The SQUEEZE: Becoming a better person is always important for personal growth. Remaining in one emotional, physical, and psychological place will hinder you from moving forward and from fulfilling your potential. This is precisely the sentiment of Joel Osteen’s book, Becoming a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life. In the book, Osteen discusses the importance of knowing and understanding your individual purpose and destiny. Osteen offers a charming account of his past experiences, invoking biblical principles into the narrative. Osteen urges the reader to put yesterday behind, forgive, and be kind to friends and colleagues. He urges the Christian reader to support prayer with action, cutting slack and slothfulness off at the knees. Become a Better You is a must-read for readers in search of their God-given potential.

Notable Endorsement: “One of the world's best-known preachers, not to mention one of its most controversial, Pastor Osteen preaches to more than 42,000 in Houston's Lakewood Church and millions more by television every week. This is a kind of sequel to Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential. Both books exemplify the distinctively American take on conservative Christianity existing at least since the days of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. Generally, Osteen's theology accentuates the positive and stresses God's blessings and material rewards for the faithful. Distasteful though his chipper faith may be to some, his voice cannot be ignored.” –Library Journal

Common Q’s Answered by this Book:

• What are the 7 keys?
• What are examples of strongholds?
• What are some ways of handling criticism?
• How do you form better habits?
• What is the best method for keeping strife out of your life?

About the Author: Joel Osteen is the pastor of Lakewood Church, founded by his father John Osteen, in Houston, Texas. Osteen is the most-watched inspirational figure according to Nielsen Media Research and his weekly sermons are broadcasted over multiple television markets. His first book, Your Best Life Now, was on the New York Times Bestseller’s List, rising quickly to number one. Barbara Walters named Osteen one of 10 Most Fascinating People of 2006; and was selected by Church Report Magazine as the Most Influential Christian in 2006. Joel Osteen preached his first sermon on January 17, 1999 and he has forever changed the landscape of the church.

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Publisher: Simon and Schuster (August 2009)