{"product_id":"take-less-do-more-surprising-life-lessons-in-generosity-gratitude-and-curiosity-from-an-ultralight-backpacker","title":"Take Less. Do More.: Surprising Life Lessons in Generosity, Gratitude, and Curiosity from an Ultralight Backpacker","description":"2024 NYC Big Book Awards Winner - Personal Growth Category\n2024 North American Book Awards Gold Medal - Biography\/Memoir Category\n2024 Non-Obvious Book Award Long-Listed\n2024 Non-Fiction Authors Association Gold Medal\n2024 International Book Awards Finalist\n2024 Forward Indies Book Award Finalist - Self-Help Category\n2024 IBPA Book Awards Gold Medal - Inspirational Category\n\nIn this personal journey, ultra-light backpacker and sought-after speaker Glen Van Peski shares the life lessons he has learned through years of lightening his pack and helping others.\n\nAdventures provide the richness and texture to a life well lived. So remain open. Keep saying yes to life's opportunities.\n\nGlen Van Peski helped revolutionize backpacking by creating ultralight equipment, which allows people to take less so they can do more in the wilderness. During decades of championing ultralight backpacking, Glen became aware that \"take less, do more\" is more than just a hiking slogan. As he reduced his pack weight, he realized that the lessons learned applied to all areas of life. Now he wants to share the lessons he learned to help others live full and vibrant lives—lives characterized by purpose, meaning, and joy.\n\nIn this book, you will discover transformative life lessons, which may go against the grain of popular thought but have been proven to change lives for the better. You'll learn that:\n\nOften the best strategy for achieving goals comes from subtracting rather than adding. When your first instinct is generosity, the long-term dividends will be greater than if you strive to gain your own advantage. Revising the stories you tell yourself about situations will reframe your life and increase gratitude. By investing creatively in relationships, you will generate more joy in your life. Making friends with failure will cause you to grow and improve.\ntake less. do more. It's a revolutionary idea that will transform your life and free your soul to find your purpose—and maybe a little bit of adventure too.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1637632894\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1637632894.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Van Peski, Glen\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43389486006333,"sku":"BVV.1637632894.G","price":11.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1637632894-0.jpg?v=1784756848","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/take-less-do-more-surprising-life-lessons-in-generosity-gratitude-and-curiosity-from-an-ultralight-backpacker","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}