A practical guide to ethical living during uncertain and unsettling times

When life presents its wobbly moments and you find yourself asking "And now what?" you need more than abstract philosophy. Seeking Your Better Self offers a thought-provoking guide for personal moral reflection and growth. Drawing upon the challenges and choices of daily life, this accessible and action-oriented book helps you live your ideals, hold your values, and stay ethically grounded.

Written in a warm and welcoming voice, this aspirational guide transforms uncertainty into opportunity for ethical development. Rather than presenting rigid rules, it encourages readers to recognize and embrace moments of doubt as catalysts for meaningful change. The book balances humility with hope, providing motivational frameworks that connect everyday problems to deeper life purposes through sustained self-reflection.

You'll also discover how to:

• Move from the problems currently dominating your life toward identifying and pursuing your authentic life purpose
• Recognize, value, and embrace wobbly or uncertain moments as opportunities for meaningful personal growth and development
• Deepen and engage your capacity for ethical self-reflection through practical exercises and guided contemplation techniques
• Develop the distinctive virtues necessary for building and maintaining rich, satisfying relationships with others
• Define and articulate your core life purposes with clarity, intention, and genuine commitment to ethical living

Seeking Your Better Self serves anyone navigating life's uncertain moments with the question "And now what?" Whether facing career transitions, relationship challenges, or personal crossroads, this guide provides the ethical framework and practical tools needed to move forward with integrity and purpose.

Jeffrey Nesteruk is an ethicist and award-winning teacher whose work has appeared in leading scholarly journals along with personal essays in such national venues as The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, and Philadelphia Inquirer. An Emeritus Professor of Legal Studies at Franklin & Marshall College, he has been a visiting professor at the University of Michigan, a recipient of a Dorsett Fellowship from the Ethics Institute at Dartmouth College, and a Zicklin Research Fellow at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.