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Think Like a Warrior

Darrin Donnelly

Think Like a Warrior

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The secret of being unstoppable lies in five key beliefs that help build the right mindset to enable a person to face and overcome any challenge life may throw at them. This is the teaching of Think Like a Warrior: through the fictitious tale of a troubled football coach, writer Darren Donnelly introduces the five beliefs that can lead to victory, handing the spotlight over to some of the greatest coaches of American sport: John Wooden , Buck O'Neil, Herb Brooks, Paul "Bear" Bryant, and Vince Lombardi. This book can serve as a guide for anyone who wants to develop the tools to face life’s challenges, as well as those looking to dream big and reach for the stars.

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Analysis and key concepts

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Success is a choice which depends on the inner beliefs that ignite our warrior mentality

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The fall and rise of Chris McNeely

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Opportunity turns to failure

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Belief #1 Focus on effort and attitude: the only things you can control

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Belief #2: Love what you do and attack each day with joy and enthusiasm

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Belief #3 Dream big and ignore the naysayers

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Being a leader and stepping out of your comfort zone can lead to failure

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Pursuing big dreams can attract many naysayers: learn to ignore them

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Belief #4: mental toughness is a choice

10.

Expect problems and expect to overcome them

11.

Be relentless and don’t give up on your dreams

12.

Belief #5: Choose faith over fear

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Building faith takes practice, learning and improvement

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Use visualisation to see your success

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Quotes

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Take-home message

01. Success is a choice which depends on the inner beliefs that ignite our warrior mentality

Our thoughts affect our behaviour, our actions and, more broadly speaking, the kind of life we live. This idea has been confirmed by numerous studies: mindset plays a fundamental role in determining the type of results we are able to achieve.

The winning mindset, according to Darrin Donnelly, is that of the warrior, which makes us unstoppable, and which can be developed through five beliefs. The goal is to act on what we can control and change, which is of course the way we think, since that is pretty much the only thing we can control. Another thing we can learn to do is to take a positive attitude towards external events that do not depend on us.

In his book, Donnely lays out the warrior mindset through the use of a fictional narrative with a main character, Chris McNeely, a college football coach who is at the end of his rope after a hard fall from the top of his profession. He is bankrupt, about to become a father for the second time, and on the verge of losing his job. He has no idea what he’s doing wrong or how to get back on track, until he experiences dream-like mystical encounters with five sports greats, each one imparting an invaluable lesson from which he is able to learn.

02. The fall and rise of Chris McNeely

03. Opportunity turns to failure

04. Belief #1 Focus on effort and attitude: the only things you can control

05. Belief #2: Love what you do and attack each day with joy and enthusiasm

06. Belief #3 Dream big and ignore the naysayers

07. Being a leader and stepping out of your comfort zone can lead to failure

08. Pursuing big dreams can attract many naysayers: learn to ignore them

09. Belief #4: mental toughness is a choice

10. Expect problems and expect to overcome them

11. Be relentless and don’t give up on your dreams

12. Belief #5: Choose faith over fear

13. Building faith takes practice, learning and improvement

14. Use visualisation to see your success

15. Quotes

16. Take-home message

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Many useful tips to:

  • Develop a better understanding of your own skills and abilities.
  • Keep going despite any physical or psychological challenges.
  • Learn a few lessons from some of the greatest sports coaches of all time.

Darrin Donnelly is a writer and entrepreneur. He and his products have been featured in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, Fast Company Magazine, and newspapers, websites, and radio outlets all over the world. His book series, entitled “Sports for the Soul”, includes Think Like a Warrior, Old School Grit, Relentless Optimism, Life to the Fullest, and Victory Favors the Fearless. His aim is to disseminate advice on achieving your goals and improving your life using experience and lessons learned from the world of sport.

Publishing house:

Shamrock New Media

Year:

2016

Pages:

242

ISBN:

978-0692705469