Books by Erik Seversen

What do a Life Coach, Business Consultant, Medical Doctor, and Yoga Instructor have in common? What about a Career Coach, Educator, Pastoral Counselor, Meditation Teacher, Entrepreneurial Advisor, and Public Speaking Coach?Answer: They all believe that SUCCESS DEPENDS ON THE MIND!See what these top experts have to say about mindset in this amazing book.THE SUCCESSFUL MIND, provides mental tools to help you reach your goals. It is a co-authored book highlighting the importance of Mindset in Success. Since success isn''t one thing, The Successful Mind is written by multiple authors from varying backgrounds, locations, and areas of expertise. The Successful Mind is divided into three categories of Purpose, Productivity, and Happiness with author contributors writing stand-alone chapters that answer questions such as: What is the mindset needed for success?What is the mindset needed to work with youth? What is the mindset required for success in business?How can mindset help an entrepreneur? How can meditation create a mindset of success? What is the mindset needed for positive change? Is there a mindset for economic success? What mindset can eliminate fear? How can mindset create happiness?Chapters are from disciplines of science, humanities, spirituality, business, sociology, and healthy living. The goal of the book is for authors to demonstrate their unique experiences regarding mindset and success, and the messages are relevant to people from all walks of life. Each chapter provides a specific mindset tool that can be used by anyone who wants to strive for more success in life.

What if our common understanding of happiness and success is wrong? What if living a comfortable life conforming to ideas of safety and certainty isn''t the answer? What if, by exploring, we could find something more? That''s exactly what Erik Seversen has done.In his first book, Ordinary to Extraordinary, Erik challenged the concept of meaning. Through riveting narratives of his experiences in exotic destinations and with amazing people, he inspired readers to reflect on their own lives in order to discover hidden realms of purpose and meaning.In Explore, Erik again draws from his extreme adventures on the edge to challenge our assumptions of happiness and success. The true, first-person narratives in Explore focus on themes of love and growth to reveal how we all can live with both happiness and success right now.For Erik, exploring isn''t just looking outwardly. While many stories in Explore describe his external adventures in Africa, Europe, Asia, South America, and subcultures within the US, Erik also shares experiences where he''s gone inward to learn, challenge, and grow himself from the inside out.Through his lifelong pursuit of inner and outer exploration, Erik transformed from an anxious and secretly shy child to someone who''s totally immersed himself in the world. So far, Erik has ventured to 85 countries and all 50 states in the USA, and along the way, he''s accomplished many extraordinary feats in education, in business, and in life. What did he learn from it all? What does he disclose in Explore? That happiness and success are available to everyone right now. 

Your reading adventure starts with ORDINARY TO EXTRAORDINARY!!!Do you love stories of adventure, travel, chance meetings with amazing people, and intriguing episodes of danger, love, and unexpected results?Do you like seeing the underdog win and the average person achieve extraordinary success?In Ordinary to Extraordinary, you'll find this and much more. This book is composed of captivating but true first-person narratives, and it is also an exploration into the meaning of life. Each story is grouped into one of four "pillars of meaning" - belonging, purpose, transcendence, and storytelling - with reflection chapters allowing you to construct the pillars in your own life.In Ordinary to Extraordinary you will find: 22 riveting narratives about a well lived life of unique experiences and world travel Intriguing encounters with angry Nigerian military guards, remote Indian tribes in the Amazon, elegant Parisians in Europe, and more The story of an average kid finding his way and discovering meaning for himself Reflective questions to help you discover meaning in your life Simple challenges to help you take action creating the life you want to live Ordinary to Extraordinary is entertaining and it also shows readers that anything is possible; it reveals how easy it is for any of us to unlock all our potential and live a successful and fulfilled life. Ordinary to Extraordinary crosses multiple genres including autobiography, memoir, narrative, travel, adventure, self help, personal development. It is a book the returns to the art of storytelling while bringing readers along an adventure that crosses six continents, over eighty countries, and forty-nine of the fifty states in the United States. It is about meeting amazing people and discovering exotic places. In this book, Erik Seversen is faces with the full range of human emotions as he pursues his dreams. In Erik Seversen's travels around the world, he is confronted with danger having a machine gun stuck in his mouth in Nigeria, love as his becomes infatuated with a woman living in Paris, Throught all of the encounters, Ordinary to Extraordinary highlights how different people, places and circomstances all lead toward some type of life lesson that can be carried along as the pursuit of a meanigful life is followed.