Bücher von Michael Haynes

In the words of the author, Michael Haynes, "This is the story about a major junkie, liar and thief and the path he took to becoming a decent, honest person."A couple of decades into his second marriage, his wife gave him an ultimatum: enter rehab or move out. With nothing to lose, he began by attending Cocaine Anonymous meetings.In this sobriety memoir, the author presents a raw, challenging look at his youth and how it shaped the man he has become. Addiction, sexual abuse and multiple treatment programs for his addiction to meth and recovery are all discussed with frankness and honesty. Once he attained sobriety, he discovered that he was trapped by beliefs that had served him well during his decades of being an addict, but needed a major overhaul if he wanted to become a better man. The patterns he relied on in surviving drug addiction were not serving him in his new life and he needed to find a way to transform those deeply held beliefs and patterns to realize his radical life change.In Part I of Break It Down with Michael: This Junkie's Path to Becoming a Spiritual Warrior, Michael examines what he calls Essentials such as his belief system, his attachments, control issues and demands, among others. He focuses on how each Essential affects other people and how he has participated in maintaining that particular belief or action. He lists his fears about each Essential along with what he resents and the corrective measures he intends to take that will help him change his inner belief system.Part II is dedicated to his Chief Concerns. Making amends, finding forgiveness, controlling his anger and more are all broken down in the same way. In Part III, the author discusses finding his "Spirit Dude" or guide and hashing out issues from his early life so that he could change his thinking and create a covenant with his higher power that would guide the rest of his life. Michael shares that this story isn't about a right way and a wrong way, just his personal recovery through spirit and he welcomes others to take what they need from it. With beautiful illustrations and no nonsense sharing, Break It Down with Michael is essential reading for anyone desiring to chart a path to spiritual change.

This book will make you a better coach. It will help you identify what you need to teach. It will help you identify how to teach. Most importantly of all, it will ensure that you do not fall into the trap that most coaches fall into and even experienced coaches don't recognise - not emphasising the fundamentals!Written by a coach educator with over 25 years of experience, this book will help novice and experienced coaches alike.

Zen and the Art of Golf is a sports humor book regarding a round of golf played the Zen way. To play great Zen golf, you need to have good balance, great determination and sublime faith in your own ability. Of course you should also always keep your head down and your eye on the ball. The occurrences and performances indicated in the story contain certain truths. The events portrayed, however are semi-factual. Because the intent is more so to entertain rather than enlighten, any enlightenment that is obtained, while it may be viable, in truth is purely coincidental.