{"id":2339,"date":"2024-07-15T16:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotelgoodbyes.com\/stephenjonthompsondev\/?page_id=2339"},"modified":"2024-08-04T20:24:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T20:24:12","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hotelgoodbyes.com\/stephenjonthompsondev\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2339\" class=\"elementor elementor-2339\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c4b0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c5c4b0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ea39e light e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3ea39e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;theme_section_elements_theme&quot;:&quot;light&quot;}\" data-arts-theme-text=\"light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35120e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35120e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45de44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a45de44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Books<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8fd5cf elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8fd5cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Stephen&#8217;s books are a testament to his passion for storytelling and his commitment to fostering change. 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creating A Community And Finding Purpose<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b322a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64b322a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Stephen Thompson walks you through his journey from being a ward of the state at age nine to Silicon Valley Executive and how he created a community to pave the way.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4edf405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4edf405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Finding Community &amp; Finding Purpose.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c65b0f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c65b0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Discover the power of connection in Stephen&#8217;s upcoming Book: <em>Creating A Community And Finding Purpose<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4124fe91 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4124fe91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af1423e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af1423e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p><em>Creating A Community And Finding Purpose<\/em>. This insightful work explores the transformative power of community and the pursuit of purpose through interviews with leading figures in business and entrepreneurship.<\/p><p>Featuring industry leaders who share their journeys and insights, Stephen offers readers actionable strategies to enhance their own lives and careers, highlighting the importance of collaboration and purpose-driven growth.<\/p><p>Stephen\u2019s new book is a must-read for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of success and fulfillment. Through engaging storytelling and powerful lessons, readers are invited to embark on a journey of personal and professional transformation.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5dd109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5dd109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coming Soon<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c14fd89 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c14fd89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658b8cb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"658b8cb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad2513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-kinsey-widget-slider-images\" data-id=\"6ad2513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0.8,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"kinsey-widget-slider-images.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"section section-slider-images\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slider slider-images js-slider-images\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-images__slider swiper swiper-container js-slider-images__slider slider_vertical-centered\" data-auto-height=\"true\" data-touch-ratio=\"2\" data-slides-per-view=\"1\" data-slides-per-view-tablet=\"1.5\" data-slides-per-view-mobile =\"1.25\" data-centered-slides=\"yes\" data-centered-slides-tablet=\"1\" data-centered-slides-mobile=\"1\" data-space-between=\"30\" data-space-between-tablet=\"20\" data-space-between-mobile=\"20\" data-speed=\"1200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- item -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide slider-images__slide overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"mask-reveal\" data-arts-os-animation=\"true\" data-arts-os-animation-name=\"animateMask\" data-arts-os-animation-params=\"{&quot;direction&quot;:&quot;down&quot;,&quot;scale&quot;:1.2}\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mask-reveal__layer mask-reveal__layer-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mask-reveal__layer mask-reveal__layer-2\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lazy\" style=\"padding-bottom: 123.73127114548%; 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It hits hard and hits quickly.\u201c\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Bernard Bedon<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">PhD, Vice President, Lead HRBP for Nike<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotelgoodbyes.com\/stephenjonthompsondev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bernard-ebdon.jpeg\" alt=\"Bernard Bedon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Stephen is an inspired force who inspires positivity and confidence. In the very early days of SquareTrade, Stephen attracted a gifted and like-minded group of people to get us off the ground. Stephen was learning himself at the time while demonstrating calm optimism and can do resolve in the face of inevitable chaos of a fledgling organization.\u201d \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Steve Abernethy<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\"> Executive Chairman at SquareTrade<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotelgoodbyes.com\/stephenjonthompsondev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Abernethy-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Abernethy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cAn extraordinary story of resilience.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Adam Grant<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">#1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential and Think Again<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotelgoodbyes.com\/stephenjonthompsondev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/adamn-grant.jpeg\" alt=\"Adam Grant\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-lazy\" src=\"#\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hotelgoodbyes.com\/stephenjonthompsondev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sjt_enhance-35.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hotelgoodbyes.com\/stephenjonthompsondev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sjt_enhance-35.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.hotelgoodbyes.com\/stephenjonthompsondev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sjt_enhance-35-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.hotelgoodbyes.com\/stephenjonthompsondev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sjt_enhance-35-768x1024.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"is-dragging__blocker\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29266746 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29266746\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab805a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab805a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Every story has a beginning. This is mine.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aa040a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2aa040a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>Books have an incredible ability to transcend time, impacting not just the present but shaping future generations. <\/strong><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33df0a16 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33df0a16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through storytelling, we connect with diverse experiences, gain new perspectives, and find inspiration to drive meaningful change. Each story is a bridge to understanding and growth, offering us the tools to transform our communities and ourselves. 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