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Return to Sawyerton Springs is back in a new hardcover edition. Andy Andrews shares why he wrote his funniest book, and a 30-day read-aloud challenge for your family.
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A True Friend
“A true friend is someone who accepts me as I am.” Andy Andrews explains why that definition falls short—and why it’s time to look for friends who accept nothing less than the best you can be.Read articleThou Shalt Not Kid Thyself
What if there had been an 11th Commandment? Andy Andrews is convinced it would have been “Thou shalt not kid thyself”—and shares two ways to stop kidding yourself today.Read articleConfused? Me Too
How many moments of clarity have we missed because we couldn’t stay in the confusion long enough? Andy Andrews explains why confusion is evidence you’re on the right track.Read articleThe “D” Word
Discipline has a bad reputation. Andy Andrews explains why it’s time to change the way we think about the “D” word—by forgetting what we don’t want to do and focusing on the results we want.Read articleLeadership 101
“Not everyone is a natural leader.” Andy Andrews explains why that’s a lie—and why everyone is a leader who just needs to recognize the qualities they already have.Read articleWhat Do I Do Now?
What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Andy Andrews shares the answer Jones gave him under the pier—and why doing something rebuilds your value.Read articleThe Ramen Noodle School of Wisdom
Is “instant wisdom” an oxymoron? Andy Andrews shares the seven questions he asks wise people—each one can deliver a lifetime’s worth of wisdom in the time it takes to make a bowl of ramen.Read articleA Christmas Q&A with Andy
What kind of tree, what favorite song, what Christmas movie? Andy Andrews answers a few Christmas questions—and shares the family recipe for “The Green.”Read articleGratefulness, Perspective, and Gordon Mote
What’s the foundation of a joyful, magnetic personality? Andy Andrews says it’s a Spirit of Gratefulness—and introduces Gordon Mote, one of the most grateful people he knows.Read articleHow to Raise Good Kids in a World That’s Not Always Good
Do you shield your children from things you’d rather they not see or hear—or prepare them for it? Andy Andrews explains how to raise good kids in a world that’s not always good.Read article
A Dose of Thanksgiving Perspective
What gets under your skin? For Andy Andrews, it's slow grocery lines, delayed flights, and computer problems—and how much he lets them bother him. Every Thanksgiving, he looks at a few facts that put his perspective back where it needs to be.Read articleThe Perfect, “Ordinary” Life
A modest income, a happy home, dinner together every night—that sounds ordinary, right? Andy Andrews explains why it isn’t, and what an ordinary life really looks like.Read article
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About Andy Andrews
Hailed by a New York Times reporter as “someone who has quietly become one of the most influential people in America,” Andy Andrews is a best-selling novelist, speaker, and consultant for the world’s largest corporations and organizations. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Noticer, How Do You Kill 11 Million People?, and the modern classic, The Traveler’s Gift.