Art Dykstra, Jr. – PRE-ORDER NOW for Delivery after Publication Date OCTOBER 20, 2026

What if the difference you make in life is not just what you accomplish but, perhaps more importantly, who you encourage?

The Practice of Encouragement is a collection of short thought pieces and stories that challenge familiar assumptions and offer fresh ways of understanding people, organizations, and everyday living. Each article offers a different lens for viewing leadership, work, relationships, and purpose.

Some of what you’ll find in this collection:

• Why knowing yourself isn’t enough
• How gratitude helps us handle stress
• The “before and after” payoff that gives work its deepest meaning
• Why there is no such thing as “all of a sudden”
• How to rethink worry and discouragement

Every one of us affects others. The question is this: How do others experience you?