How to Be Here: A Guide to Creating a Life Worth Living

Rob Bell

Mar 2016 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

The popular pastor and New York Times bestselling author of Love Wins and What We Talk About When We Talk About God shows us how to pursue and realize our dreams, live in the moment, and joyfully do the things that make us come alive.

Each of us was created for something great—we just need to figure out what it is and find the courage to do it. Whether it’s writing the next great American novel, starting a business, or joining a band, Rob Bell wants to help us make those dreams become reality. Our path is ours and ours alone to pursue, he reminds us, and in doing so, we derive great joy because we are living our passions.

How to Be Here lays out concrete steps we can use to define and follow our dreams, interweaving engaging stories, lessons from biblical figures, insights gleaned from Rob’s personal experience, and practical advice. Rob gives you the support and insight you need to silence your critics, move from idea to action, take the first step, find joy in the work, persevere through hard times, and surrender to the outcome.

Like Stephen Pressfield’s classic The War of Art, How to Be Here will inspire readers to seek the lives they were created to lead.

Ratings and reviews

This is a quick read but so so good. If you have any interest in The Minimalists movement or have read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up you'll enjoy this book. Rob Bell does such a great job not only giving you a tangible picture on "how to simplify your life" he also gives you the deeper inspiration behind WHY you should simplify your life. Enjoy

Huge fan of Rob Bell. This ranks in his Top 2 of my Fav works ever. Really thought provoking and most importantly, has brought about a change in my thoughts and actions.

Thought provoking and insightful. Changed my prospective view on my life.

About the author

Rob Bell is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and spiritual teacher. His books include Love Wins, How to Be Here, What We Talk About When We Talk About God, Velvet Elvis, The Zimzum of Love, Sex God, Jesus Wants to Save Christians, and Drops Like Stars. He hosts the weekly podcast The Robcast, which was named by iTunes as one of the best of 2015. He was profiled in The New Yorker and in TIME Magazine as one of 2011’s hundred most influential people. He and his wife, Kristen, have three children and live in Los Angeles.