The Impossible Just Takes a Little Longer: Living with Purpose and Passion

The Impossible Just Takes a Little Longer: Living with Purpose and Passion

A postscript to this edition includes a touching letter that Berg's young daughter wrote about her father for the Books for a Better Life Awards ceremony. On December 26, 1983, Art Berg was traveling to see his fiancée when his car went off the road. A broken neck left him a quadriplegic. Doctors told Berg he would never walk, hold a job, or have children. But they could not have been more wrong. Berg was determined to prevail, and would one day wear his own Super Bowl ring. In The Impossible Just Takes a Little Longer, Berg recounts his harrowing and inspirational story while imparting larger lessons about life, fear, and passion. Never giving up, Art resolved to embrace life even more fully, and established a thriving career as a motivational speaker, giving more than 150 speeches each year. Tragically, Art Berg died in February 2002, but his inspiring story - a singular vision of passion and conviction - lives on in The Impossible Just Takes a Little Longer. “Art Berg’s perfectly titled The Impossible Just Takes a Little Longer is wise, direct and valuable to everyone facing challenges, which is all of us. If you heed the lessons Art learned-and offers in easy-to-read language and with complete candor-you will be able to shake off the emotional resistance of ‘Why me?’ and get on with the soul’s business of living your life to its fullest.” - Jim Tunney, Ed.D., former NFL referee and co-author of Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan's Soul A postscript to this edition includes a touching letter that Berg's young daughter wrote about her father for the Books for a Better Life Awards ceremony. On December 26, 1983, Art Berg was traveling to see his fiancée when his car went off the road. A broken neck left him a quadriplegic. Doctors told Berg he would never walk, hold a job, or have children. But they could not have been more wrong. Berg was determined to prevail, and would one day wear his own Super Bowl ring. In The Impossible Just Takes a Little Longer, Berg recounts his harrowing and inspirational story while imparting larger lessons about life, fear, and passion. Never giving up, Art resolved to embrace life even more fully, and established a thriving career as a motivational speaker, giving more than 150 speeches each year. Tragically, Art Berg died in February 2002, but his inspiring story -- a singular vision of passion and conviction -- lives on in The Impossible Just Takes a Little Longer. Art Berg, president of Invictus Communication, Inc., and founder of eSpeakers.com was named the Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the Small Business Administration, as well as one of Success magazine's Great Comebacks of the Year. At the age of 38, he was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame of the 4,000-member National Speakers Association and elected its president. With numerous professional awards to his credit, Berg was awarded a Super Bowl ring by the 2000 World Champion Baltimore Ravens. Tragically, Art Berg died in February 2002, but his inspiring story — a singular vision of passion and conviction — lives on in The Impossible Just Takes a Little Longer .