The Imposter – How a Juvenile Criminal Succeeded in Business and Life
From the slums of Georgia to the castles of Europe, be ENTERTAINED and INSPIRED at the same time!
Do you have loved ones that are trapped behind locked gates – either real or imaginary?
Are they looking for a way out – a path around the obstacles that are keeping them from their full potential?
Are Illusions of Inadequacy™ keeping you from reaching your greatest desires?
Do you sometimes feel like you are being held back by barriers you have created in your own mind?
Have you wondered if people can really change? If they can, are there steps or methods that can propel the change?
Kip Kreiling transformed from a hardened juvenile criminal, with a long rap sheet, to a highly successful global executive. Through his journey, he discovered 8 principles of human transformation that will help anyone achieve their dreams.
Read The Imposter and discover how those 8 principles can transform your life.
I’m not the type of person to read a self help book, but I honestly could not put The Imposter down! It was such a pleasant surprise. Perhaps it was because it didn’t seem like a self help book, simply Kip writing an honest account of the awfulness that was his youth, and sharing how he turned his life around. He wrote about addiction recovery, personal growth and faith, and it’s the most inspiring book I’ve read in a very long time!
Colby hardly ever reads, rarely even a magazine or newspaper, but one morning I’d left the book laying on our bed when I got up to get Logan’s sippy from the refrigerator, and when I returned to our room he was reading The Imposter. That in itself says the book must be good!
Usually, after reading a book, I do one of two things:
- If it is good I pass it on to a family member, who in turn passes it on, who in turn passes it on, etc…
- If it’s not so good I stick it on the bookshelf and forget it exists until I do spring/fall cleaning and donate a bunch to our local thrift store.
However, I won’t be doing either with The Imposter. After reading it I added it to the stack of important papers on my computer desk, so I can read it again and again myself. The principals Kip shares, and the way he explains to apply them to our own lives, just makes sense. I think that anyone looking to change things within their own life or even just looking for a good book to read, should definitely pick up a copy of The Imposter.
Kip is also the founder of the nonprofit foundation TransformationHelp.org. The foundation is focused on improving the human condition through personal and organizational transformation, with a focus on teaching transformation classes in prisons.
How would you like to win a copy of The Imposter?
Kip is allowing me to give away a copy of The Imposter to five (5) of my readers!
To enter you just need to tell why you’d like to win before midnight CST on December 23rd. You must do this entry to be eligible to win!
On December 24th, I will random.org the comments to pick a winner. After verifying that the winner has completed the mandatory entry I will email them. The winner will have 48 hours to respond before I use random.org to pick a new winner. This giveaway is open to everyone, worldwide.
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I’d like to read this because it sounds very inspirational, and I could use some of that at the moment!! I quite like self-help books and like to pass them on to others… Thanks!
Sounds like a great book! It sounds like he took his prison sentence seriously and put his life back in order. I wish all young people would learn this lesson! I would love to win this as my husband and I work with the teens from our church. Some of them are very hard and are headed down a path of destruction and I would love to be able to share some of these principles with them!
Thanks for the great giveaway
What an inspiring story!
We need more stories with Good endings out there , esp for our young people to read.
If I won I would would donate it (after reading) to a local social services for young troubled teens, or the local middle or high school for their libray, so someone can find it, read & maybe turn their life around.
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This would be a great gift for my mother. Thanks! Sounds interesting.
I would like to win because I do feel I create barriers in my mind and would like to break them!
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I would love to win this because it sounds so hopeful and inspiring!
I’d like to win because this book looks like it is very inspiring and I could keep it to help someone out in their time of need
I love self-help books! They always make me think through things a little differently. And it’s always amazing to hear how others have persevered through difficult situations. This one sounds like a great read.
I tweeted: http://twitter.com/MommaStaciA/status/6788200287
I would like to win this for my youth group!
I would like to win this to read myself and then pass it along to my FIL. After 15+ years, he is starting to turn his life around and I couldn’t be more proud of him.
Sounds interesting, I think this would be a cool gift! Thank you for the giveaway!
I like books about people who have turned their lives around because it speaks to the triumph of the human spirit over their circumstances. It also acts as a reminder not to write people off prematurely.
I hope that I’ll win and that this book will help me achieve my dreams.
I need some change in my life… There are things are just not working anymore and it’s frustrating me intensely. I lost my job last week due to cut backs and I’m choosing to look at this turn of events as an opportunity for change and something better… but I haven’t figured out where to go from here, so I need some inspiration and I would love to read this book. Please accept this as my entry. Thank you!
Aliya D.
aliyadaya(at)shaw(dot)ca
This book sounds like something I need right now. Many changes are happening in my life and I need some guidance that will help me make some tough decisions. Thanks for the chance.
this would be a good read for a couple people who really need this information
What a great summary .. I would love to win this for my husband who wants to peruse a career in law enforcement. Great to know views from all areas.
I would love to win this book, as a teacher of teenagers I think that this book would be great!!
I am a follower on Twitter … and I tweeted … http://twitter.com/jbatson2/status/6901810325
I subscribed via e-mail too!!
For my niece Hannah!
I could use this book because I’m lost and not sure where to go from here.
I’d love to win.
I think this would be a great book for my family of readers including my children. The description of this books loosely reminds me of the 7 habits books by the Coveys.
I want to win this because I have a friend who could all the inspiration he can get.
here is my re-tweet for today … http://twitter.com/jbatson2/status/6941555274
this sounds really good, and i’m not generally a self help reader either
Here is my tweet for today … http://twitter.com/jbatson2/status/6967798283
I’d like to win The Imposter because some of those questions were aimed at me (ok, it felt like it!). It feels like there are massive barriers that I need to get past to grow.
I am following you on twitter & I tweeted!
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http://twitter.com/mentallyinked/status/6970037618
I’d like to read this because I’ve read a few self help books and they all say pretty much the same thing and it’s all stuff I already know. But none of them have been written by a former juvenile criminal!
i want to win it for my friend. seems inspirational.
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I’d like to win this because I work with inner city teens, and I think it would be inspirational for some of them to read this book.
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I am always up for a good read, especially when it is an autobiography that offers a positive message. After reading your review, I am very intrigued and think I would love to read this.
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I’ve been reading about this quite a bit and it sounds so intriguing!
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sounds very inspiring, it’s never too late!
i am a subscriber
I would like to win for some inspiration!
I’m an e-mail subscriber
This book sounds inspiring.
I follow you on twitter and I tweeted.
http://twitter.com/ncschools/status/6990159402
I’d like to win it because i’m always looking for something good to read and so is my husband.. we’re usually passing books between each other
I would like to win because it is inspiring. It would help me understand myself and others. I want my daughter to read it too.
I would like to win because this book looks very interesting!
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