{"product_id":"shift-the-rudder-d-austin-9798199182386","title":"Shift the Rudder: Small Habits. Better Direction. One Faithful Choice at a Time.","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou are always moving in one direction or another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe real question is: are you steering, or are you drifting while pretending you are \"just in a busy season\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eShift the Rudder\u003c\/i\u003e, D. Austin takes an honest, faith-filled, and sarcastically funny look at the small habits that quietly shape the direction of our lives. This is not a book about becoming perfect. Thank goodness, because most of us would have been disqualified somewhere around Monday morning, probably while drinking coffee and avoiding an email.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough personal stories, hard-earned lessons, and a healthy amount of \"well, that was not my finest moment,\" Donnell explores procrastination, overthinking, emotional reactions, time management, stress, money, goals, resilience, leadership, and the messy process of becoming who God is shaping us to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will not find fake positivity here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will not be told to \"just try harder\" while your life is being held together with caffeine, calendar alerts, chocolate ice cream, and a nervous system that thinks every email is a bear attack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, this book invites you to tell the truth, take ownership without shame, laugh at the absurdity of being human, and begin making small shifts that move your life toward peace, purpose, character, and faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause a rudder does not have to move much to change the destination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd neither do you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne small choice.\u003cbr\u003eOne honest pause.\u003cbr\u003eOne better response.\u003cbr\u003eOne faithful step.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is how a life turns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. Austin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798199182386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.09d","brand":"D. Austin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084323561727,"sku":"9798199182386","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shift-the-rudder-d-austin-9798199182386","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}