Before You Do

Making Great Decisions That You Won't Regret

T.D. Jakes

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN:
  9781847373809
• eBook ISBN:
  9781471104480
• Topic: Personal Development
• Subtopic: Self Improvement

In his new book Before You Do, bestselling author Bishop T.D. Jakes turns his attention from repositioning yourself for a life without limits to cultivating relationships in the best way possible with the most important people in your life: parents, children, spouses and others who are your most beloved and in need of your support.

As one of America's most trusted advisors, counsellors, and pastors, Jakes teaches us what to do before we: propose marriage; consider divorce; send our children off to school; put our elders into assisted living situations or other treatment facilities, and so many more major steps each of us are faced with taking at some point in life. He uses the lessons he has learned from his own marriage and family life as well as others to encourage and inspire people to give and receive the greatest love possible.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Introduction: Before You Decide
• one Before You Take the First Step—Reflect, Discern
• two Before You Blame—Accept Responsibility
• three Before You Leave Junk in Your Trunk—Clean Up Emotionally
• four Before You Lead—Decide on Your Team
• five Before You Join
• six Before You Decide to Love
• seven Before You Place Your Love Order
• eight Before You Commit—Research
• nine Before You Commit—Development
• ten Before You Get Engaged—Twenty Final Exam Questions You Must Ask
• eleven Before You Marry
• twelve Before You Decide to Take a Risk for Your Marriage
• thirteen Before You Buy a House
• fourteen Before You Have Children
• fifteen Before You Divorce
• sixteen Before You Settle for Less
• seventeen Before You Fight
• eighteen Before You Take Flight
• nineteen Before You Gamble
• Conclusion: now You’ve Done It
• Acknowledgments