A "cannot put it down" book, The Great Connection teaches one of life's most important lessons in a very warm and engaging parable format.

The story is about a man named Bob Hathaway, who one day meets a perfect stranger, Doc Crater, who sits down by his side, becomes his mentor, and changes his life forever.

Doc Crater teaches that the world we live in can be defined in one word: Connection . He challenges Bob to become a better "connector" with other people, that is, to understand what drives them, what is important to them, what their needs are, and how to relate to them in a way that is meaningful to them, not to him. When you can do that, you can truly connect with other people, Doc says.

But the most important connection is the one you must make with yourself, Doc teaches. You can never fully express yourself, never truly explore the outer edges of your talents, until you know what holds you back and what propels you forward. Not until you know yourself can you ever truly believe in yourself.

In that defining moment when your search is over... when you really know yourself... when you can finally believe in yourself... that's when you have made The Great Connection..