Pastor Stephen Grant Fans Will Love "The Realistic Optimist TO DO List & Calendar"

Dear Friends of the Pastor Stephen Grant Novels: 

Thanks, again, for your support in purchasing and providing feedback on my novels and short stories. I’m hoping that you’ll also be interested in my latest nonfiction book - The Realistic Optimist TO DO List & Calendar 2019. The price was slashed from $27.99 to $19.99.

My creating The Realistic Optimist TO DO List & Calendar 2019 was driven by meeting a need in my own life. Specifically, I’ve seen the benefits of using “to do” lists to establish goals and get organized so I can better manage my book writing, my economist work, and all other aspects of life, such as family, faith, travel, special projects, friends, et al. It eventually occurred to me that there must be a better way to create “to do” lists, and that if I can benefit accordingly, others would as well.

The Realistic Optimist TO DO List & Calendar 2019 offers a simple, systematic combination of long run, weekly and daily TO DO lists that make a real difference in getting things done. For good measure, each page includes a quote from a leader or thinker that in some way reflects being a realistic optimist – providing inspiration, giving pause to think, helping you move ahead, generating a laugh, or eliciting agreement or a roll of the eyes.

You might ask, why a “realistic optimist”? The realistic optimist learns from life’s ups and downs, while maintaining a hope and confidence in successfully setting out and achieving goals. And I’ve become far better organized – though far from perfect – with the “to do” list becoming my main planning, organizing and execution tool. The act of putting together the “to do” list requires reflection on goals; forces prioritization; allows for being more realistic about time management; and generates serious thought on how to best get things done. Now, I hopefully offer a far more effective TO DO list that makes sense for career, business, education, family, fun, retirement, and pretty much everything else in life.

And the thumbs-up keep rolling in. The Lutheran Book Review declares, “This is a desk reference and encourager... Each page has a 2019 date, a quote, and spaces for your daily TO DO list. After the author's introduction of encouragement, there is an Annual TO DO Goal page. Special monthly pages help you keep on task toward your goals. Special weekly pages help you keep track of priorities for each week. I, too, am a realistic optimist. Want encouragement to keep on task in 2019? Get organized and make things happen with Ray Keating's 'The Realistic Optimist TO DO List and Calendar.'"

And Jim Blasingame, host of The Small Business Advocate Radio Show, observes: “It’s a hit around here... I think you’ll like it.”

A 5-star Amazon review declares, “It's clear and simple to use, not like one of those organizers where you have to practically have a degree in how it works. I started entering things in that I know I have coming up next year, and I'm looking forward to January! I have always thought of myself as a realistic optimist, too, and I'm glad to find this resource.”

And a Facebook reviewer says: “The inspirational quotes are well chosen. All of my to do lists in one place.”

The Realistic Optimist TO DO List & Calendar 2019 is available at Amazon.com at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1726842738/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539691316&sr=8-1&keywords=The+realistic+optimist+to+do+list.