Moment Maker: You Can Live Your Life or It Will Live You
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Life is made of moments. What are you doing to make the most of them? In Moment Maker, Carlos Whittaker shows you how to make each moment count, so those moments add up to a life rich with meaning, deeply satisfying, and full of purpose.
Every day we have an opportunity to make our lives meaningful, to make them matter. Yet, for so many of us, we let too much of life happen without taking notice.
For author, speaker, and podcaster Carlos Whittaker, living deliberately has become a way of life. Making moments that are significant, memorable, or impactful are a part of how he navigates each day, and it has forever changed the landscape of his story.
In Moment Maker, Carlos shares powerful stories and examples from ordinary life, as well as insights from Scripture, that have formed his practical and meaningful game plan for living on purpose and with purpose. In these pages, he will guide you to:
- Increase awareness of your surroundings, the people you encounter, and the needs of others
- Recognize opportunities that present themselves and be encouraged to seize them
- Discover how to create, receive, and rescue key moments in everyday life
- Unlock the satisfaction of living to the full depth of your life's potential
The beauty of having a moment-making life is that it does not require a big investment of time, energy, or money. It simply requires a commitment to pay attention. All around you there are opportunities to meet a need, shift your focus, and begin healing. It is time to become a Moment Maker.
Carlos Whittaker
Carlos Whittaker is a bestselling author, speaker, worship leader, moment maker, spider killer, and hope dealer. He has been on the leadership team for Catalyst and he speaks at some of the largest churches in the country every year including Fresh Life Church, Embrace Church, Central Christian Church, and North Point Church, among many others. In addition, he speaks at large conferences, boutique events, and corporate seminars including events such as Orange Conference, Catalyst Conference, Chick-fil-A Staff, Designer Vaca, MomCon (MOPS), Experience Conference, The Orange Tour, and many more. Carlos is also the host of popular Human Hope Podcast, which now has 45 episodes hosted by the That Sounds Fun Network, led by author Annie F. Downs. This year, the Human Hope Podcast passed the 1 million downloads mark, and it continues to garner more listeners and fans every day. Carlos is also a People's Choice Award winner, social media maven, publicity pro, and he currently spends the majority of his time writing books and speaking on stages all around the world. Today, Carlos, his wife Heather, and their children live in Nashville, Tennessee. Carlos blogs and podcasts at CarlosWhittaker.com.
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Reviews for Moment Maker
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I have to admit, when I first began reading Moment Maker, I thought, “Oh no. It’s an autobiography filled with uninteresting stories and wasted pages.” That’s bad, right? You see, I’m a highlighter-in-hand, let-me-find-the-cool-quotes, idea-seeking kind of book reader. However, Carlos Whitaker does an amazing job of captivating his readers with real and raw stories from his life that challenge us to make the most every moment. He makes sure that his readers come to grip with the fact that every moment is a gift and without them we miss out on our purpose for being here. These moments come from our failing, learning, connecting, loving, feeling, and being!
There are lessons about how to handle those moments that disrupt, the moments that call us to wait on God for something more beautiful, and the moments that can only be rescued through silence. Each reader is encouraged to embrace their weaknesses to find their strengths, persevere and push on, find hope from the moments that scar us, and to seek the great possibilities that can be outside of our comfort zones.
One of my favorite parts of the book arrives early on, when Carlos encourages us to create value with our moments. Nothing is quite as important as helping others experience moments of greatness, compassion, and being. He states, “When someone feels the true worth of who they are because you stopped what you were doing and made life about them, you have hit on essential component of Moment Making.”
Your story matters and you can make a difference in the life of others when you create these moments of values for those you come in contact with each and every day. I took a few moments this week to write a short hand-written note of encouragement to a few of my students. The three notes resulted in a smile, a tear, a “thank you”, and a couple of hugs. They felt valued and I knew I had (at least for a moment) impacted a life for good.
“Dear Lord, I’m here again. I’m unsure of our future and where you will have us minister next. As we wait, my prayer is that you will allow me to be aware of those moments where I can speak life and show value into someone else’s life here and now. Like never before, help me make the most of each moment in the life of my students, my family, and those you bring my way. Amen.”