Woods Personal Best

How to Achieve your Full Potential
2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-85708-271-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, E-Book

True inspiration from a true inspiration
"...vibrant and instructional ... fresh, original and devoidof the usual sound bites and transatlantic psychobabble of manybooks of this genre..."
--The Independent on Sunday
It's not always easy to embrace life, to get up and go, tofollow your dreams and make things happen... imagine how muchmore difficult it must be to achieve your dreams after sufferingfrom cancer as a teenager and losing your leg. But that's exactlywhat Marc Woods did. Marc overcame his challenges and went on tobecome a four times Paralympic Gold medalist. It's thatdetermination and dedication that Marc shares with us in thispowerful book. His inspiring story is the motivation we all need tostart being the best we can be. This fully updated SecondEdition includes a new chapter on Resilience.
"Personal Best is a truly inspirational book, writtenwith great honesty, compassion and humility. Marc's ability toovercome adversity and triumph in so many diverse areas is anexample to us all."
--Sarah, The Duchess of York
"Marc has a remarkable story and is an absoluteinspiration."
--Roger Daltrey
Personal Best will help you to:
* Set specific, measurable and achievable goals
* Learn to forge supportive teams and communicate with thosearound you
* Find role models and follow their example
* Learn to ignore other people's prejudices and not let them holdyou back
* Deal with change--both change that you chose and changethat you don't
* Manage stress both at home and at work
Marc Woods is a five-time Paralympian. He has won 12 Paralympicmedals as well as 21 other medals from championships around theworld. He was a member of the British Olympic Athletes Commissionand a founding member of the British Athletes Council. He worksextensively with individuals, teams and global businesses,encouraging them to develop best practice within their given areasof interest. Approximately 25,000 people each year watch himdeliver his motivational presentations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Woods, Marc

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements ix
Preface to the second edition xi
Introduction: What if? 1
1 Living Proactively: Don't let life happen to you 9
2 Personal Responsibility: The best you can be 31
3 Goal Setting: Ever onwards 61
4 Motivation: What gets you out of bed? 81
5 Teamwork: All or nothing 105
6 Communication: Loud and clear 129
7 Adversity: Going under? 155
8 Role Models: A helping hand 185
9 Prejudice: Challenging misconceptions 207
10 That Little Bit Extra: What does success look like? 229
11 Resilience: Hanging tough 251
Afterword: A call to arms 271
About Marc Woods 275
Contributors 277
Notes 281
Index 285

Über Autor(innen)

Marc Woods is a five-time Paralympian. He has won 12 Paralympic medals as well as 21 other medals from championships around the world. He was a member of the British Olympic Athletes Commission and a founding member of the British Athletes Council. He works extensively with individuals, teams and global businesses, encouraging them to develop best practice within their given areas of interest. Approximately 25,000 people each year watch him deliver his motivational presentations.