"The Symphony of Your Life is such an inspiring story of life's ups and downs. It is extremely well-written and easy to read." - KHR


"As a success coach for a team of entrepreneurs, I am always looking for new books to share with my team. When "Symphony" came across my radar, after reading it, I realized that here was something refreshing. An inspiring story and an opportunity to take your life to the next level."- GN


"This book just oozes positivity and teaches us how we should - and can - live our best lives. Bravo to the author! When's the next one out????" - JH


"The perspective you will gain from this book--the understanding that, no matter where you are today, your life will change--will leave you feeling excited about your future and confident in your ability to embrace whatever experiences come your way." - WR





How do you respond when fortune challenges you with difficult times?




It’s part of being human that we progress through life in fits and starts. We stumble, catch ourselves, and move on. We enjoy. We endure. We struggle. We thrive. Bad things happen. Good things happen. How we respond defines us. Are you taking control? Or are you just along for the ride?


Your life is a Symphony, and you are the conduct​or! Using stories from his own life and allegories from his musical passion, author Mark Hardcastle shows you how to build the orchestra you want to have. More importantly, he urges you to look at your own life patterns, to find the courage and confidence to make it over, under, around, and through any obstacles along your path. You HAVE seen it and done it before. You CAN continue until you achieve your goals.

Now is the time to gather your arsenal of stories and tools that will help you not only to survive your current challenges, but to thrive when the next rough patch appears.

So pick up your Conductor's Baton, create
your own Orchestra, and conduct the Symphony of Your Life!

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Restoring Harmony When Your World Is Out Of Tune

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Mark Hardcastle graduated from the USAF Academy in 1982. After nine years as a pilot on active duty, he left the military to join a commercial airline. In addition to flying B-777s around the world, Hardcastle invests in real estate and enjoys spending time in the Rocky Mountains and serving on the artistic staff of the Colorado Children’s Chorale. He lives in Centennial, Colorado, with his wife and four children.

The Symphony Of Your Life

In September of 2001, disaster struck and the Western world was changed forever. What followed as the world economy descended into recession was unprecedented in our lifetime. We had no formulas, no pat answers for how to respond. 


A pilot for one of the commercial airlines devastated by the events of 9/11, Mark Hardcastle began journaling his thoughts and observations as he dealt with the tragedy and chaos around him. He saw patterns emerge among his peers, both inside and outside  the airline, as everyone worked their way through the first years of the twenty-first century.


In The Symphony of Your Life, Hardcastle has distilled these patterns into stories about restoring harmony when life has gone out of tune. Sure, bad things often happen to good people. But events outside our control need not determine who we are. 


Using metaphors from his passion for choral conducting and his time in the U.S. Air Force, Hardcastle helps us gain a new perspective on the situations we are facing today and provides us tools to prosper when future challenges try to slow us down. He shows us how examining our own lives can and should give us the confidence to conduct our own powerful Symphony.