This book is one I would recommend to any of my friends, teen or not. If it doesn't help you, you are lying.

Carter Barton
Age 14, North Carolina

This book is amazing. It changes your whole way of thinking. I believe that every single teen needs to buy a copy of this book. Thanks, Alex and Brett for challenging us!

Stacie Lawless
Age 15, Kentucky

The message of Do Hard Things is going to awaken the dreams and passions of thousands of young people all over the world who will be inspired to follow God's unique calling in their lives. How do I know this? This radical, yet relatively simple idea, has changed my life.

Erika Harlow
Age 18, Michigan

This book is a wake up call to a generation that is down in the dumps. It's like a coach screaming from the sidelines, "You can do it!!!" I'd recommend it to anyone, young or old.

Douglas Adu-Boahen
Age 17, London, England

This book has totally changed the way I think and has challenged me to take the hard paths in life and not the easy ones. I recommend it to any and every teen who has a desire to turn their life around and make a difference.

Ashley Waller
Age 13, Georgia

Reader, beware! As soon as you begin reading Do Hard Things you will discover that putting it down is a very hard thing.

Hannah Maynard
Age 18, Oregon

I would HIGHLY recommend every youth pastor to read this book and pass it along to every student in their ministry. If we could grab onto the thinking and teaching in Do Hard Things, I can only imagine what our churches and communities would look like.

Josh Cousineau
Youth Pastor, Maine

Alex and Brett have put into clear words what our generation has been needing to hear for years - it is a battle cry that is deeply rooted in the gospel and the cross. I believe and pray that every teen who reads this book will be inspired to take up the challenge to "do hard things." Thank you guys so much for writing this book - I pray that it will make a change beyond any of our expectations. It has changed me - and I pray it changes a generation.

Tim Sweetman
Age 17, Maryland

I'm not exactly a teenager anymore. Twenty-six actually. But as I was reading I began to see how this can apply to anyone. It's never too late to start. And I completely enjoyed the diving board and swimming pool allusion to life. So simple to understand! I absolutely cannot wait to suggest this book to the 'kidults' in my life.

Matt Rowell
Age 26, Georgia

The message of Do Hard Things is one that needs to be shouted from the rooftops! This book is a must-read; not only for teens but for anyone seeking to not waste their life.

Natasha Wegter
Age 15, California

Alex and Brett's book will leave you speechless. There is a maturity and excitement running through its pages that you will not find in any other teen book out there. They not only inspire and encourage you to live a life of doing hard things by giving real-life examples, but they give you the tools to live it as well. I walked away with a renewed sense of enthusiasm and determination to tackle the hard things in my life and prepare for my future.

Bethany Sanderson
Age 18, Kansas

Do Hard Things carries a message that this generation absolutely needs to hear. It caught my interest from the first sentence, and I can only imagine the impact it will have on teens around the globe.

Trevor Uptain
Age 16, Washington

This book is amazing. As I read the chapter on doing 'big' hard things, I came face to face with a hard thing that I've been putting off. I knew that your book was a nudge from God telling me to get going! I'm going to, starting today, and I'm excited! I know God is going to do incredible and powerful things with this book, and I can't wait to see them happen.

Sheila Allenbach
Age 15, British Columbia, Canada

After reading this book you feel as though you could run a marathon, swim an ocean, or even move mountains.

Lorianne Barclay
Age 19, Oregon

This book is special and I feel God working through this book. I am a mother and will definitely get this book for my 11-year-old son (just in time before teenage years). Thank you for writing such a powerful book to help not only our youth but all of us.

Elizabeth Christian
Mom, Georgia

I love the way it is written. It is crystal clear, to the point, interesting, funny, challenging, encouraging, and an easy read.

Lisa Richardson
Age 15, Western Australia

A book written by ordinary teens, with stories about ordinary teens, for ordinary teens, Do Hard Things is such an encouragement. If you are looking for proof that small steps at a time can ultimately make a difference, and change the world, Alex and Brett's book is for you.

Gabrielle Gardner
Age 17, Idaho

Do Hard Things is perhaps the most needed and most life-changing truth that teens today need to hear.

Justin Davito
Age 18, Michigan

Do Hard Things is a must read not only for teenagers, but the whole family. In a society that is so desperately driven by a "just do what feels good" mentality this book is a lifesaver. If the current generation of young people would read this book, they could make a mark on history unlike any generation before them. I pray that every person that comes in contact with this book will take the time to read it.

Krista Gora
Age 18, Kentucky