A Glorious Ride From Jumble Plains to Eternity

A life that reads like a feature film.

A Glorious Ride: From Jumble Plains to Eternity is an inspiring story of rolled up sleeves, practical faith and a resolute determination to give life a go. Tony McLellan grew up on a sheep station mending fences and killing rabbits. It turned out to be the perfect apprenticeship for a business high-flyer who crossed the Atlantic on the Concorde as casually as most people catch a bus. A crisis in his business and family life at the age of 47 taught him the deeper meaning of achievement: The path to a truly successful life begins when you focus on serving others.

A Glorious Ride is an antidote for the dismal secularism of our times and a rallying cry against despair.

Tony McLellan began his business career at age 15, managing the family sheep station when his father died. Moving to the city to study, he graduated summa cum laude, and then spent half his working life abroad. His responsibilities include the development of a new city in Egypt. Later he served as the president and CEO of a number of major international corporations, in more than twenty countries. Tony has been elected the chairman of a number of listed public mining companies, founder and chairman of Chrysos Corporation Limited, in Corporation Limited, in partnership with the CSIRO. Nick Cater is a writer and media commentator on political and cultural affairs. Born and educated in the United Kingdom, he has been a proud Australian citizen for 30 years. He became Executive Director of the Menzies Research Centre in 2014 after a long career as a journalist, foreign correspondent and editor. His book The Lucky Culture was published in 2013. He writes regularly for The Australian, hosts the Watercooler podcast and appears frequently on radio and television.

Contents 1. “Jumble Palins" 2. A Rugged Education 3. A Time to Dance 4. Reach for the Sky 5. An Egyptian Mirage 6. Wrestling the Gorilla 7. Faster than a Speeding Bullet 8. Tornado Alley 9. Shake-up Call 10. Chasing Home Runs 11. The Service Business 12. Church Leadership 13. Home Sweet Home 14. Onward Christian Soldiers 15. Leadership Lessons 16. Personal Encounters with Nine Great Leaders 17. Golden Years . 18. Advice to the Younger Me Index