor levels tied to military veteran employment initiatives and overall workforce development.
As a young boy, raised in an impoverished, alcoholic and dysfunctional family he overcame tremendous odds and countless obstacles through perseverance, mental toughness, and an unbreakable spirit. In this inspirational and uplifting story, he describes how he climbed his way from the depths of despair to scale the steep mountains of life and realize the American dream.
His critically acclaimed book Up! The Difference Between Today and Tomorrow Is You, conveys his motivational message in a practical way and uses personal experiences to facing and overcoming challenges in both personal and professional settings to achieve greater success in life.
“Life Happens. The question is what are you going to do about it?� ~ Bob Ravener
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He also earned an MBA from New York University and has served on several committees at the state and U.S. Department of Labor levels tied to military veteran employment initiatives and overall workforce development.
As a young boy, raised in an impoverished, alcoholic and dysfunctional family he overcame tremendous odds and countless obstacles through perseverance, mental toughness, and an unbreakable spirit. In this inspirational and uplifting story, he describes how he climbed his way from the depths of despair to scale the steep mountains of life and realize the American dream.
His critically acclaimed book Up! The Difference Between Today and Tomorrow Is You, conveys his motivational message in a practical way and uses personal experiences to facing and overcoming challenges in both personal and professional settings to achieve greater success in life.
“Life Happens. The question is what are you going to do about it?� ~ Bob Ravener
The book is available from Amazon at:
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November 3, 2018
I was somewhat disappointed that the book was not a little more self directed but more a memoir. The author overcame a very difficult childhood with an alcoholic father. He goes on to complete an impressive education at the Naval Academy along with his service aboard a submarine. The then goes on to great accomplishment in a number of Fortune 500 companies.
I felt he went into some unnecessary detail on his baseball achievements and and coaching his daughters' athletics. But ultimately his message is one we all need to hear over and over. You make the difference and no one is going to do it for you. Despite the cards you are dealt in life you can change your destiny.
I felt he went into some unnecessary detail on his baseball achievements and and coaching his daughters' athletics. But ultimately his message is one we all need to hear over and over. You make the difference and no one is going to do it for you. Despite the cards you are dealt in life you can change your destiny.
April 11, 2014
I would recommend this book to anyone being held back by the false belief that we are defined by our environment or circumstances. Having spent many years in corporate sales, I recognize the need for encouragement, and Bob’s book delivers. This is a good read for those looking for hope where there seems to be none. Bob stresses the importance of having values and priorities that put life in proper perspective, including faith in God. It sometimes reads like his faith is only in himself, but there is a fine line between selfishness and confidence. He does share the credit for his successes with the many people who believed in and helped him along the way. His premise that each of us can overcome tremendous adversities and attain great success is a story that has been repeated many times throughout history, and one that bears repeating many more times.
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