"I meet thousands of people in the course of my work. All of them are talented, successful, and driven by the desire to want an even better life than they have now. I value every one of those interactions, but due to the nature of my schedule, it’s difficult for me to carve out as much time as I’d like to get to know most of them as deeply as I want.
However, once in a great while, a person comes along that is so dynamic and electric that I make it a priority to connect with them regularly after the fact. That is the best way for me to describe my relationship with Robby Fakhouri. We started as casual acquaintances, then he became a coaching client, and now I consider Robby a dear and trusted friend. As I got to know him, I became even more fascinated by his life story and the obstacles he has overcome.
I was thrilled when he first told me he was writing Life, Lies, & Second Chances: Developing Resilience to Overcome Adversity because I knew Robby would pour the same vivid passion into this book as he does with all things in his life. More than that, because I know his story, I know what these pages will reveal. How Robby overcame his struggles can be a blueprint to help you with whatever battles you’re fighting in your life. Robby has approached this book with candor and a fire in his belly. That means you will get a raw, no-holds-barred account of his battles with substance abuse, self-deception, and failure that just about killed him.
But you’ll also read about his journey out of the darkness and into the light and Robby’s moments of clarity that saved his life. Ultimately, when he took ownership of his actions, this became a story about rebuilding all he had lost through grit and accountability to himself and others he cared about. The best part of Robby’s story is that just like he owned his failures earlier in life, Robby now gets to own the second chance he has given himself. Some of you will see your life as a reflection of what Robby has gone through. And that’s the point.
By relating to the insights and lessons Robby has learned about himself, Life, Lives, & Second Chances can become part of your path to the new chapters in your own lives that every one of you deserves. HUGE praise to Robby for the resilience and discipline required to turn his life around.
More importantly, I admire Robby for having the courage to tell his story. And I am confident that after you’ve turned the last page of this book, you will come to the same conclusions as I did."