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Tackle What's Next

Own Your Story, Stack Wins, and Achieve Your Goals in Business and Life
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von: Eric Wood
17,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	04.10.2022
ISBN/EAN:	9781119931881
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	224

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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: <ul> <li>How to pivot between opportunities when life forces you to unexpectedly change direction</li> <li>Strategies for closely examining what you’re good at, what you’re great at, and what you can contribute to the world with your unique combination of gifts and talents</li> <li>Ways to adjust your perspective to maintain resilience and toughness in the face of adversity</li></ul>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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword xiii By Sean McDermott 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

Autorenportrait

ERIC WOOD played as an NFL Center for the Buffalo Bills. He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft and retired in 2017 due to a neck injury. Now, Eric serves as the Buffalo Bills Radio Analyst, host of the “What’s Next with Eric Wood” podcast, and a motivational speaker.

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PRAISE FOR TACKLE WHAT’S NEXT “Eric’s daily preparation and work ethic allowed him to succeed in the NFL, and he’s taking that same approach to the next chapter of his life. This book is filled with practical tools and wisdom that will allow you to achieve high success no matter what life throws your way.” —BRANDON BEANE, Buffalo Bills GM “Change in life is constant. Eric Wood is the perfect person to speak about thriving through change. After a neck injury ended his career, he stepped into his next chapter of life like the champion he is. This book will give you practical ways to ensure that your next chapter of life is the best part!” —JON GORDON, Bestselling Author of The Seed and The Carpenter “Eric is uniquely qualified to cover the information in this book. Each chapter comes from his actual life experience. Eric is a friend and one of the most brilliant, kind, and strong men that I know. I’m very proud of Tackle What’s Next and honored to endorse it.” —ED MYLETT, Entrepreneur and Author of Wall Street Journal bestseller, The Power of One More “The people who succeed in life are the ones who thrive in the transition. Change is daunting, but the transition is actually the most difficult. Eric does a phenomenal job laying out the framework and blueprint for how to successfully go through transition and ultimately lead you to living the life you have always dreamed of!” —DAVID NURSE, NBA Optimization Coach, Author, Speaker, and Performance Coach “Perspective. Vision. Routine. Through transition. Eric Wood might be THE expert today on this topic. Because he has lived it. One of the best in the world at his craft on the gridiron. UNEXPECTED tragedy caused him to pivot. Eric never wavered and remains a POWERFUL example for all of us to never stop believing in what is possible.” —BEN NEWMAN, Speaker, Bestselling Author, and Performance Coach