A Cloud in the Sky: Life's Greatest Lessons and Regrets
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (982 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 168222905X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 124 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fantastic read. A touching portrait between a grandfather and grandson, A Cloud in the Sky flows seamlessly into discussions of life, family, and the impact each generation has onto the next. Fantastic read.
Jake still engages in weekly conversations with Kal, every Sunday evening. In his spare time, Jake trains for and competes in Ironman Triathlons. Jake Newfield is the Vice President of Business Development at Alumnify, an alumni engagement app backed by 500 Startups in Silicon Valley. Jake is also a writer for The Huffington Post, Elite Daily, and Tech,
Perhaps you wish now you could go back and have the chance to speak with that mentor. The weekly meetings continued for almost three years, and changed the lives of both Kal and Jake. Maybe it was a professor, a friend or an uncle. In doing so, Jake was able to understand his own life more fully, and reach conclusions about life's meaning. When Kal and his wife Ethel moved into an assisted living facility near Boston, Jake realized that Kal was in the final stages of his life and began visiting Kal every Sunday evening. For Jake Newfield that person was Kal, his Grandfather. A mentor who understood you and guided you to understand your own life. Through his discussions, Jake learned Kal's past, his regrets, and his secrets, which made a significant impact on how he views relationships and life.. While cleaning out Kal's old apartment, Jake found a journal that Kal had written over fifty years ago while in a psychiatric hospital. As Jake learned, Kal's life was
About the Author Jake Newfield is the Vice President of Business Development at Alumnify, an alumni engagement app backed by 500 Startups in Silicon Valley. Jake is also a writer for The Huffington Post, Elite Daily, and Tech, where he writes about business psychology, relationships, and entrepreneurship. . Jake still engages in weekly conversations with Kal, every Sunday evening. In his spare time, Jake trains for and competes in Ironman Triathlons. Jake graduated from Brandeis University in 2013 with concentrations in psychology, philosophy, and legal studies. He is from Needham, Massachusetts, where he grew up with his siblings Jessica, Michael, and Talia, and his parents Lisa and Craig