Reckoning: A Journey Through Tragedy, Triumph & Transcendence

"A remarkable transformation story that goes far beyond typical business memoirs." — Steve Case, Co-Founder, AOLHis brother committed murder. Clinical depression descended twice. The church abandoned his family when they needed it most.But he built a half-billion-dollar company anyway.Jim Minarik rang the bell to open the NASDAQ Stock Exchange. He finished seven marathons. He had a wonderful wife and two great kids. He split his time between his home in California and circling the globe on the world's most exclusive residential yacht. From the outside, he had everything.Inside, he couldn't stop running and achieving.But achievement couldn't undo his brother's crime. Success couldn't answer what mattered most: Who am I beneath the titles? Why am I here? What does this all mean?Therapy wasn't enough. So he turned to the unconventional: meditation, MDMA therapy, ketamine therapy, psilocybin, and shamanic ceremony. He encountered an ancient Spirit Man, backed an expedition into the Amazon, and finally confronted what he'd spent decades running from.RECKONING is more than a CEO's story. Part true crime memoir, part business book, and part exploration of mental health and spiritual awakening, it is a raw, unflinching account of loss, identity, love, leadership, and reinvention. Written for anyone who has achieved, endured, struggled with depression, or felt the quiet pull toward something more, this book is an invitation to reconsider what truly matters—and to keep growing beyond success.