The Secret of Transitions by Jim Manton Replace the Fear of the Unknown with a  Powerful Sense of Purpose      The Secret of Transitions is about taking on major turning points in life, career and business, courageously and passionately.  So many people are hearing the call to make changes, but simply don't know how to transition successfully to lead fulfilling lives. Jim Manton shows you how to convert the fear of change into the love of being the driver and agent of change.      Wherever you are in your career, or in life, this book will make your transition to the next level effortless and immediate.  With user-friendly exercises, you will be able to apply lesson after exciting lesson to your own life so that your success is NOW rather than later.      Manton's own deeply moving personal journey of transitions is a thread that runs through this book like a novel you can't put down.  He teaches principles with electrifying, dramatic stories of life and death in the combat zone of Viet Nam, intriguing martial arts learning experiences, real-world stories of personal courage and growth, and unsolvable workplace dilemmas solved through transitioning techniques all readers can use.         Jim Manton draws on his many years as a top high-tech executives as well as his current work as a career coach to give the reader a true handbook for success in this rapidly-changing world... a book that shows you how to make your transitions yourself, with vision, skill and purpose, without waiting for change to "happen to you." REVIEWS Courageously Change Your Life! Buy the Book This Book is Extraordinary! By  Stephen Chandler       I saw an early version of this book's manuscript and wrote a blurb for the jacket of the book because I found the book to be absolutely EXTRAORDINARY......Jim Manton tells some hair-raising stories about Viet Nam, some heartbreaking stories about things I won't say or I'll spoil it for you and in the middle walks you through a dramatic series of professional transitions made by people in a company who are originally filled with fear and mistrust and dysfunction and end up working together like the team we all want to be on.       Jim Manton gives you his own coaching process in action throughout this story, and brings home the realization that when we are NOT in transition, we are stuck. Dead in the water.      This book is a startling blend of touchingly personal revelations and instructive action plans any reader can follow to get the courage to transition to greater levels of fulfillment. To answer the call we know is there.    Transitioning With Purpose By  Richard R. Blake  San Leandro, CA      Jim Manton writes The Secret of Transitions in a first person narrative that incorporates personal experiences and insights, with a successful case study and examples from experiences with his clients that validate and illustrate the important elements talked about within the book.      I found Jim's guidance challenging and timely. I am, personally, in a period of transition. I now understand more fully the element of courage and the importance of choosing courage as an action step in getting unstuck, to look at my strengths, to use them fully, finding their purpose, and making a contribution to others.      I discovered that transitioning is a process of looking inward and finding the truth about one's self. Transitioning moves beyond recycling the past and "only finds traction in the present moment."      Whether I am searching for validation, suffering from a lack of vision, or failing to look at reality I learned that I can generate any action by understanding and changing my thought patterns.      I appreciated the way Jim approached the subject of personal relationships and the power of collaboration. He offers the reader the way to experience and transition from painful emotional battlefields, of betrayal, struggles with people to the "world of spirit and joy," He challenges the reader to create a relationship of trust and the power of forgiveness.      Jim Manton is an outstanding and charismatic communicator. His writing is exceptional, and challenging. Jim goes beyond motivational writing to a level of genuine life coaching. The Secret of Transitions is an extraordinary reading experience.  Uplifting and Powerful By  Jessica C. Bryan          In Chapter Six of The Secret of Transitions, author Jim Manton reveals a powerful and intimate moment from his own life. He was a soldier in Viet Nam, and his squad was taking heavy fire from the "enemy." In the midst of the noise of guns and injured soldiers screaming, he found himself suddenly looking into the eyes of a North Vietnamese soldier.      In spite of the intense programming to "kill the enemy," he had an epiphany, he saw the man as a friend and was unable to raise his rifle and shoot him. It was a transition that called forth a different way of looking at himself and the reality of his life. Jim Manton made a powerful spiritual transition in that one moment. Now, years later, he has given us this concisely-written book to help us create our own transitions. Highly recommended.    Want More Self Awareness and Peak Performance?  Here's a Great Resource By  Ryan M. Johnson  Scottsdale, AZ United States         In the interest of full disclosure, I want to say that I had the privilege of having Jim Manton as my executive coach a few years ago. I was a fan of Jim's going in, but The Secret of Transitions exceeded my expectations in a variety of ways. I honestly had a hard time putting it down.      In my 1:1 coaching sessions, Jim was excellent in two areas. First, he had an uncanny knack for bringing out peak performance by holding up a mirror and significantly increasing my self-awareness. Second, he had incredible break-through insights (both about personal and business issues) in those sessions -- insights that have helped me succeed both at home and at work.      Obviously, because he's not sitting across the table from the reader, Jim can't provide the personal break-through insights through his book. But, the simple exercises at the end of each chapter brought me right back to my conversations with Jim about self-awareness. Many of the exercises were precisely what he and I used and talked about to build my success.      I found The Secret of Transitions to be incredibly insightful about human nature and business, personal and moving at times, honest, and a great resource that I will come back to time and again in the future during my own transitions.  Fearless Transition...Are You Ready? By  Julie Blake Nashville, TN         The back cover of The Secret of Transitions reads "A Life-Changing Book!" However - I found it to be "A Reality-Changing Book." I first read Jim's book while going through 3 major transitions...Moving 1600 miles away, reinventing my business (and myself) and choosing to follow my passion of music and singing professionally. Reading this book transformed my fears into excitement and opened up a whole new way of thinking that made my transitions flow effortlessly!      If you have already experienced some degree of success in your career, business and relationships, but your heart is telling you there's more - The Secret of Transitions will guide you on many levels and take you beyond your imagination...beyond your fears! It's a book/experience that makes sense to your mind, speaks to your heart and dances with your soul and life's purpose. Are you ready? Courageously Change Your Life! Buy the Book