Open Your Eyes: 10 Uncommon Lessons to Discover a Happier Life
By (Author) Jake Olson
By (author) McKay Christensen
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Thomas Nelson Publishers
25th November 2013
ITPE Edition
United States
General
Non Fiction
Christianity
Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works
248.4
224
Width 142mm, Height 213mm, Spine 15mm
217g
Doctors removed Jake Olsons left eye at ten months old. When he was twelve, after years of radiation and chemotherapy, the cancer took his right eye as well. Thats when Jakes story really began.
When ESPN met Jake Olson, he was a twelve-year-old boy who wanted to spend his final weeks of sight with the USC football team. Jakes story became one of the most recognized pieces in the networks history, earning anaward, instantly viewed by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. But Jakes story didnt end with his final surgery or with ESPNnot by a long shot.
Now sixteen, Jake Olson dreams of becoming the first blind golfer in the PGA. How is such a thing even possible How does that level of perseverance endure in someone with so many reasons to give up
In Open Your Eyes, Jake Olson tells more than his story. He reveals the ways of thinking, living, and praying that have kept him and his family triumphant in the face of their tribulations. Told with sincerity and humor in tandem with leadership coach McKay Christensen, Open Your Eyes is not just a heartwarming chronicle of the Olson familys struggle. Jakes story is a step-by-step lesson in perseverance and motivation from a young man who knows how to put the past in the past.
From the USC locker room to the fairways of Pebble Beach, Jake Olson will inspire you, your family, and your team with bravery, ability, and faith. It is time to learn from this remarkable young man and open your eyes to a happier life.
Jake Olsonhas overcome the loss ofhis eyes to cancer. Jake's story is one ofstruggles and loss, but most of all his story demonstrates hisvictoryover blindness through his unwillingness to give up those things in life he loves, especially golf. Jake continues to develop his game without sight and is now playing on his high school golf team.