THREE BOOKS IN ONE!!! The stories, lessons, and perspectives shared in this book evolved over the course of nearly three decades. The original concept of the literary journey started as a novel based on the experiences of a young leader as he developed his skills and sense of self-awareness. In time, the intention of the book became focused on the essential elements of leadership, organization development, and business management that are crucial to success, but, too often completely overlooked in schools of business. As the writing commenced, the journey continued to delve deeper into the capacity of the human spirit that sometimes is beautifully exhibited in the most opportune times. Additionally, and sometimes more dishearteningly, the vacuous depths of inhumanity that can appear at the most inopportune times are explored. While much of the material focuses on the world of business relations, the lessons realized transcend into much greater aspects of life in general. The lessons learned all have a common theme intertwined, creating connections that should be basic and natural, but, seem to be overlooked by many. Once realized and incorporated, though, the lessons have the power to enhance the human experience beyond the capacity of words. All of the contemplations come from the soul searching and self-reflection of a man who unexpectedly found himself with a lot of time on his hands; however, the extent of the time remaining was unknown. Join the most normal person in the world on his soul searching journey through this whacky existence we call life! Through the process, you will encounter anecdotes and thoughts similar to ones you may have experienced that have made you think your head was going to explode, leading you to the thought: "And They Wonder Why We Drink!!!"