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The Man You Used to Be
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The Long Season of Trying, by Glenn Selby
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A Personal Note

From Glenn, Before You Begin

Thank you for trusting me with this.

I don't take it lightly that you spent money on a stranger's story. So I want to tell you something before you open it.

You didn't just buy a PDF today. You made a small decision to stop looking away from something you've been carrying. That's not nothing. Most men never make that decision at all.

“The man you used to be is not gone. He just went quiet too.”

Read it slowly. There's no rush, and no test at the end. If a page makes you set the book down for a minute, that's not a bad sign. That usually means it found something true.

If something in it hits close to home, you're welcome to reply to the email this book arrives in and tell me where you're at. I read every message myself.

Glenn Selby
Second Act Advocate
Before You Start Reading

A Few Things This Book Will Show You

You don't need the whole picture yet. Just an open mind for the next hour or two. Here's some of what's waiting inside.

  • That the years you spent building something, even if it fell apart, were never wasted. They're still part of what you know.
  • That it's rarely one bad year that wears a man down. It's twenty ordinary ones, quietly, without ever announcing themselves as failure.
  • That starting over doesn't usually look dramatic. Most of the time it looks like showing up to something small and choosing it anyway.
  • That the questions you've been carrying about faith, timing, and unanswered prayers don't disqualify you from trying again. They're part of the story too.
  • That the drive you had at twenty-four or thirty or forty-five didn't disappear. It's still there, waiting on the other side of the season you're in right now.

That's enough from me for now.
Go ahead and open it.
I'll meet you in the first chapter.