On Fire

The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life

By: John O'Leary

Narrated by: John O'Leary

Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's Summary

In the best-selling tradition of Brene Brown's Daring Greatly and Nick Vujicic's Life Without Limits comes a rousing seven-step plan for living a life on fire, filled with hope and possibility - from an inspirational speaker who survived a near-fatal fire at the age of nine and now runs a successful business inspiring people all around the world.

When John O'Leary was nine years old, he was almost killed in a devastating house fire. With burns on 100 percent of his body, O'Leary mustered an almost unimaginable amount of inner strength just to survive the ordeal. The insights he gained through this experience and the heroes who stepped into his life to help him through the journey - his family, the medical staff, and total strangers - changed his life. Now he is committed to living life to the fullest and inspiring others to do the same.

An incredible and emotionally honest account of triumph over tragedy, On Fire contains O'Leary's reflections on being that little boy, the life-giving choices made then, and the resulting lessons he learned. O'Leary very clearly shares that without the right people providing the right guidance at the right time, he never would have made it through those five months in the hospital, let alone the years that followed as he struggled to regain mobility, embrace his story, and ignite clarity of his life's purpose.

On Fire encourages us to seize the power to choose our paths and transform our lives from mundane to extraordinary. Once we stop thinking solely on the big moments in our lives, we can begin to focus on those smaller opportunities that tend to pass us by. These are the events - the inflection points in our lives - that can determine how we feel about life now, where we are headed in the future, and how many lives we can impact along the way. We can't always choose the paths we walk, but we can choose how we walk them. Empowering, inspiring, remarkably honest, and heartfelt, O'Leary's strength and incredible spirit shine through in every minute.

©2016 John O'Leary (P)2016 Simon & Schuster

Life changing

I am 70 years old, sort of going through the motions of life, this book me feel as if I could take on anything, even at my age .. I will try to live my life fully awake and present due to this book..

Great Lessons

I had heard John's story before. But the lessons he brings in this book that he had to learn much harder than most of us ever will are inspiring. It proves that excuses are just that, and if you want to be successful only you can make that choice.

Great personal story

Well worth the time and listen. Love it when the author reads and makes it real.

Brilliant and Insightful

I had no knowledge of John's story prior to reading this book. I think this made it even more impactful. I listened on my commute and many times drove with tears in my eyes, the good kind. I recommend this book for anyone who doesn't quite know what to do next in life, or if you want to find more meaning and positivity in your day. Very insightful and great story telling along the way.

One of my favorites!!!

I absolutely LOVE this book. It’s so inspiring and it changed my life. The first time I listened to it was about 6 years ago and over the years I’ve listened to this book probably 5 times.
Today we listened to it on a road trip with my family. We all loved it!
Read it- you’ll love it!

Atheist Review

Firstly, I want to say that John's book has helped me gain a better understanding of burn victims and their struggles. This was a wonderful piece of literature and not what I expected.

John maintains a religious overtone throughout the book. This irked me a bit since I am atheist and had not read anything about a religious overtone before purchasing this product. Not believing in god kind-of interferes with the authors message about god having a convoluted plan for everyone.

This is an autobiography and the theme of this book follows: "Thank god I am alive", let me talk about all the compassionate people that helped me along the way and what I learned from them. This isn't a bad style, for certain faiths,

The ratings are understandable after reading it. I cried at many of the acts of compassion in this book. The authors "inflection" points were insightful and touching. John seems to end the book in hopes that it becomes an inflection point for his readers.

With that said, I don't believe this book will cause you to start a radically inspired life. I attribute John's overall success thus far to his super supportive family, friends, and medical personnel. The author doesn't mention his mother much after the first couple chapters and I highly suspect that she was responsible for a lot of the good that came his way. On the positive side, reading this book is likely to improve your overall emotional intelligence.

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When the author is learning to walk again, he mentions having to walk along the white picket fence all the way around his farm. This is not a low-income family. The number of kids and house suggest that his family was probably middle-class. I look forward to reading the one about the kid that came from a low-income family. This one is about a kid that came from the American dream life and physically messed up before he knew any better.

Amazingly inspiring

I loved how this book made me feel. It lifted me up and helped me understand how to appreciate the wonderful things in my life.

Review

This was one of the best, most inspiring stories I have ever heard. Being able to realize the power of faith and perseverance that John discusses with acknowledging that we need to be fully awake is empowering and motivating. Highly recommended!

Blown away

Amazing story with a wonderful execution. You can really hear the pain in his voice. Crying is almost inevitable.

everyone should read this

loved it! caused many tears to form, but I am also a burn survivor. a victor, actually. I have always said I was going to write a book & though our stories are different, John's perspective is spot on to where I am in my life right now. especially to the way I ask Why Me? thank you for sharing your story and your perspective John. you've definitely inspired me to write my own book eventually.

Incredible Inspiring Beautiful

I cried, I laughed out loud, I cried again, I laughed out loud again. Beautiful. Incredible. Inspiring. Loved it.

so many years, so much awe!

what an amazing story. I cried big heartfelt tears listening to this, imagining what John and his family went through, but wow, what an incredible story of love, hope, resilience and faith! Thank you so much for choosing to live!

Moved me to tears

One of the most inspirational books I have ever read...and I've read a lot! Choose love over fear, always.

Makes you want to release your potential!

This touching story shows how one little boy overcame the odds and created a life that is both inspired and inspiring. If this doesn't make you want to be the better version of yourself, I don't know what else will! Ignite your life now!

John O'Leary - On Fire

Quite simply one of the most inspiring, incredible books I have ever read & listened to. I have seen John on stage & he is a beautiful man, inside & out. An absolute MUST READ/LISTEN!

An uplifting tear jirker!

Oh this book is a real tear jurker. Makes you think about those less fortunate, your own children and family and how you use, or don't use your time.

inspiring and motivational

well told and a must read for anyone struggling to find a purpose. thank you John for sharing your story

I believe it is the best book i read so far

What an amazing book i cried so many times for people generosity through this young boy bravery, for his parents wisdom and his family kindness amazing book and an amazing performance by the writer himself loved every single second of it inspired me and my kids as we all listened to him in the car I wish him all the best. you have to read it.

highly inspirational and emotional

this is a true story about a little boys fight for life after an accident and how that fight is a parallel, and his success is an inspiration, for all our lives

Inspirational.

This audio will change my life- I know it. I listened with a lump in my throat for the most part. It's uplifting, inspiring , humbling, motivating and everything else in between.
The best book of its type I've come across.