Have you ever let your emotions get the better of you? Have you ever felt like events, or circumstances, or other people were controlling you-instead of you being in control of you? Have you ever acted in a way that you later regretted because you were caught off guard, or were tired, or angry, or hurt, or frustrated, or didn't really know what to do, or just didn't have the time you needed to think through how you should respond to something or someone before you actually did? Have you ever hated yourself afterward, or wondered how you could be so dumb? Have you ever wondered why nobody ever wrote down a practical set of step-by-step, bulletproof guidelines for developing and maintaining a healthy relationship? Or have you ever wondered why, if there really is a God and He really is the Creator of the universe, why He didn't bother to take the time to leave us a simple list of instructions for dealing with the biggest emotional challenges of our lives? If you've ever asked yourself any of these questions, then this book is for you! That list of bulletproof instructions not only exists, God wrote them. Managing Your Inner A**hole is an unvarnished, unconventional look at the greatest practical advice the Bible has to offer without a hint of preaching, pretense, or posturing. Imminently logical without the guilt-trip, compassionate and humble without judgment or condemnation, this is a story of acceptance and empowerment about what it means to really love, what you have to do to really grow, and the surprisingly simple steps you can take right now to manage your own Inner A**hole and build a happier, healthier life and network of relationships than you ever dreamed possible.
About the Author: Ben Prescott is a man who has spent his entire life contending with mental illness and addiction. The problems caused by these conditions include health crises, litigation, arrests, criminal prosecution, job losses, financial hardships, and life-threatening physical violence. Compounding these issues was the culture of Ben's ultra-conservative family that denied the problems and enforced a code of silence to protect their image. When a series of catastrophic events unfolded in '74 that were so severe that they could no longer be ignored, Ben, in an attempt to anesthetize himself from the pain, buried himself in school and work, and went on an eight-year bender that nearly ruined him. After hitting rock bottom, and after experiencing a life-changing encounter that he can only attribute to Devine intervention, Ben began the process of rebuilding his life and pursuing a path towards emotional intelligence that became the basis of this book. Over the next thirty years, Ben got married and had two children; buried half his family; stood by others as they battled cancer; suffered a life-changing injury; and made, then lost millions. Along the way he discovered what life is about and what he's supposed to do with the life he was given. Today, he's an executive, consultant, and author with expertise in the healthcare and technology industries. Ben has been a member of the management teams of three successful technology companies taking each from start-up to exits through IPO or acquisition. He currently advises entrepreneurs and CEOs and serves as a Managing Director for a technology accelerator and venture fund. Driven by a need to ensure that others don't have to suffer with the issues of mental illness and addiction with which he has so long contended, Ben has made these issues a focus of his existence. He has edited three books on the journeys through addiction and mental illness. He has been a featured speaker at several national healthcare conferences. He has spent decades working with Children's Hospitals and NAMI chapters across the US on outreach programs designed to serve the needs of patients and families dealing with abuse, addiction and mental illness. He has also worked with Big Brothers, the Boy Scouts, and schools on mentoring programs to educate and equip at-risk kids. Ben is married to an educator and parent coach who has dedicated her life to the development of children. Together they are the proud parents of two college graduates.