Author Terry J. Atzen takes readers on a sweeping journey through football, military service, finance, business, and politics in his new book, Midas’ Touch: On the Gridiron. On Wall Street. And in Politics.
Inspired by Atzen’s own extraordinary life, Midas’ Touch follows TJ Nilsen, a determined young man whose path begins in a small Iowa farming community and eventually leads him to the football fields of Stanford University, service as a United States Naval Officer, the fast-moving world of Wall Street, and the complex corridors of American politics.
Although rooted in the author’s personal experiences, the book also includes fictionalized scenes, characters, and events added to strengthen the narrative and bring TJ Nilsen’s journey vividly to life.
At the age of four, TJ’s world changes forever when his father dies, leaving him to confront grief, uncertainty, and responsibility far earlier than any child should. The loss becomes a defining force in his life, shaping both his ambitions and his determination never to be defeated by circumstance.
Rather than surrendering to hardship, TJ learns to adapt, compete, and keep moving forward. His drive carries him through school, competitive athletics, military leadership, investing, business ventures, and political involvement. Each chapter reveals another layer of a man learning that achievement is rarely the result of luck alone.
On Wall Street, TJ discovers how fortunes are created, lost, protected, and sometimes misunderstood. In politics, he encounters ambition, influence, loyalty, persuasion, and the intricate machinery behind public power. Across every arena, he faces defining choices, unexpected setbacks, personal sacrifices, and lessons that challenge his understanding of success.
Midas’ Touch is not simply a story about accumulating wealth or reaching positions of influence. It is a deeply human exploration of what success costs, what failure teaches, and what it takes to continue when life changes without warning.
Through TJ Nilsen’s experiences, Atzen examines the enduring promise of the American Dream while refusing to ignore the struggle behind it. The book explores the importance of family, discipline, education, service, competition, financial understanding, and personal responsibility.
It also asks a compelling question: What does it truly mean to have the Midas touch?
Is it the ability to create wealth? To gain influence? To win on the field, in business, or in politics? Or is it the strength to transform loss into purpose and adversity into forward momentum?
Readers of inspirational memoirs, sports biographies, military stories, business books, Wall Street narratives, political journeys, and true-life accounts of perseverance will find Midas’ Touch both engaging and thought-provoking.
For anyone who has faced profound loss, pursued an unlikely dream, rebuilt after failure, or wondered what separates ambition from achievement, Midas’ Touch offers a memorable story of courage, reinvention, and resilience.
About the Author
Terry J. Atzen is an author whose life experiences span athletics, military service, business, investing, and Wall Street. Drawing on his personal journey, Atzen created TJ Nilsen as the central character in Midas’ Touch, blending memoir, reflection, and fictionalized storytelling to explore the forces shaping ambition, leadership, and success.
Book Information
Title: Midas’ Touch: On the Gridiron. On Wall Street. And in Politics
Author: Terry J. Atzen
Format: Kindle Edition
Genre: Memoir-Inspired Fiction / Inspirational Biography / Business and Political Narrative
Availability: Available through Amazon and participating online booksellers
Media Contact
Company Name: AAPH Press Distribution
Contact Person: Melissa Caudle
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Country: United States
Website: www.absoluteauthorpublishinghouse.com
