Teen Quest: A Journey in the Pursuit of Personal Excellence for Teens and Young Adults

By Randy Beck

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591965357
• ISBN13: 9781591965350
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Cross the Line Personal Devt., Inc.
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"

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Essentially, this is a reasonably good personal strategic planning guide for young adults!

Teen Quest: A Journey in the Pursuit of Personal Excellence for Teens and Young Adults by Randy Beck Essentially, this is a reasonably good personal strategic planning guide for young adults. The author writes in a clear, no-frills, easy-to-follow fashion. As a result, his book has only about ninety pages. The central philosophy of the book is, in the author's words: "...provide a motivationally directed journey toward awareness of the unlimited human potential through a goal setting workshop & personal vision development...this approach will better prepare them to confront life's many challenges & temptations with maturity, poise, & groundedness, thereby making the right choices when faced with unhealthy options." The chapters, interspersed with many motivating quotations (e.g. one of my favourites, "If you really want to do something, you'll find a way; if you don't, you'll find an excuse!"), are systematically laid out as follows: 1. Introduction; 2. Discussion - Terms; 3. Universal Truths - In a Nutshell & Explored; 4. Family; 5. Relationships; 6. Discovery Exercises; 7. Self Image; 8. Discovery Exercises; 9. The Future; 10. The Heart of a Champion; 11. Five Essential Qualities of Morality Based Leadership; 12. Life Design Pyramid; The discovery exercises are well thought of. They cover four distinct but closely interrelated dimensions of one's life: - Family Background; - Relationships outside the family; - Self Image; - Designing the Future; Also, the author's exploration of six common but undervalued realities in life, designated as universal truths, makes a lot of sense & is commendable. Let me recap them for readers: 1. If anything is going to change in your perception of the world, it's up to you to change it; 2. You cannot stand tall while trying to make someone small; 3. Individual greatness or achievement has as its source God-given abilities & other people; 4. Some of the past has to be sacrificed to discover the future; 5. The questions you ask yourself & the decisions you make because of those questions determine tomorrow's outcomes; 6. Share your dreams, goals, & visions with only those people you feel have your best interests in mind; I am impressed by the author's advocation of leadership qualities, especially his incorporation of morality in the equation. According to him, the qualities of an effective lifelong leader are: persistence, gratitude, knowledge, humility & integrity. In the last chapter, the author issues this ultimate challenge: "What do you want on your tombstone?" If I were him, I would continue, "Do you want to rest in peace or do you want to kick some butt?" To all the young adult readers out there: Good Luck & Make ALL Your Dreams Come True, with the aid of this guide!

A useful text for a small group counseling program

Teen Quest: A Journey In The Pursuit Of Personal Excellence For Teens And Young Adults by Randy Beck (President and founder of the "Cross the Line" Personal Development Corporation" is a 91-page compendium of self-help advice and self-improvement exercises specifically designed to educate young readers on some universal truths and basic realties of developing and maintaining successful relationships and life choices. Strongly recommended to the attention of teen counselors, teachers, and parents, the "do-it-yourself" format is equally appropriate for individual teen readers as a personal study course, as it is a useful text for a small group counseling program.