Eric Wood

Tackle What's Next (eBook, ePUB)

Own Your Story, Stack Wins, and Achieve Your Goals in Business and Life

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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: * How to pivot between opportunities when life forces you to unexpectedly change direction * 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 * Ways to adjust your perspective to maintain resilience and toughness in the face of adversity 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119931881
• Artikelnr.: 66225247

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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 You