James A. Owen

Never Yield

This is one of the concepts that drives most of the choices in my life. There’s a deep kind of joy to be found in doing the things that you love for your job, and in finding a Tribe of like-minded individuals to surround yourself with to help you keep that creative fire burning hot and bright.

For more inspirational quotes and motivational stories about how you can learn to make choices to help you towards living an extraordinary life, check out The Meditations Trilogy. Three short reads that might just change your life. Buy them here at The Coppervale Marketplace.

And please leave reviews for them here:

DRAWING OUT THE DRAGONS on Amazon
THE BARBIZON DIARIES on Amazon
THE GRAND DESIGN on Amazon

DRAWING OUT THE DRAGONS on Goodreads
THE BARBIZON DIARIES on Goodreads
THE GRAND DESIGN on Goodreads

It’s Only Impossible Until It Happens

“The difficult I’ll do right now. The impossible will take a little while.” — Billie Holiday.

Sometimes, the reason impossible takes a little while is because you’re going to make mistakes. Others will see it, and to them, the mistakes — especially the epic ones — are proof that whatever it is is clearly impossible, and your continuous efforts as evidence you are clearly bonkers. Sometimes, it seems the reverses you encounter and the obstacles in your way are utterly insurmountable. And it is in those moments where there is only one thing that can redeem all of your failures and make the impossible achievable: your belief that it is.

If you believe, and keep striving to progress, then miracles become possible. The impossible is only impossible until it happens — at which point it seems to have been inevitable, to everyone. Believing in something when it’s all going swimmingly is easy. It’s no burden to be optimistic when there are no obstacles in front of you. But being optimistic and hoping and believing when everything seems to be crashing around your ears is when it matters most.

Fear and faith require the same effort: belief in something that’s possible. But you can only believe in one of them at a time. Which you choose is what will determine whether your future is one of miracles, or of missed opportunities and regret. And it is never too late to choose to believe in miracles.

— James A. Owen

What Matters Most

In September, prior to the launch of all three Meditations ebooks, we offered a link to download a free PDF of the first book, Drawing out the Dragons: A Meditation on Art, Destiny, and the Power Of Choice. After some consideration, I decided to leave the link active—I think it’s a book with important and meaningful messages for people who may need to read it, and so I think I’d like to have some version of it available, all of the time, for free. You can still buy the mobi version over at Amazon, or the epub version at Barnes & Noble, and Kobo, or get a zip file with all three formats over at the Coppervale website. But if you haven’t had a chance to read it, or know someone who might need it, please feel free to download a copy, and pass along the link. It might just change the course of your life.

Go here to download the PDF of the book.

A Request

A lot of readers of The Signal got to read a special free PDF of the book DRAWING OUT THE DRAGONS in September — and now, all three Meditations books are available in all ebook formats! The books are available from the Coppervale Marketplace and from all online ebook vendors — which is the point of this email: to make a simple request of you, my readers.

Good reviews can be an author’s best friend — especially when they affect the algorithms that boost promotion and increase sales. If you’ve been one of the readers who enjoyed DRAWING OUT THE DRAGONS, THE BARBIZON DIARIES, or the brand new entry in the Meditations series, THE GRAND DESIGN, I would love and appreciate it if you would drop over to Amazon and leave a few comments, or, if you’re also a Goodreads member, leave a few comments about the books there. I — and other authors who love readers’ reviews — will be immensely grateful for it!

DRAWING OUT THE DRAGONS on Amazon
THE BARBIZON DIARIES on Amazon
THE GRAND DESIGN on Amazon

DRAWING OUT THE DRAGONS on Goodreads
THE BARBIZON DIARIES on Goodreads
THE GRAND DESIGN on Goodreads

A Simple Invocation

My most heartfelt ambition is not to be a great man, but to be a good man who aspires to do great things.

Today, I am going to put my best efforts into the work that is before me to do. Today, I will do the best I can to inspire, help, and elevate the people who cross my path. Today, I am going to focus on making the most honorable choices I can in the actions I take. And tomorrow…

…I hope to do better.

Wayne Dyer has said that true nobility isn’t about trying to be better than anyone else — but simply about trying to be better than you were yesterday. That’s all we can really try to do; all we really need to do. We are all each running our own race, and all we have to do to win is keep moving, and hold each other’s hands when we need it. That’s all. I hope you’re all having an extraordinary day.

And I’m Just Getting Started

A lifetime’s worth of experience; a decade’s worth of speaking and presenting to thousands of people; several years worth of writing, working, and planning; and two years worth of refining and anticipation — and now, finally, The Meditations Trilogy is complete, and ready to spread a Quietly Epic revolution across the world.

All three books — the expanded DRAWING OUT THE DRAGONS, the revision of THE BARBIZON DIARIES, and the greatly-anticipated finale, THE GRAND DESIGN — are available from Coppervale in a special zip file containing all three ebook formats: epub, mobi, and PDFs. There is also a specially-priced package containing the entire Trilogy. And now, all the books are available at Kobo, Amazon, B&N.com, Smashwords, and iBooks.

But however you choose to read them, do read them, and please pass along the links, offer recommendations, write reviews, and help the Awesomist Revolution make everyone’s lives what they have always been meant to be: extraordinary, full of joy, and Quietly Epic. I hope you enjoy these books. It took a lifetime to write them.

Go here to get the books today.