You never know whose life you’ll have the ability to change or positively impact by simply “knowing” them. The Five People You Meet In Heaven, weaves a story of how one man impacted the lives of so many people and yet, never realized it until he met and talked with them in heaven.

The Five People You Meet In Heaven is author Mitch Albom’s first novel. This is a story of Eddie, who at eighty-three feels his life has been a waste of time and energy. He dies while attempting to save the life of a child. In heaven he meets five people whose lives were impacted or changed because of having known him.

In a sense, the end of Eddie’s life is really the beginning of his journey of self-discovery.

The Five People You Meet In Heaven started me thinking about my own life. Little do we know how our life touches and influences the lives of others. Honestly, how many times have you thought about how a simple “hello” to a stranger or a helping hand to a neighbor could positively impact the rest of their life? I believe we’ll all be more conscious of our day-to-day encounters with the people we meet after we read this book. Believe it or not, everyone passes through our lives for a reason.

This is the first time I’ve read a Mitch Albom book. Growing up in Michigan I thought of him strictly as a sports writer for the newspaper. The man has fiction writing talent! He was able to draw me into Eddie’s life. Each story, flashback or snippet of Eddie’s life has a self-development theme and lesson from which we can all learn.

The overall theme: Your life has special meaning and that meaning can have a profound impact on others.

Self-development lessons come in all shapes and sizes. The Five People You Meet In Heaven demonstrates the power one person has to affect many lives. All the people who have passed through your life go on to then affect the lives of hundreds and thousands of additional people. Each person you meet carries with them a sense of your purpose in life. The bottom line - you are important and your life has meaning.

If you’re feeling as if you’ve lost some of the meaning in life or your life doesn’t have focus, this book is for you. If you’re living a life without joy, passion or pleasure, this book is for you. If you’re wondering if your life even matters, this book is for you.

The Five People You Meet In Heaven is an easy read but it’s not a simple book. It has a deep message if you are truly on the road to self-discovery. I have a question for you - Why wait until you’re in heaven to discover that your life has purpose? Let’s use the insight from this book to live our lives with meaning, purpose and joy.

I enjoyed both the book and the DVD. You’ll be glad you made time to read (or watch) The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom. Mitch Albom by the way is also the author of Tuesdays With Morrie.

If you’d like to read more about or purchase The Five People You Meet In Heaven book or DVD here’s a link to Amazon.com - The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom

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