Windhill21 Primary School teacher and Bishop’s Stortford adventurer Jon Doolan edits The Biggest Book of… Yes
A Bishop’s Stortford adventurer has collated a new book celebrating fellow mavericks.
Jon Doolan, a trainer at Windhill21 Principal University, is the editor behind The Largest Reserve of… Of course, which will be officially launched on August 1.
The 36-yr-old father of a person is a member of The Of course Tribe and desired to showcase the incredible experiences of fellow followers of derring-do and develop a new wave of writers whose stories can encourage other folks to say ‘yes’ to new possibilities.
The globally group to assistance folks “redesign their lives better” was established up in 2015 by Dave Cornthwaite. In 2018, he joined Jon in Bishop’s Stortford for the launch of a normal challenge – working with the River Stort for the start of a 1,000-mile waterbike relay.
The new book – the group’s 3rd anthology – features 49 stories of adventure in all its wild, unpredictable varieties, from rowing the Pacific and cycling throughout America to setting up a silent disco business and property-education youngsters.
Themes include preventing depression, exploring meditation, conquering disease, working with co-parenting and even how a tandem can nail your marriage plans when confronted by a gun-slinging Georgian.
Jon, who is also an writer, claimed: “Adventure is much more than just travelling to new nations. It is about stepping outside your consolation zone and complicated your limits, no matter if that is property-education your little ones for the very first time or walking throughout Britain barefoot.
“This book is full of yeses. It is a celebration of every little thing ‘yes’ suggests, what it can develop and what it can turn into.
“Our assorted established of authors have taken the brave determination to share their private and actual-everyday living experiences in the hope it evokes even just a person man or woman to acquire the leap and say ‘yes’ as well.
“You’ll be moved, enlightened, you will snicker and no doubt cry as you stick to and hook up with our adventurers’ journeys.”
Dave claimed: “In my job as chief of this kind of a speedy-increasing local community, I am happy to see the 3rd Huge Reserve appear to everyday living.
“It’s an opportunity for folks to turn into authors and share their actual-everyday living stories to in transform encourage other folks to desire, act and share – and come across out what they are certainly able of.”
Royalties from The Largest Reserve of… Of course – which has been pulled alongside one another by a crew of volunteers – will go directly to the Teddington Belief, a charity that gives aid to youngsters with xeroderma pigmentosum, a scarce pores and skin ailment characterised by excessive aversion to sunlight. Proceeds will be applied to develop safe outside adventures for youngsters with this ailment.
* Pre-purchased e book editions are available now at a discounted amount of £3.99. From August eight, ebooks will revert to the non-discounted cost of £4.99. Print editions are priced at £19.99. For much more facts see https://www.fb.com/groups/theyestribe/