Embrace Your Past Win Your Future

The Difference Between Being a Victim and Playing One

By: Mark Crandall

Narrated by: Rob Actis

Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's Summary

Mark Crandall, LMSW, LCDC, is a transformational life and business coach, workshop facilitator, keynote speaker, author of Eulogy of Childhood Memories, and the host of Purpose Chasers Podcast.

Mark went from a lost boy with countless traumatic experiences to drug addiction, prison, and an undying self-hatred to a highly sought after motivational speaker, transformational life and business coach, founder of the Purpose Chasers Academy, and he leads life-changing workshops where he empowers others to break free from their limiting beliefs towards creating the lives of their dreams.

In Part One of Embrace Your Past, Win Your Future, Mark shares his story of enduring childhood abuse, trauma, drug addiction, homelessness, and years of incarceration, Mark learned to turn his victimhood into victory. He studied his and other mindset masters’ means of harnessing the now. Mark has grown out of pain through a continual process of awareness, dialogue shifts, and transformation. This is the process that Mark teaches audiences through authentic storytelling and engaging group work, so that they can integrate hope, resiliency, and a mindset of abundance into their daily lives. 

Audiences are drawn to Mark because of his vulnerability, humor, and his inspirational story. While pieces of his story are dramatic, he demonstrates that everyone has access to the kinds of shifts he has been able to make. 

Embrace Your Past, Win Your Future will guide any listener past mental blocks and limiting beliefs preventing them from living the lives of their dreams.  

Why, you may ask? Because your dreams should never be on hold.

©2019 Mark Crandall (P)2019 3 Fold Wellness, LLC

I'm ready to believe in myself!

Loved this book. The author takes us on a trip to his past and the many hardships he's endured. He is honest and open about the depths of his childhood hell and the life it led him to as a young adult. He decided that was not enough for him and he didn't want to regret this one life and he took drastic and well though out steps to overcome his demons and here is is to share his story today in the hopes that everyone can see their true potential for greatness. I'm inspired and ready to win my future, too!

Powerful!!!

This is an extremely powerful story of Mark’s hardships and tragedies of childhood and early adulthood! He was close to death 3-4 times and lucky to be alive to tell his story. I admire his honesty and authenticity! It’s a perfect book...you get his story followed by the lessons learned and actually shows you how to change your mindset along with using your past as fuel your success! A MUST READ if you want to embrace your past and win your future.

Highly recommended

Awesome book. A message 99% need to hear about self pity, and how you can change thought patterns to enrich your life.

Engaging, insightful, heartfelt

There are books that we read and then stack on the shelf in tribute. They are books we read and just throw away afterwards. Passing them on to the next reader.

“Embrace your past win your future“ is not one of those books.

This isa book that I will read agin- it goes into my annual library because of its ability to cut through all of the BS, reframe the stories I have created about my life.

Truly Transparent, Transformative and Authentic

To hear his authentic story from the beginning, the circumstances that led him to play the victim. How he turned his obstacles into the fuel he needed to overcome his past and help so many people! Who is better to understand and help than someone who has been through the trenches. The bonus is the 2nd part of the book where he teaches you step by step how to overcome being the victim. Amazing book

A hero’s journey ... incredible book!

Mark has written an amazing book get real and raw with his experiences and feelings. He then give Concrete and actionable items that can help transform your life. Highly recommended!

Ready to be fully engaged and see yourself in the mirror?

Mark's story had me on the edge of my seat wondering "Holy crap when is this guy going to get to the transformation part, this can't get worse!"
I feel like I have a completely different understanding of what it means to be an addicted person. I get to appreciate what my partner has survived a lot more than I did prior.

Part 2 gave me a kick in the ass to realize I'm playing small due to a lot of fear. Excited to fully step out of victim mode and play way bigger. Thanks Mark!

Incredible story of overcoming overwhelming odds

I've known addicts in my life but have never understood their circumstances. Probably because none of them understand it with the introspection, intelligence or clarity that Mark has. Walking you through his life you are right there in his torment and agony, as well as the child like joy when meeting his wife. He then walks you through the very specific steps and exercises he himself used to overcome his very powerful self hatred and self loathing to become an incredibly powerful force for change in society. Anyone wanting to live themselves or forgive themselves and step off the ledge needs to read this! It will change your life!

What an inspiring book!

If you’re looking not just another motivational book, but a book about owning your story and taking triumphant steps to win over your future - this one is for you. I’m impressed with and inspired by the honesty dripping from every chapter. Really enjoyed this one!!

Incredible Story & Actionable Advice!

Anybody who has negative self talk and feels that they can't accomplish what they want needs to hear this story. Becoming successful despite his past, this book identifies the self limiting beliefs we all have and how to navigate them.