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Everybody has dreams--but how many of us get to see our dreams come true?
Disneyland, Starbucks, Google, the first manned landing on the Moon, every novel ever written, ever motion picture ever filmed, every painting ever created--all began as a dream in someone's imagination. And all became real through the power of Extreme Focus.
After assembling an NBA championship team in Philadelphia in the 1980s, author Pat Williams dreamed of building an NBA expansion team in central Florida--the Orlando Magic. Applying the same success principles he teaches in Extreme Focus, Williams achieved that dream. For more than two decades, the Magic has been rocking the sports world and proving that dreams really do come true through the power of Extreme Focus.
This is not just another collection of rah-rah motivational slogans. Extreme Focus is a practical, proven, step-by-step guide to turning dreams into reality, written by someone who has been there, done that. In these pages, Pat Williams shows you how to discover and focus on your passion in life, how to achieve great things tomorrow by focusing on today, how to discipline yourself for success, how to increase your courage and confidence, and more.
The principles and stories in Extreme Focus will get you off the treadmill of a ho-hum life and onto the road to your dreams!
About the Author
Pat Williams is the Senior Vice President of the NBA's Orlando Magic. He has spent fifty-two years at the highest level of college and professional athletics as a player and front office executive. Pat is considered one of America's top level motivational and inspirational speakers and has addressed many of the nation's Fortune 500 companies. He has authored 65 books since 1974, including The How to Be Like series with HCI. Pat and his wife, Ruth, are the parents of 19 children, including 14 adopted from four foreign countries. The children range in age from 24 to 38. Pat and Ruth have eight grandchildren, age six and younger.
Jim Denney is the author of Answers to Satisfy the Soul and the four-book Timebenders science fantasy series for young readers (beginning with Battle Before Time). He has collaborated on numerous books with Pat Williams, including Go For the Magic, The Paradox of Power, Coaching Your Kids to Be Leaders, and Extreme Dreams Depend on Teams. He has co-written major books with Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Reggie White (In the Trenches: The Autobiography), Miami Dolphins quarterback Bob Griese (Undefeated), Supermodel Kim Alexis (A Model for a Better Future), and Star Trek actress Grace Lee Whitney (The Longest Trek).