My Teacher My Son

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>An unexpected book that readers are calling breathtakingly honest courageous gripping intense inspiring and beautiful.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Life Becomes Our Greatest Teacher</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When bereaved father Nick Shaw decided to write a book about the lessons he's learned from his three sons - William Kai and Bodhi - he knew that his story would begin with the tragic death of his oldest son William. He also knew that </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>My Teacher My Son</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> wasn't a </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>grief</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> book but a </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>life</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> book.</span></p><p><br></p><p>Nick knew that despite our differences we all struggle with big complex concepts like being yourself letting go being present and finding connection - in our lives our work our families and our communities. Heralded as heart-piercing and heart-empowering <em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>My Teacher My Son</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> takes readers inside the mind and heart of an introspective man - a father husband son brother neighbor friend and accomplished business leader who never imagined he would write a book about uncommon tragedy and the universal challenges of the human condition.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong>A Portrait of Sharp Contrasts - Heartbreaking and Hopeful Insightful and Inspirational</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>On February 19 2019 Nick Shaw's family suffered the unbearable. What started out as a magical day - skiing at Big Sky Montana - ended in the tragic death of Nick's nine-year-old son William. In the days after William's death amidst the fog of deep grief the phrase my teacher my son came to Nick in a moment of clarity. In that instant he realized that William had been teaching him powerful lessons since the day he was born. Now those lessons have found their way to the world at large. </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And William's story continues ...</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>A Must-Read Book for Anyone Wanting to Regain Clarity and Control ... in Life and at Work</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Nick Shaw is proof that bad things happen to good people but that life gives us the tools we need to succeed and survive. Nick's introspective nature and his talents as an executive coach served him well as he navigated the complex emotions following his son's death. And his son's death gave him new perspectives on serving his clients - and now his readers.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>We all know it to be true - in life and at work we will suffer losses and change. Nick tells us: The only way to pick ourselves up is to honor what </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>was</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> accept what </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>is</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> and embrace what </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>will be</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> with an open mind and heart.</span></p>