Walk On | February Book Club
Continuing a theme from January, my February Book Club choice is another great book to add to your personal support library.
"Walk On", by Stephen Panus, is an inspiring and emotionally powerful story which transcends grief, loss, and love, and provides anyone suffering from any form of adversity, struggle or hardship with rays of hope and a pathway for becoming the best version of themselves.
Stephen Panus has been a publicist, sports agent, artist, attorney, sports marketing executive, author, and motivational speaker. He’s represented an NFL Pro Bowl player and Super Bowl champion, a multiple-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and a “Dancing with the Stars” champion, international star tennis players, and serves as CEO of Twisted Hairs, LLC, a strategic advisory agency offering marketing, media & public relations services. Yet, the only title that’s ever mattered to him has been being a father to his two boys, Jake and Liam.
When his elder son, Jake, was tragically and suddenly killed as a passenger in a reckless and senseless car crash at the tender age of sixteen in the summer of 2020, Stephen’s life imploded. Seeking to both survive and move forward, he wrote “Walk On” to confront his daily agony and inspire his family with a renewed and resilient faith in living and turning their pain into purpose.
Featured on "Good Morning America" as a GMA Book Club buzz selection in 2024, "Walk On" is an authentic memoir revealing a father's quest to turn pain into purpose after the tragic and sudden death of his beloved 16-year-old son, Jake.