A Memoir of Bad Breaks, Hard Lessons, and Unexpected Strength

What happens when life doesn’t turn out the way you expected?
In Fish on Fridays, Greg P. Smith shares the story of a life shaped by family, faith, military service, loss, leadership, cancer, devastating injuries, and the long road back. From growing up in a military family and losing his father at ten, to 20 years in the U.S. Army and more than 30 years in management development, training, and consulting, Greg has learned that some of life’s hardest lessons are also the ones that shape us most.
This is not a story about having all the answers. It is a story about getting knocked down, finding a reason to get back up, and discovering strength you didn’t know you had.
Through humor, honesty, and stories from a life filled with unexpected turns, Fish on Fridays reminds us that resilience isn’t about avoiding adversity. It’s about deciding what you will do when adversity finds you.
If you’ve ever faced a setback, wondered “Why me?” or needed a reason to keep going, this book is for you.












