The Wonder Switch, Harris III
The Wonder Switch, Harris III
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The Wonder Switch
The Difference Between Limiting Your Life and Living Your Dream

Author: Harris III, Kevin Carroll

Narrator: Harris III

Unabridged: 6 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 10/13/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

"A powerful, generous and unforgettable book." - Seth Godin"A wondrous lens on healing ourselves and our world in this strangest and hardest of times." - Krista TippettWe are all born with the wonder switch in the "on" position, but somewhere along the way, our wonder is crushed. And that's when we begin to live out of a self-limiting mindset that shuts down our sense of possibility and purpose.Yet reclaiming your wonder--and with it, your life--is within reach. In The Wonder Switch, join world-renowned storyteller and professional illusionist Harris III in a journey to bring you back to the magic you fear you've lost--not the sleight of hand he performs across world stages, but real magic: love, hope, joy, belonging, meaning, and purpose.One of wonder's greatest powers is that it changes the stories we tell ourselves, writes Harris. With the help of his power-packed Transformation Map, you'll gain the tools you need to switch from the old story that leaves you unfulfilled to the new story that will make you a healthier, happier, all-around better human being.In this book, you'll discover:The surprising science behind the stories we tell ourselves and how they shape our livesPractices for "righting" your story from a broken narrative to a restored narrativeThe secret to breaking out of a Limiting Mindset and developing a Wonder MindsetPractices for moving from complacency to curiosityWhy worry is a misuse of your imagination, and how to kick the habitA visual version of the Transformation Map is available in the audiobook companion PDF download."Narrating with sincerity, natural pacing, and a gentle tone, the author--a professional magician and personal growth guru--is a humble person whom listeners will like and respect." - Audiofile Magazine

About Harris III

Harris “the third” has spent the majority of his life traveling the globe as a professional illusionist performing his unique brand of magic and storytelling for more than two million people on five continents. After making a million dollars by twenty-one years old, only to go bankrupt at twenty-two, Harris kickstarted a decade-long journey to understand the stories we tell ourselves and how they drive all human behavior. Armed with a unique perspective, his career re-exploded as a world-renowned storyteller whose live experiences, trainings, and consulting are now sought out by some of the world’s biggest brands, non-profits, and most influential leaders. He splits his time between Nashville and Los Angeles, always with his wife and three kids.


Reviews

I bought this book after seeing Candace Cameron Bure mention it. It sounded like what I'd need to help switch some things around. But I found it read more like a biography than a self-help book. But it was an interesting read as such.......more

While there are some slow parts for science, this one had me getting up out of my comfy chair looking for post it's and texting my boyfriend at 1:30am to remind me to tell him about a part. Harris III shares about how life can turn off our sense of wonder, how we can turn it back on, and the benefit......more

Goodreads review by Brenda

The main idea of this book is changing my life day by day. We start with wonder fully on and open, then inciting incidences (trauma of any kind, shame) switch off wonder and we are stuck in shame. Then incidences/events/perceptions give birth to wonder again - and turn the switch back on. His diagra......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy

I deeply appreciated Harris' vulnerability in sharing his story and I found all his assertions about how we should approach life compelling. That said, the scope of what he calls readers to - gratitude, mindfulness, humility, creativity, wonder, awe, etc. - felt a bit unwieldy. The Transformation Ma......more