ROMULUS, Mich., Aug. 25., 2020 - Lawyer by training and CEO and restaurateur by trade Peter Demos knows better than anyone what it is like to be crippled by fear and the need to control. For decades, his fear-fueled mindset wreaked havoc in his career, home life and marriage until a raw and personal encounter with God’s love compelled him to surrender his fears and life to the Lord, a transformative decision that changed everything.
Through his debut book “Afraid to Trust,” Demos is divulging his authentic journey from afraid to fearless, providing practical wisdom for business leaders and restaurant owners experiencing stress from COVID-19 as well as any individual who has ever grappled with fear or the need to control.
“I’m not sure if you know the feeling of taking off a backpack that you have been carrying for far longer than your body felt capable, but when you shrug it off and finally straighten up, there is this feeling of weightlessness,” writes Demos. “This is what happened to me when God removed the weight of guilt and fear from my life; I literally felt physically lighter, as if gravity had released its grip on me.”
As the owner of multiple restaurants across Tennessee and the president and CEO of Demos’ Brands and Demos Family Kitchen, Demos is a source-expert on leading from a mission-minded approach and trusting in God’s goodness through every failure and victory. By sharing his personal experiences of going from fear-based to faith-based, an enemy of Christians to a friend of God, he reveals to readers what it means to lead and live fearlessly at work and home.
“The real miracle of Peter’s life isn’t that all troubles and faults disappeared. They didn’t,” writes Kristin, Demos’ wife. “The real miracle is that Peter has given control of his life to God, so that when problems come, and he fails, God raises him back up and puts him on the right path.”
To learn more about “Afraid to Trust,” visit https://afraidtotrust.com/.
About Peter Demos
Peter Demos is the president and CEO of Demos’ Brands and Demos Family Kitchen and a successful restaurateur, having founded six different Demos restaurant locations and 14 entities, including two PDK Southern Kitchen and Pantry restaurants across middle Tennessee. He returned to the hospitality industry after earning his law degree and is a highly requested speaker on the topics of leading with courage and purpose. To learn more, visit https://afraidtotrust.com/.
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