Synopses & Reviews
For Rick Pitino, who led the Kentucky Wildcats to a spectacular 1996 national basketball championship, success isn't about shortcuts. Pitino's secret--and the reason why he has become one of the most respected coaches in college basketball and one of the most sought-after motivational speakers in the country--is his strategy of overachievement. By aiming higher and working harder than ever before, you can reach a level of success greater than you ever dared dream.
Now, in Success is a Choice, Rick Pitino takes the same proven methods that have earned him and his teams legendary status in the NCAA and gives you a plan of attack for achieving extraordinary success in your own life. He explains how any genuine success must be deserved and then presents a ten-step program for becoming a winner at anything you set your mind to. Do you want to be more productive and better paid at work? Pitino teaches you how to build
self-esteem and use goals and a positive attitude to accomplish what you want. Do you want to be a better spouse or parent? Pitino shows you how communication and role models can help. Do you want to get more personal satisfaction out of life? Pitino explains how stress and adversity can be turned to your advantage.
Pitino's ten-step plan isn't for quitters or for people looking for the easy road to success. But neither is it for superstar talents or those with a Midas touch who expect their luck to hold forever.
Success is a Choice is for anyone who is serious about making dreams reality. It's a tool for preparing yourself for the challenges you face--from
developing habits and discipline that will get you started down the path to success to learning the value of ferocious persistence as you begin to reach and surpass your goals.
Basketball fans have already recognized the incredible things Rick Pitino has been able to achieve with his players, but thousands of people in companies all
across America know that his message applies just as well off the court. An inspiring step-by-step program that will motivate almost anyone to perform better, Success is a Choice can make the difference between achievement and failure in your own life.
Synopsis
When Rick Pitino became the coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, he took them from NCAA probation to four spectacular final Four appearances, including the championship in 1996 and an incredible return to the NCAA Finals in 1997. Under Pitino's leadership, the Wildcats garnered a 70 percent winning record. Now the head coach of the Boston Celtics, Pitino has clearly become a master at molding great players and great teams. What's his secret to success?
Pitino's method -- and the reason he's both a peerless basketball coach and one of the most sought-after motivational speakers in the country -- is built on a strategy of over-achievement. He simply doesn't believe in shortcuts.
Success Is a Choice draws on Pitino's 17 years as a college and professional coach. In a friendly, one-on-one style, using anecdotes from his superstar career to drive home his message, Pitino presents a concrete, 10-point program for achieving success in every aspect of life, including:
- How to make winning seem inevitable
- How to achieve things that even you don't think are possible
- How to subordinate your own ego and individual agenda for the common good
- How to get people to work as a team
- How to thrive on pressure
- How to feel better yourself -- and improve the way you relate to others
Pitino's winning techniques appeal to everyone from corporate managers to educators to parents. Based on the same proven methods that have earned him and his teams legendary status, Pitino's plan of attack will help anyone become a winner.t
Synopsis
MAKE RICK PITINO YOUR PERSONAL COACH AND ACHIEVE MORE THAN YOU EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE.
For Rick Pitino, the first coach to bring teams from three different schools to the Final Four, success isn't about shortcuts. Pitino's secret-and the reason he has become both a great coach and one of the most sought-after motivational speakers in the nation-is his strategy of overachievement. Now, in Success Is a Choice, he takes the same proven methods that have earned him and his teams legendary status and gives you a ten-step plan of attack that will help you become a winner at anything you set your mind to:
-Build your self-esteem
-Set demanding goals
-Always be positive
-Establish good habits
-Master the art of communication
-Learn from good role models
-Thrive on pressure
-Be ferociously persistent
-Learn from adversity
-Survive your own success
An inspiring program that is as fun to read as it is practical, Success Is a Choice can make the difference between achievement and failure in your own life.
So much more than another Armani suit, Pitino has done a job of psychology and salesmanship that should serve as a how-to manual for his profession. -Chicago Sun-Times
Pitino's track record is extraordinary . . . his personal style is also winning. -Time