Into every life, a little good luck will fall. Successful people make choices that position them to take advantage of those lucky breaks. In "Life Isn't Just Luck: Getting from where you are to where you want to be" Linda Crowder takes a practical approach to identifying what you want out of life and how to make the choices that take you where you want to be. Crowder outlines a seven step strategy to set and achieve goals that brings the reader closer to the ultimate goal of building a life that is both satisfying and rewarding. Not your typical goal setting book, "Life Isn't Just Luck" explores the avalanche of dream-killers that keep people from achieving their goals and how to best overcome them. Whether your goals are personal or professional, "Life Isn't Just Luck" will help you develop your own path to take you from where you are to where you want to go. With more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit human services, Linda Crowder has helped hundreds of people triumph over challenges and achieve their goals. After retiring in 2011, Crowder founded her own business, Focus Forward in Casper, Wyoming.

She now offers consulting for small business owners and nonprofits andcareer coaching for job hunters and mid-career professionals. Linda Crowder also writes the Jake and Emma Mystery series, set in her adopted home town of Casper, Wyoming. The first book in the series, "Too Cute to Kill" was published in April 2013.