Ride of Your Life

A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Finding Inner Peace

by Ran Zilca

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Pub Date Dec 08 2015 | Archive Date Feb 29 2016

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Nonfiction (Adult) | Self-Help

Description

What lessons could you learn from a once in a lifetime adventure? In 2010, research scientist and entrepreneur Ran Zilca left his home in New York on a motorcycle, bound for California in search of answers to questions he did not even realize he had. During the soul-seeking 34 days that followed, he rode solo through the back roads, mountains, cities, and heart of the United States. He spent hundreds of hours in contemplation, met with dozens of people from all walks of life who shared the road with him, and interviewed leading experts in research labs, spiritual centers, and temples all across the country. 6,000 miles later he returned home with answers and an overwhelming desire to share his learnings with the world. Taking the collective knowledge of experts and researchers (including Deepak Chopra, Phil Zimbardo, and Sonja Lyubomirsky), the lifetimes of experience of the people he met, and the silent wisdom of the road, Zilca has compiled this guide to finding inner peace. Ride of your Life brings this experience to you, along with the simple, eternal truths that emerged as a practical guide for a happier life. Ride on, and ride safe!

Advance Praise

"Ran Zilca's Ride of Your Life guide is a rare collection of scientifically-sound advice fused with unique spiritual experiences, which is bound to lead you into a transformative journey through life." - Deepak Chopra
"Ride of Your Life is a cross between Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project and the Dalai Lama's The Art of Happiness. Ran Zilca has carved out a whole new literary genre--the positive psychology travel memoir. Some people will read this book for its wisdom and insights, others will read it for the scientist interviews, but regardless of specific interest, anyone who reads this book will be sowing seeds of change, finishing it as a slightly different person than before he/she started." - Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., author of The Myths of Happiness
"From the stories that my coaching clients share with me, I see how life offers a wealth of outstanding opportunities to those who answer the call of the road. Ran Zilca's story provides a remarkable glance into the internal world of man who decided to answer the call. His beautiful book will make you laugh, cry, reflect, and awaken your dreams, inspiring you to answer your own call and go on the Ride of Your Life." - Caroline Adams Miller, MAPP, author of Creating Your Best Life
"In this enjoyable read you'll befriend Ran Zilca during his soul-searching life transformation and find yourself resonating with his fears, his yearnings, and his well-earned insights. A fresh offering within the positive psychology genre, beguilingly effective for its diary format." - Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph.D., author of Positivity and Love 2.0 and Director of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab at UNC-Chapel Hill

"Ran Zilca's Ride of Your Life guide is a rare collection of scientifically-sound advice fused with unique spiritual experiences, which is bound to lead you into a transformative journey through...