The Adversity Advantage by Paul G Stoltz Phd
From the world's foremost blind athlete and a Harvard Business School lecturer comes an inspiring, seven-step program for converting both mundane and dramatic struggles into the kind of fuel that spur personal and professional greatness. Adversity is one of the most potent forces in life. It shapes your character, clarifies your priorities, and defines your path. It can also fuel your greatness. Each of us faces a rich assortment of adversities every day, ranging from minor hassles to major setbacks and challenges, even tragedies. Nobody knows this better than blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer and adversity expert Dr. Paul Stolz. In this exciting new edition of The Adversity Advantage, this dream-team joined forces to offer incredible experiences and practical science to teach you how to turn life challenges into a powerful advantage. Weihenmayer, who is the only blind person to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits, shares his struggles on high mountains to turn adversity on its head and do the impossible. Coauthor Stoltz has spent decades decoding the human relationship with adversity and is the creator of the globally acclaimed Adversity Quotient. Fully revised and updated, this new edition of The Adversity Advantage offers lessons from real-life adventure, seemingly insurmountable challenges, and extensive research to help you achieve greatness. This unique book provides an exciting and insightful framework for surpassing obstacles and reaching higher goals. Its seven proven principles will help you harness the adversity in your life and turn it into agility, innovation, energy, and happiness: - Take it on- Summon your strength
- Engage your core
- Pioneer possibilities
- Pack light, pack right
- Suffer well
- Deliver greatness, every day Let The Adversity Advantage inspire you to overcome obstacles, no matter how daunting
Erik Weihenmayer is a world-class athlete: acrobatic skydiver, long distance biker and marathon runner, skier, mountaineer, ice climber, and rock climber. Erik lectures professionally to over 40,000 people a year on the importance of living your dreams no matter the obstacles. He lives in Colorado.
To download an audio excerpt from Erik Weihenmayer's Touch the Top of the World, visit the American Foundation for the Blind Web site.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780743290227 |
| ISBN 10 | 0743290224 |
| Title | The Adversity Advantage |
| Author | Paul G Stoltz Phd |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Fireside Books |
| Year published | 2007-01-02 |
| Number of pages | 283 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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