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Powered by Authenticity: What Nearly Dying Twice Taught Me About Really Living Before It's Too Late
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Publisher Price: $19.99
Publisher: More Project Publishing
Published: Jun 4 2026
Pages: 212
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
What if the life you've worked so hard to build isn't actually yours?
On paper, everything looks right. The career. The trajectory. The decisions. You did what you were supposed to do-and it worked.
So why does it feel like you're performing instead of living?
Not burned out. Not failing. Just... off. Like somewhere along the way, you traded something real for something that made sense. Like you're quietly trapped inside a life that looks successful but doesn't feel like your own.
Adrian Jones knows that feeling better than he ever wanted to.
At forty-six, he collapsed on a mountain bike trail with a widowmaker heart attack. At fifty-four, it happened again. But the real shock wasn't just the medical emergency; it was the realization that the life he nearly lost didn't fully feel like his.
He wasn't out of options.
He was out of alignment.
Powered by Authenticity is part memoir, part practical guide for high achievers who are quietly questioning everything-and starting to wonder if they've gone too far down a path that no longer fits.
It introduces a simple but uncomfortable idea: you don't need a crisis to tell yourself the truth.
Jones waited for one. It almost cost him everything.
He calls this urgent authenticity-the willingness to recognize what's no longer true and act on it now, instead of waiting until life forces the issue.
Through raw, unfiltered experiences-two near-death events, walking away from a successful career, and a deeply personal search for biological identity-Jones exposes the real cost of staying in a life that no longer fits, and what it actually takes to change it.
This isn't about reinvention for the sake of it. It's about recognizing the moment when your current life becomes your status no and deciding not to ignore it.
Inside, readers will learn how to recognize the early signs of misalignment before they escalate, identify the roles and expectations they've outgrown, and use their values as a practical framework when the path forward isn't clear. The book also includes simple, structured exercises designed to move from awareness into action without waiting for perfect timing or a clear plan.
Because here's the truth most people avoid:
You can build a successful life that slowly disconnects you from yourself.
And by the time you realize it, you may be too far in-or too used to it-to change.
This book is a direct challenge to that trajectory.
To stop performing.
To stop postponing.
To stop telling yourself you'll figure it out later.
And to start living a life that actually feels like yours-while you still can.
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