“My
son Ben used to sit in his car seat, holding his
sippy cup, and any time we took a trip he deemed
long, he would stare into the rearview mirror,
and say, ‘How much more longer, Daddy?’”Good question.
Steve Elder, speaker, wealth advisor, professional coach, husband, and father, often counsels people about their life goals. His painful experiences—a near-death car crash and later a bankruptcy—led him to ask hard questions about his life’s purpose: What is it that you want? And how much longer will you wait to honestly answer that question? With a passion born of deep trauma and tough choices, How Much More Longer will convince you that the time to decide how to live is now.
Don’t let the tone or the title of this book fool you. While the stories in it will make you smile, its messages are serious. What do you want? To live a real, transparent, full life, or continue walking on eggshells, failing to confront areas in your life that need attention?
Filled with personal anecdotes, wise commentary, down-to-earth advice, and thought-provoking questions called “On the Road to Real”, this book challenges us to take action and claim the life we desire—now.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Hello, Pain. You Suck.
Chapter 2 The Twilight Zone and Hawaii Five-O
Chapter 3 The Art of Drifting
Chapter 4 Lessons from Baseball Parks and a Teenager
Chapter 5 What Is It That You Want?
Chapter 6 Hiding
Chapter 7 Learning What’s Important from Watching Pop
Chapter 8 The Bitterness Battle
Chapter 9 The Simpler Mind
Chapter 10 Knowing Who You Are
Chapter 11 The Best Things in Life Aren’t Things
Chapter 12 Striving or Living?
Chapter 13 So Now What?
Acknowledgments
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Advance Praise for How Much More Longer:
“As conversational and simple as rocking and
talking on a front porch with a friend, Steve
Elder takes you to a place called change. He
shows us the desire in each of us to live fully,
love deeply and lead well the lives we are
created to step into.”
– Chip Dodd
Author, The Voice of the Heart and Executive
Director-Center for Professional Excellence
“If you want to see honesty and authenticity,
read this book. If you want to laugh, read this
book. If you don’t mind being challenged to
stretch and grow, read this book. For me,
reading this book was a painful look in the
mirror and a breath of fresh air. After reading
this book, I feel like I really know Steve—and I
know myself better too.”
– Keith Madison
National Baseball Director, SCORE International
and Head Baseball Coach, University of Kentucky
“Steve Elder writes with such “down to earth”
candor that you get caught up in his story. Then
you realize it is not so different from yours.
His humorous, introspective and honest approach
is refreshing and challenging. We need men who
will be honest about their humanity. Men who
aren’t afraid to laugh at themselves and talk
about their mistakes and the lessons learned.
Steve is one of those guys, and he speaks the
refreshing language of an authentic heart in a
way that invites you right in—to his story and
yours.”
– Russ Lee
Recording Artist, Lead Singer, Newsong
“Life’s too short to learn everything the hard
way. This book will shorten your learning
curve.”
– Brady Cooper
Pastor, New Vision Church