Own It: A Practical Guide to Defying the Odds and Claiming Your Life

When Adi Redzic left the war-torn Balkans as a teenager in the pursuit of his own American Dream, he faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles: he was a homesick foreigner with English as his second language; he was broke, melancholic, and lonely. Without connections or money, he still found a way to graduate college debt-free, earn a graduate degree, and answer a call of service through entrepreneurship.

Own It is a collection of practical lessons written to empower you to take charge of your life and win against all odds. In this book, you will learn:

• How to find your purpose
• Discover your passions
• Get an education AND pay for it
• Do the work you love
• Manage your money

Written in an honest and direct manner, each lesson is infused by the author’s personal experiences and is a testament to the raw, imperfect, messy, and often difficult journey to fulfillment.

It is not some fairytale, but stuff that works.

Adi Redzic is an entrepreneur, speaker, and life coach. He is also the CEO of Think Change Inc., a global consulting and coaching hub dedicated to helping people and organizations leverage change in order to thrive. His work has taken him from community organizing, including mobilizing thousands of volunteers, to meetings at the White House. In his spare time, Adi enjoys reading, traveling, cooking, and paining, and he lives in Chicago with his five-year-old Akita, Grom.