5 Stages of Identity: Success Reclaimed
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Success. The world tells us to believe that success is defined by what we do or by the things we own, but Jesus came to earth to show us a different way to live success. He flipped the order. He taught us to know first WHO we are, and to let our True Identity define our Success. Think about it. When Jesus died, he didn’t have a job, he didn’t own a home, or even a car. He alienated most of the important people around him, two of his friends betrayed him—and most of his other disciples quickly disappeared when he was arrested. Despite it all, if you look for a “Top 10 Most Successful People” in history, you will ALWAYS find Jesus on the list. Why? Jesus understood that success came through living in relationship. He knew the way to the top was to serve , and even to sacrifice , his life for his friends. 5 Stages of Identity: Success Reclaimed redefines success through the exploration of Jesus’ every day life. Jesus modeled valuable lessons for us in each stage of identity. His actions help us identify the pitfalls, give us strategies for the challenges, and provide us with tools for how to navigate the route through earthly success and failure. When we apply Jesus’ practical lessons to our lives, we discover ourselves reaching for a success, which ultimately satisfies the deepest longings of our hearts.
Tamara J. Buchan
Tamara J Buchan, founder of Reclaim Ministries, ordained Evangelical Covenant pastor, author and speaker, holds a Master of Divinity from Denver Seminary. However, these worldly credentials do not fulfill or thrill her nearly as much as her identity as a beloved child and royal heir to her Heavenly Father. Tamara is passionate about her husband and family, as well as her two puppies! Tamara and Bill reside in Sonoma County, California. To find out more about how you can invest in your identity and future, check out Tamara on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TamaraJBuchan. To register for the life changing "Come Away Reclaim the True You Identity" Retreats in Sonoma County, visit http://www.ReclaimIdentity.org.
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5 Stages of Identity - Tamara J. Buchan
5 Stages of Identity: Success Reclaimed
You were Meant for More
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Tamara J. Buchan
Lindsey D. Osborne
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ISBN-13: 978-1517784300
ISBN-10: 1517784301
EBOOK ISBN: 9781311646460
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Dedication
To Jesus:
We dedicate 5 Stages of Identity: Success Reclaimed, to You!
You gave us a Great Training Manual through your Life
for how to Navigate all Five Stages of
Identity Challenge and Testing
You continually Empower us to
Reclaim Your Definition of Success!
"Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously
(The way God designed), and he will give you everything you need."
—Matthew 6:33
Foreword
"Tamara Buchan has done it again!
Her newest book, Five Stages of Identity: Success Reclaimed, has helped me more than any other self-help or business related book that I have read in the past year. (I read at least one book per week.)
Tamara takes you step-by-step through the Five Stages of Identity: Success Reclaimed through exploring: Affirmation, Testing, Declaration, Living, and Expansion. She follows each chapter with questions and how to
suggestions for life adjustments and behavior changes—making every chapter personal for each individual reader. As a man and as a doctor, I find myself constantly measuring my success against the world instead of against how Jesus defines success. The trouble with my approach is that it leads me away from true success!
I think many of you will agree that this wrong approach in our thinking process can create a result where too many times we get the equation backwards and allow worldly success to define our identity. But in 5 Stages of Identity: Success Reclaimed, Tamara helps each of us to understand that if we really know and understand our identity first, that one step can help us to define and live true success based on Jesus’ model which leads us to a fulfilling life.
Tamara explores how Jesus walked through the same 5 stages of Identity and how we can learn from his experiences to help define what real success can look like for each of us. One key sticking point for me was the quote There is no path to greatness without a journey into the desert of defeat, loneliness or loss.
This book helped me to understand that testing is not punishment and that this process was just helping me to reclaim my true identity.
Tamara concludes the book with suggestions on how you can redefine success for the rest of your life, along with practical applications for how to exercise those choices.
Get a copy for yourself, your spouse, and everyone on your team at work. In my opinion, this is Tamara's best book yet! If you apply the principals shared here, it