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to live by

By jon shattuck

Your life is the sum of the choices you make. In Choices to Live By, Jon Shattuck, a husband of 64 years, former hospital administrator, and lifelong student of what it means to live well, shares the honest, hard-earned wisdom on values, relationships, forgiveness, and purpose that shaped his own life. This isn’t a self-help formula. It’s an invitation to ask better questions and to make more intentional choices about who you are and who you want to become.

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About the Author

Meet Jon Shattuck

Thank you for considering this book. I hope you find it helpful.

This book began nearly ten years ago as a letter to my grandchildren, who were then in their late teens and twenties. I set it aside; I didn’t want them to think I was trying to manage their lives. Years later, I finished it in book form, open to anyone willing to read it. So now I’m not just talking to them. I’m talking to you, too.

A Lifetime of Lessons, One Honest Book

Choices to Live By isn’t a self-help formula or a step-by-step program; it’s an honest, evolving conversation about the fundamental choices we all face. Drawing on decades of personal experience, from an unexpected career in hospital administration to 64 years of marriage to his soulmate, Jon Shattuck explores self-knowledge, truth, relationships, forgiveness, purpose, and faith. Across 18 chapters, he invites readers to ground their decisions in a clear sense of personal values and to stop drifting through life on autopilot.

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Written for Anyone Asking What Now?

Whether you’re a young adult trying to find your direction, navigating a major life transition, or simply searching for more meaning in the everyday, Choices to Live By offers honest, practical guidance, not easy answers. Inside, you’ll find Jon’s perspective on discovering your values, choosing a life partner wisely, practicing forgiveness, navigating grief without getting stuck in it, finding your purpose, and building a faith foundation that can carry you through it all.

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What Our readers Say

John Doe

Sony CEO

This book made me slow down and think about the choices I’m actually making.

What I appreciated most is that Jon doesn’t tell you how to live your life. Instead, he asks you to think about what matters to you and why you’re making the choices you make. Some of the ideas are simple, but they stayed with me long after I finished reading. I found myself thinking about my priorities, my relationships, and where I want my life to go.

John Doe

Sony CEO

There’s a lot of wisdom here, but it never feels like a lecture.

Jon writes from experience, and that makes a real difference. His thoughts on marriage, forgiveness, listening, and getting through difficult seasons felt especially genuine to me. This isn't a book that promises to solve your problems. It gives you things to think about, and sometimes that's exactly what you need.

John Doe

Sony CEO

I wish I had read something like this when I was younger.

The chapters about finding your purpose and figuring out what you really value resonated with me. I liked that the book acknowledges how easy it is to drift through life without actually deciding what you want. There were several passages that made me stop, put the book down, and reflect on my own direction.