Play Large at Life
How to Turn Your Failure Into Success
Play Large at Life: How to Turn Your Failure Into Success is a book on personal and spiritual development that works to raise the consciousness of mankind so that we can move forward in life with love in mind rather than with the ego. The book takes on a vibe similar to Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich! where it is not a how-to guide to achieve success, providing a step-by-step instruction; rather, it is a mosaic of different elements that motivates a person’s vibrations in life.
After years looking back at my failures in life, I realize that breaking everything down to its simplest elements left me with the building blocks that can be utilized for other failures in life worth teaching to others. Ever since I was a child, I journaled on whatever stimulated thought. Sometimes I journaled to process emotions or to register thoughts of a particular event. I periodically read back throughout the years of my journal to see where I was in order to understand the person I am today. It is through the multitude of journal entries that took me through a healing journey in life that inspired me to publish this book.
It is not my hope that you learn to move on from your failures in life. Rather, it is my hope that you learn to move through your own unique failures and see the light that is meant to teach you valuable life lessons before you move on to the next chapter in life. This book provides the stepping stones needed to adopt a growth mindset, and to empower you to take ownership of your internal growth.
About the Author
Joyce Valencia has a Master of Science degree in Nursing and is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a sub-specialty in Endocrinology. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with an emphasis in Molecular Cell Biology.
Joyce has a specialized interest in Integrative Medicine having obtained certification as a Level II Reiki Practitioner in 2008 under the Tibetan Usui lineage, and certification as an Okuden Reiki Practitioner under the Jikiden Reiki lineage in 2023. She aspires to use a blend of her academic background to ascertain the significance of Reiki in the nursing profession and in the general healthcare industry by conducting scientific research and contributing to literature. She delivered Reiki services and education of research to staff and patients in a Planetree designated hospital. Her goals in healthcare are to refine her knowledge in medicine as well as to master the art of caring holistically. Additionally, Joyce established a growing knowledge broker platform that aims to empower individuals to augment personal development and spiritual development.
Joyce is drawn to caring for others with compassion starting first and foremost with lifestyle modifications in favor of preventative health, and second with spiritual growth. This platform is another avenue to educate the community about health topics.
Play Large at Life
How to Turn Your Failure Into Success
Chapter 1: My Dark Night of the Soul
You repeatedly find yourself in similar situations and it is starting to feel uncomfortable.
Chapter 2: The Power of Failure
Understanding contributing factors of our perception of failure including culture, familial, modern society and childhood.
Chapter 3: Making Changes
Changing mindset to build resiliency through self-esteem, setting boundaries and nurture the inner child.
Chapter 4: Setting Intentions
An introduction to the energetics involved in setting intentions to succeed.
Chapter 5: Getting Out of Your Own Way
Elaboration on mental health, impostor syndrome, the ego and perseverance.
Chapter 6: High Performance
Pearls of wisdom in high performance habits including mental health regimens, discipline and organizational skills.
Chapter 7: The Path Least Taken
A reminder that we are all powerful beyond belief and we can confront our fears.
Chapter 8: Manifesting
Lessons in manifestation and continuation of my current story of being a successful nurse practitioner.
Chapter 9: Life of Service
A discussion on the importance of living a life of service when successful.
Chapter 10: Play Large at Life
Last words about success and changing the perception of failure in younger generations.