Maybe This is Happening For You, Not to You: How to Radically Reframe Life's Toughest Challenges Into Your Greatest Gifts

The viral story of hope and recovery that has inspired over 50 million people; as featured in Men's Health, The Proof and ChainlessLife. This book will change the way you look at ‘problems’ forever. When life serves us with challenges, it’s all too easy to feel like a victim. But are we destined to live in the shadow of our past trauma? Or can we use the pain of our past to create a more beautiful future? In the winter of 2021, Axel Schurawlow was told he had five days left to live. Fast forward to the present day and his teachings are shared far and wide around the world through social media; inspiring millions to live with greater passion, purpose and resilience. His groundbreaking debut novel builds on these teachings and empowers the reader to find positive meaning in their life regardless of current circumstances. Maybe this is happening for you, not to you demonstrates the incredible power that comes with a simple shift in perspective; showing you how to create new meaning from past experiences, transform adversity into advantage, and re-define the trajectory of your life. Drawing on his own experiences facing some of life’s greatest adversities including growing up in poverty, the loss of loved ones and surviving ‘terminal’ cancer; Axel has used each challenge as a vehicle for positive transformation, and with this book will teach you to do the same. “Axel’s amazing true story of hope and perseverance will permanently and positively reframe your perspective on life and what you’re capable of.” – John Strelecky, Bestselling author of over 10 million copies sold, author of "Das Café am Rande der Welt" “A book that brought me back to the hardest season of my life and turned it into something beautiful. It turns pain into purpose and reminds us how strong we really are. Healing doesn’t mean forgetting—it means feeling it all, and still moving forward.” – Mariana Becková, Actress and model View Less