Tackle What''s Next - Own Your Story, Stack Wins, Achieve Your Goals in Business Life

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Wood, E Wood, Eric Wood
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781119931867
• ISBN: 978-1-119-93186-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Wirtschaft, Personalwesen, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Wirtschaft /Ratgeber, Personal Career Development