In this inspirational self-help guide, Joel Osteen, the pastor of Houston's Lakewood Church, offers a seven-step program, based on spiritual principles, to make life more meaningful and rewarding on a daily basis. He advises his readers to "Enlarge Your Vision" and "Live to Give" and "Choose to be Happy." These slogans are expanded in supportive, sermon-like essays designed to help readers develop their potential. Pastor Osteen's gifts as a motivational speaker have helped make his congregation one of the largest in the country, and he has had a highly successful television show.

The founder of Lakewood Church's television outreach ministry counsels readers to draw on innate strengths in order to overcome obstacles, promote personal health, and live abundantly, in a guide that advises readers to act in accordance with God's intentions rather than personal feelings. Reprint. 500,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo.

The founder of Lakewood Church's television outreach ministry counsels readers to draw on innate strengths in order to overcome obstacles, promote personal health, and live abundantly, in a guide that advises readers to act in accordance with God's intentions rather than personal feelings. Reprint. 500,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo.