Jolt!

by Phil Cooke

  None of this would have happened without the incredible clients I’ve had the opportunity to work with over the years. They allowed me the laboratory to explore these ideas, push for answers, and never settle for second best. There’s no question that as we changed your organizations, you changed my life as well.

  Finally, to my literary agents, Rachelle Gardner and Greg Johnson: thanks for believing not just in this idea but in me. Your advice, guidance, and a few timely “jolts” have kept this project on course. And to the team at Thomas Nelson publishers—Joel Miller, Bryan Norman, David Schroeder, and CEO Michael Hyatt—this has truly been a great publishing experience.

  Phil Cooke

  September 12, 2010

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  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Phil Cooke, a writer, speaker, and filmmaker, is changing the way business, church, and nonprofit leaders influence and engage the culture. Christianity Today calls him a “media guru.” His media company, Cooke Pictures, advises many of the largest and most effective churches and nonprofit organizations in the world. A founding partner in the commercial production company TWC Films, he also produces national advertising for some of the largest companies in the country. His books and online blog at philcooke.com are changing the way religious and nonprofit organizations tell their stories. He’s lectured at universities such as Yale, University of California at Berkeley, and UCLA and is an adjunct professor at the King’s College and Seminary and Biola University in Los Angeles.

  Find out more at philcooke.com.

  THANKS FOR READING JOLT!

  I hope it’s inspired you to realize the incredible potential that a good jolt can give to your dreams and your future. In your journey toward accomplishing things, I would love to hear your story. Just visit www.joltyourlife.com and share your story about how it’s going. Plus, get a book for a friend who could use a good jolt as well.

  —Phil Cooke