Business Lessons from the Edge: Learn How Extreme Athletes Use Intelligent Risk Taking to Succeed in Business

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DISCOVER THE WINNING MIND-SETS OF EXTREME SPORTS ATHLETE-EXECUTIVES

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk jump-starts the world's hottest skateboard company with businessman/skateboarder Per Welinder, who recently sold his share of the company back to Hawk to focus on his thriving clothing line.

Freestyle motocross star Carey Hart discovers that backflips in the boardroom don't fly, but sharp entrepreneurship turns his tattoo venture into a multimedia enterprise.

Rodeo rider Ty Murray, “The King of the Cowboys,” turns his passion for bull riding into a professional sports empire.

Olympian bobsledder Gord Woolley prepares himself mentally every morning, whether polishing his runners or running his communications firm.

Alpine climber Mark Richey learns to rely more on skills than tools to build his architectural woodworking business.

Marathoner Quang S. Pham uses visualization techniques to go the distance as a runner and as a CEO in the pharmaceutical industry.

Mountaineer Guy Downing climbs some of the world's highest mountains and makes a fortune on Wall Street.

PLUS more career-building lessons from sports television CEO Gavin Harvey, skier and bobsledder Kirby Best, polar explorer Bill Baker, mountaineer and CEO Kevin Sheridan, skier and law firm founder Julie Pearl, CEO and race car driver Don Bell, and others

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No guts, no glory.

What does it take to succeed in business? Risk taking. Preparation. Self-confidence. The same principles that drive extreme athletes to the highest peaks of performance. This action-ready guide shows you how to capture the winning mind-sets of champions-for extreme success in business and life.

Jim McCormick is a full-time professionalspeaker, record-holding skydiver, and former COO for an architectural firm. He is an accomplished skydiver with five world records, and over 3,000 jumps to his credit. Maryann Karinch is a literary agent andauthor of 15 books, as well as a certified personal trainer. She has over 650 skydivesto her credit and is one of the few women to complete theinaugural Eco-Challenge in Southern Utah.

[BACK COVER]DISCOVER THE WINNING MIND-SETS OF EXTREME SPORTS ATHLETE-EXECUTIVESSkateboarding legend Tony Hawk jump-starts the world's hottest skateboard company with businessman/skateboarder Per Welinder, who recently sold his share of the company back to Hawk to focus on his thriving clothing line.Freestyle motocross star Carey Hart discovers that backflips in the boardroom don't fly, but sharp entrepreneurship turns his tattoo venture into a multimedia enterprise.Rodeo rider Ty Murray, "The King of the Cowboys," turns his passion for bull riding into a professional sports empire.Olympian bobsledder Gord Woolley prepares himself mentally every morning, whether polishing his runners or running his communications firm.Alpine climber Mark Richey learns to rely more on skills than tools to build his architectural woodworking business.Marathoner Quang S. Pham uses visualization techniques to go the distance as a runner and as a CEO in the pharmaceutical industry.Mountaineer Guy Downing climbs some of the world's highest mountains and makes a fortune on Wall Street.PLUS more career-building lessons from sports television CEO Gavin Harvey, skier and bobsledder Kirby Best, polar explorer Bill Baker, mountaineer and CEO Kevin Sheridan, skier and law firm founder Julie Pearl, CEO and race car driver Don Bell, and others[FLAP COPY]No guts, no glory.What does it take to succeed in business? Risk taking. Preparation. Self-confidence. The same principles that drive extreme athletes to the highest peaks of performance. This action-ready guide shows you how to capture the winning mind-sets of champions-for extreme success in business and life.You'll discover how world-class superstars like Ty Murray and Carey Hart have turned their passions and skills into thriving entrepreneurial careers. By applying these hard-won lessons of athletic competition to the hard-fought arenas of business, you too can: Take intelligent risks Make lightning-fast decisions Prepare your mind and body for any challenge Leap over obstacles Roll with the punches Define your goals and go for the gold!The action-packed stories and revealing interviews in this book are designed to excite and inspire you, with inside training secrets, play-to-win game plans, and other fast-track techniques to help drive you and your business to higher levels of success. You'll learn how race-car driver Don Bell applied winning tactics to build a $4 billion company; how surfers Izzy and Coco Tihany made a big splash with their surf school and apparel company for women; how aerobatic pilot and paraglider Mike Angiulo piloted a high-flying, billion-dollar venture for Microsoft; and much more. The book also features thrilling photographs of these amazing extreme athlete-executives as well as personal and organizational lessons that you and your coworkers can put into action immediately.Whether you're running a company or rappelling down a cliff, this is what it takes to make the grade in today's fiercely competitive world. So get ready to climb your mountain. Run your race. Ride your bull. You can make a difference-and aspire to be great-in business, sports, and life. The decision is yours.[BIOS]Jim McCormick is a full-time professional speaker and an accomplished skydiver, with five world records and more than 3,000 jumps to his credit, including several at altitudes of 31,000 feet and a jump at the North Pole. He is an engineer, holds an M.B.A., and is a former COO for an architectural firm.Maryann Karinch is a literary agent, author of fifteen books, and certified personal trainer. An experienced skydiver, scuba diver, and white-water kayaker, she also competed in endurance racing and is one of the few women to complete the inaugural Eco-Challenge in southern Utah.

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