"UN Distracted"

Bob Goff and Scott at a Sudreau Global Justice Institute event - May 2022

A tremendous way to start your fall – read an encouraging book!

Bob Goff is an attorney from Southern California who describes himself as, “a lover of balloons, cake pops, and helping people pursue big dreams.” He’s a prolific promotor of doing the "impossible" and his early ventures into Uganda and building relationships with top members of the Ugandan judiciary are the initial seeds for the work Pepperdine is doing in Africa today.

This summer I picked up Bob’s latest, and I would say, most substantive book, Undistracted – Capture Your Purpose and Rediscover Your Joy.

As I’ve read through each chapter, I’m challenged to look up and not get sidetracked by the distractions of today’s world. There is a rich, purpose-driven life just waiting for us to discover. Bob is a master storyteller and encourages us to cast aside the clutter around us and embrace what we’ve been created to do and be.

Bob throws out a big net, “Imagine what could happen if you focused your attention on what really matters instead of things that don’t … Are you willing to do what it takes to uncover the wonder that already surrounds your life? Will you do the courageous work to identify what is distracting you from the better things? And finally, are you willing to do the difficult and selfless work of releasing the beauty you discover into the lives of others rather than keeping it for yourself?” (Page 6)

I’ve welcomed Bob's challenge.

Go seize some inspiration!