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Tackle What's Next
Own Your Story, Stack Wins, and Achieve Your Goals in Business and Life
Eric Wood (Author)
9781119931867, Wiley
Hardback, published 6 October 2022
224 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.408 kg
Transform the next chapter of your life into the best one yet In Tackle What’s Next: Own Your Story, Stack Wins, and Achieve Your Goals in Business and Life, NFL veteran and motivational speaker Eric Wood delivers an inspirational and insightful take on how you can prepare for the next big thing in your life. Whether you’re riding high or feeling low, the author shows you how to make your “What’s next?” into your best yet. In the book, Wood draws on his own experiences transitioning out of his NFL career and provides you with the tools you need to achieve success in your own circumstances. You’ll explore: A can’t-miss read for anyone looking for proven and straightforward ways to make the next chapter of their life even more exciting than what’s come before, Tackle What’s Next is your own personal handbook to achievement, resilience, and success.
Foreword xiii Preface: You’re Right Where You Need to Be Right Now xv 1 The Pivot Point 1 2 Examine Your Gifts 13 Question 1: What Are You Good at Naturally? 15 Question 2: What Have You Learned to Do Well? 16 Question 3: What Do People Who Love You Say Your Gifts Are? 17 Question 4: What Are You Resisting? 20 Adversity Is a Gift 23 Key Takeaways 24 3 Choose a Greater Perspective 25 Setback 1: Not Succeeding in Football Until Late in High School 28 Setback 2: My Joe Theismann Leg Break 29 Setback 3: My MCL Injury 33 Setback 4: The Career-Ending Neck Injury 36 Ways to Shift Your Perspective When You’re Stuck 38 Key Takeaways 41 4 Create a Vision for Your Future 43 Seeing Past the Moment 46 Contemplate and Write Down Your Thoughts and Feelings 48 Conquering Obstacles in the Way of Envisioning Your Ideal Self 50 Key Takeaways 54 5 Examine Your Core Values 57 Finding Your Core Values 58 Getting Back into Alignment with Your Core Values 60 Seeking Others Who Model Core Values You Want 61 Define Your Hard Boundaries 63 Once You Have Your Core Values, Write Them Down 64 Design Your Life and Schedule Based on Your Core Values 67 Having the Courage to Reach Out 68 Key Takeaways 70 6 Focus On Your Health 71 Your Unique Health Focus Requires Vision and Perspective 72 Early Health Sacrifices in My Football Career 73 After Football: Getting My Long-Term Health Back on Track 74 Developing New Habits 75 Dealing with Traumatic Brain Injury 76 The Three Pillars of Recovery 77 Key Takeaways 84 7 Get into a Routine That Sets You Up for Success 87 The Built-In Routine of the NFL 90 The Struggle of Finding a New Routine 92 High Performers Have Similar Routines for Success 93 The New Routine That Works for Me 94 Intentionality: You Get to Decide How Your Day Will Go 97 Gratitude Changes Everything 98 Intentionality the Night Before Can Enhance Your Whole Next Day 101 Become a Super-Learner 102 Habit Stacking 103 Key Takeaways 104 8 Starting Your Day with Wins and Building Momentum 107 How Small Wins Add to Your Momentum 108 Building Confidence Through Wins 109 How Morning Wins Can Help You Mitigate Small Setbacks 111 Remembering Big Wins Can Get You Through Significant Setbacks 112 Gaining Momentum from Wins Requires Accountability 113 Boundaries and Systems: Built-In Accountability for Wins 115 Maintaining Unstoppable Momentum Part 1: Daily Process 117 Maintaining Unstoppable Momentum Part 2: Support System 118 Maintaining Unstoppable Momentum Part 3: Removing Distractions 120 Standards over Feelings 121 Don’t Let Positive Momentum Seduce You (Keep Doing the Thing!) 122 Overcoming Negative Momentum 123 Growing Your Confidence and Process Goals 125 Looking Back at How Far You’ve Come 125 Key Takeaways 126 9 Serve Others 129 How I Came to Adopt a Serving Others Mentality 130 My Challenges with Serving Others After My Pivot Point 131 The Long-Term Benefits of Generosity and Serving Others 132 The Unexpected Benefits of Serving Even When You Are at a Pivot Point 136 Finding Ways to Serve in All the Buckets of Your Life 137 Internal Challenges of a Serving Mentality 139 Servant Leadership 140 Key Takeaways 143 10 Fill Your Mind with What You Want to Show Up in Your Life 145 The Sea of Thoughts 146 Self-Limiting Beliefs 146 The Power of Media 149 The Power of Choosing Your Thoughts 150 How I Filled My Mind in College Football 153 How I Filled My Mind in the NFL 154 How to Start Filling Your Mind Intentionally 155 Don’t Limit Yourself 157 Key Takeaways 158 11 Examine the People You Are Spending the Most Time With 161 The Profound Influence of the People You Spend the Most Time With 162 Your Profound Influence on Others 164 Spend Time with People You Can Learn From 166 Find Groups to Learn from Others at an Advanced Level 169 Moving On and Letting Go 173 Key Takeaways 173 12 Be Coachable 175 First, Be Accountable 175 Be Willing to Be Uncomfortable 179 Practice Humility and Confidence at the Same Time 181 Hold Yourself to a Higher Standard by Seeking Coaching 182 Push Your Limits 184 Pivot and Be Flexible 186 The Best Coaching Is Ongoing 188 Key Takeaways 189 13 Control What You Can Control 191 Intentionality and Self-Discipline: How Badly Do You Want It? 193 Consistency Comes from Preparation 195 Be a Champion for Your High Standards of Performance 197 With Great Preparation Comes Great Confidence 198 Key Takeaways 201 About the Author 203 Index 205
By Sean McDermott
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
