Synopses & Reviews
"Required reading for adventurers, entrepreneurs, and executives alike . . . an engaging quest for meaning, and Jeff Salz is the perfect guide." ?John Adams, CEO, AutoZone, Inc.
"The future belongs to those who create excitement and view life as a great adventure. The Way of Adventure is a priceless tool, a practical guidebook about increasing delight and mastery in everyday life."?Daniel Burrus, author of Technotrends
What is adventure? As Jeff Salz shows us in this wise, wonderful, extraordinary book, it is the most vital way of living your life every day. He writes: "The secret of finding deepest aliveness and creativity is to inch toward, not away from, the edge. The edge is where the view is, where all growth takes place, where we come fully alive."
Few people can write about adventure with the authority of Dr. Jeff Salz. Mountaineer, explorer, anthropologist, university professor, business consultant, and motivational speaker, Salz has mapped the Himalayas, scaled Patagonian peaks, spent days buried inside snowdrifts, ridden solo on horseback across the Argentine pampas, and sailed Lake Titicaca, the world?s highest navigable body of water, in a homemade reed boat?among many other adventures. Magic, death, mystery, and exhilaration have been intimate companions. As Jeff Salz recounts his thrilling, often perilous journeys in beautiful prose, he reveals how each provides an essential lesson for living with authenticity and imagination in any circumstance.
The lessons are:
1.Leap before you look
2. Aim higher than Everest
3. Give it all you?ve got
4. Work some magic
5. Keep on your bearing
6. Enjoy the view
Rich with both stirring narrative and practical exercises, The Way of Adventure redefines the word "adventure." Sharing the insights of inventors, his fellow explorers, artists, executives, a former U.S. president, and the wise folk he has met on his travels, Dr. Salz gives you the tools that can transform everything you do. Open this book and embark on your own journey of self-discovery. You will be changed by it forever. Visit the author?s Web site at www.wayofadventure.com
Review
"The Way of Adventure is a wonderful, illuminating, and inspiring book. In this modern era of cell phones, email and time management, it is a delight to enter the world of the unpredictable, the exciting -- and even the miraculous. In this book, Dr. Jeff Salz shares his extraordinary life experiences as an anthropologist, adventurer, and storyteller as he shows you how to rekindle the spirit of adventure, discovery, and wonder in your work, your relationships, and in every aspect of your life." --(Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., author of
Age Power and Age Wave) "In the busy world we all live in, it is so easy to fall into a rut and sleepwalk through life. Unless you turn your everyday life into an adventure you aren't getting the most out of it. The Way of Adventure allows you to embrace wherever life's challenges may take you -- because there is something to be learned there. The only thing you can control is you, the only thing you can't control is everything else. This book tackles the journey of following your heart."(Kevin Turner, Senior Vice President and CIO, Wal-Mart)
"Jeff Salz is a pioneer, blazing trails for us about how to live a richer, fuller, more rewarding life. The pages of this gem of a book are crammed with a wonderful combination of high adventure and profound wisdom that will enable anyone to succeed on any path they choose." (Robert Kriegel, Ph.D., NPR commentator and author of If It Ain't Broke, Break It)
"The future belongs to those who create excitement and view life as a great adventure. The Way of Adventure is a priceless tool, a practical guidebook about increasing delight and mastery in everyday life." (Daniel Burrus, author of Technotrends)
A jack-of-all-trades, Salz has spent most of
his life pursuing adventures of one kind or an-
other: climbing mountains in Patagonia,
spending three nights in Disneyland, sleeping
in New York train stations, apprenticing with
a shaman in Peru. But this cultural anthro-
pologist has also worked as a motivational
speaker. In this hybrid self-help book, Salz
combines adventure tales with advice on how
to find "the joyful determination to go out and
rediscover life for ourselves, finding peak ex-
periences in situations and environments that
previously seemed mundane." Writing in a
friendly tone, Salz structures his book around
six progressive steps - Leap Before You Look,
Aim Higher Than Everest, Give It All You've
Got, Work Some Magic, Keep on Your Bear-
ing, Enjoy the View - each of which he pre-
ents in two chapters: the first recounts an
episode from Salz's own adventures, and the
second blends an explanation of the lesson
with comments from other wilderness travel-
ers, businesspeople or artists. The author also
provides lots of suggestions on how readers
can devise their own adventures, but since
Salz's definition of adventure is "any inten-
tional experience that substantially alters our
perspective," these can range widely, from
spending 48 hours away from home on 50
cents or giving away something you value to
taking a vigorous half-day hike. The hybrid
approach may leave both traditional self-help
readers and adventure fans dissatisfied. This
book's real audience may be those looking for
ways to shake up life's routines. (Oct.)
--Publishers Weekly - October 2, 2000
Synopsis
This motivational self-improvement book features beautifully written dramatic adventures alternating with practical advice sections, as Dr. Salz leads readers through his six steps to the top.
Synopsis
Jeff Salz is a pioneer, blazing trails for us about how to live a richer, fuller, more rewarding life. This gem of a book is crammed with a wonderful combination of high adventure and profound wisdom that will enable anyone to succeed on any path you choose. - Robert Kriegel, Ph.D., NPR commentatorand author of If It Ain' t Broke, Break It
Synopsis
Praise for THE WAY OF ADVENTURE
The Way of Adventure will stir your blood, stretch your vision, and start you packing for the journey to the next horizon.-Sam Keen, New York Times bestselling author of Fire in the Belly and Learning to Fly
Required reading for adventurers, entrepreneurs, and executives alike....an engaging quest for meaning, and Jeff Salz is the perfect guide.-John Adams, CEO, AutoZone, Inc.
An absolutely wonderful book....It inspires, informs, and entertains.-Stacy Allison, first American woman to climb Mount Everest
What is adventure? As Jeff Salz shows us in this wise, wonderful, extraordinary book, it is the most vital way of living your life every day. Few people can write about adventure with the authority of Dr. Jeff Salz. Mountaineer, explorer, anthropologist, professor, business consultant, and motivational speaker, Salz has experienced adventures from the Himalayas to Patagonia. In this book he recounts his thrilling, often perilous journeys and reveals how each one provides an essential lesson for living with authenticity, courage, and imagination in any circumstance. Open this book and embark on your own journey of self-discovery.
Synopsis
"Into Thin Air meets The Road Less Traveled. Adventure is a tool, and Jeff Salz has written a manual that details its use."Tim Cahill, author of Jaguars Ripped My Flesh and ounding editor of Outside magazine
"The Way of Adventure will stir your blood, stretch your vision, and start you packing for the journey to the next horizon." Sam Keen, New York Times bestselling author of Fire in the Belly and Learning to Fly
"The Way of Adventure is great! In the busy world we all live in, it is so easy to fall into a rut and sleepwalk through life. Unless you turn your everyday life into an adventure, you arent getting the most out of it. This book tackles the journey of following your heart."Kevin Turner, Senior Vice President and CIO, Wal-Mart
"A wonderful, illuminating, and inspiring book. In this modern era of cell phones, e-mail, and time management, it is a delight to enter the world of the unpredictable, the excitingand even the miraculous. In this book, Dr. Jeff Salz shares his extraordinary life experiences as an anthropologist, adventurer, and storyteller as he shows you how to rekindle the spirit of adventure, discovery, and wonder in your work, your relationships, and in every aspect of your life."Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., author of Age Wave
"An absolutely wonderful book. Success is about finding adventure wherever you are. The Way of Adventure shows us how to expand our lives in ways that bring the worlds of business and personal adventure together. It inspires, informs, and entertains."Stacy Allison, author, business consultant, and the first American woman to climb Mount Everest
"Jeff Salz is a pioneer, blazing trails for us about how to live a richer, fuller, more rewarding life. This gem of a book is crammed with a wonderful combination of high adventure and profound wisdom that will enable anyone to succeed on any path you choose."Robert Kriegel, Ph.D., NPR commentator and author of If It Aint Broke, Break It
About the Author
Jeff Salz, Ph.D., is a cultural anthropologist, business consultant, motivational speaker, journalist, explorer, and mountaineer. He has brought his wisdom to such companies as United Airlines, 3M, Mobil Oil, Hewlett-Packard, Disney, AT&T, Sun Microsystems, McKinsey & Company, and Merrill Lynch. He is also a contributing editor for Escape magazine. His adventures have been the centerpieces of several Travel Channel specials.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
WHY ADVENTURE?
Adventure Is an Inside Job.
How to Use This Book.
Your Quest Begins Now.
THE FIRST STEP: LEAP BEFORE YOU LOOK.
Mountain-Naming in Patagonia.
Make Your Leap of Faith.
THE SECOND STEP: AIM HIGHER THAN EVEREST.
The Freaker's Ball Expedition.
Scale Your Inner Mountaintop.
THE THIRD STEP: GIVE IT ALL YOU'VE GOT.
Sailing in the Wake of the Sun Gods.
Create a Generous Reality.
THE FOURTH STEP: WORK SOME MAGIC.
The Shaman's Apprentice.
How to Make Magic.
THE FIFTH STEP: KEEP ON YOUR BEARING.
Going Loco with the Gaucho Guru.
The Secrets of Service.
THE SIXTH STEP: ENJOY THE VIEW.
The Adventure at Home.
Live Beyond the Peak Moment.
Epilogue.
Recommended Reading.
Index.