About the Book
What if the key to balance, resilience, and abundance wasn’t about doing more—but about reshaping how you see your life?
In Reshaped, engineer and professor Ron Averill introduces a holistic life model designed to help you cut through the noise of modern demands and chart a new path. Drawing on the problem-solving mindset of an engineer and the clarity of a teacher, Averill blends practical wisdom with approachable insights, showing how small shifts in perspective can create powerful, long-term change.
Reshaped offers a framework for understanding how the different parts of life—work, relationships, health, purpose—connect and influence one another. Through this model, Averill reveals seven timeless principles that open the door to resilience, clarity, and a renewed sense of possibility.
Whether you’re a rising professional navigating career pressures, a stay-at-home parent balancing countless responsibilities, or someone simply seeking a better way forward, this book meets you where you are. No technical background is required—just a willingness to look at your life with fresh eyes. This book will help you:
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Identify the root causes of stress and imbalance
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Align daily choices with long-term goals
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Build resilience and confidence in the face of uncertainty
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Move intentionally toward a life of abundance
Reshaped is an invitation to discover an easier, more intentional path. This book is for anyone ready to rethink what balance truly means.
About the Author
Ron Averill is an engineer by training and a teacher at heart. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech and a B.S. in Engineering Science from the University of Tennessee. For 30 years, he served as a professor at Michigan State University, where he taught, conducted research, and held leadership roles in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Ron’s career has taken many forms—professor, entrepreneur, baseball coach, real estate investor, regenerative farmer, mentor, and now author. He co-founded Red Cedar Technology in 1999 and served as its President and CEO through 2011. The company’s breakthrough optimization software, HEEDS, became a global leader and was eventually acquired by Siemens.
Drawing from decades of experience helping others design better products, teams, and systems, Ron turned his attention to the most important design challenge of all: life itself.
Now semi-retired, Ron lives with his wife Tammy on their regenerative farm in Middle Tennessee, where they grow chestnuts, elderberries, and raise livestock. He continues to mentor young engineers and entrepreneurs and serves on advisory boards for emerging tech companies.
He invites readers to join him on a journey of lifelong learning, personal growth, and holistic living.
