Jon Shattuck Releases 'Choices to Live By,' a Guide to Intentional Living

Jon Shattuck, a seasoned leader whose career spanned hospital administration and decades of community service, has announced the release of his deeply personal guide to living well, Choices to Live By. Written with candor and warmth, the book speaks to readers of every age who are asking life’s biggest questions: Who am I? What do I stand for? And how do I live a life that is honest, purposeful, and full? Shattuck is clear that this is not a prescription for a perfect life; he calls it not “a cookbook of requirements,” but an invitation to explore the questions that shape character and guide choices across a lifetime.

Drawing on his own remarkable journey—from laying asphalt driveways after college to rising to the top of his graduate school class, from 65 years of marriage to leading grief support groups—Shattuck writes with the authority of lived experience. The book covers truth and authenticity, the nature of love, the power of forgiveness, the discipline of listening, and the challenge of humility. He addresses grief with tenderness and confronts escape, victimhood, and the temptation to run from hard truths with unflinching honesty. A guiding principle he calls TWTA—The Way Things Are—runs through every chapter, offering a framework for responding to life as it actually is. The book closes with a personal meditation on faith, encouraging readers to seek a foundation larger than self-interest. Choices to Live By is available now, and more information can be found at https://jonshattuck.com/.