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Dave Anderson
Unstoppable
Cover design: Paul McCarthy
Copyright © 2017 by The Dave Anderson Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Published simultaneously in Canada.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Anderson, Dave, author.
Title: Unstoppable: transforming your mindset to create change, accelerate results, and be the best at what you do / Dave Anderson.
Description: Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2017] | Includes index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2017023352 (print) | LCCN 2017036723 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119412472 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119412496 (epub) | ISBN 9781119412434 (cloth)
Subjects: LCSH: Employee motivation. | Organizational behavior. | Organizational change.
Classification: LCC HF5549.5.M63 (ebook) | LCC HF5549.5.M63 A59 2017 (print) | DDC 650.1–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017023352
978-1-119-41243-4 (hardback)
978-1-119-41247-2 (ePDF)
978-1-119-41249-6 (ePUB)
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How to Lead by THE BOOK: Proverbs, Parables, and Principles to Tackle Your Toughest Business Challenges
If You Don't Make Waves You'll Drown: 10 Hard-Charging Strategies for Leading in Politically Correct Times
How to Deal with Difficult Customers: 10 Simple Strategies for Selling to the Stubborn, Obnoxious, and Belligerent
No-Nonsense Leadership: Real World Strategies to Maximize Personal & Corporate Effectiveness
TKO HIRING! Ten Knockout Strategies for Recruiting, Interviewing, and Hiring Great People
TKO SALES! Ten Knockout Strategies for Selling More of Anything
TKO MANAGEMENT! Ten Knockout Strategies for Becoming the Manager Your People Deserve
Selling Above the Crowd: 365 Strategies for Sales Excellence
Unstoppable is dedicated to the late Alan Ram, who lived a game changer life, and contributed to this work shortly before his death. Alan, your legend lives on.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thirty-four very busy, highly accomplished men and women helped make this book possible, and certainly made it far better than I could have on my own. You will hear from them throughout the book. They represent a diverse field of experiences and expertise, all of which they share to help you become unstoppable. They answered my call to help, and selflessly set aside their own agendas to add value to you, the reader, and for that I am deeply grateful. You will be, too. They are:
Jim Afremow, PhD: Author, sports psychologist, and mental game coach
Samar Azem: Co-Head Coach, Campbell University women's soccer
Dan Barnette: Award-winning movie trailer editor
Brad Bartlett: President, Dole Packaged Foods NA/Europe
Ed Bastian: CEO, Delta Air Lines
Phil Beckner: Assistant Coach, Boise State University men's basketball
Doug Carter: Senior Vice President, EQUIP
Jeff Cowan: Sales trainer and CEO of Jeff Cowan's Pro Talk, Inc.
Tom Crean: Head college basketball coach and broadcaster
Scott Cross: Head Coach, University of Texas at Arlington men's basketball
Andrew Dettmann: Television producer and writer
Larry Dorfman: Chairman and CEO of EasyCare
Bjorn Englen: Rock star, legendary bass guitar player
Yogi Ferrell: Point guard, Dallas Mavericks
Robert Forrester: CEO, Vertu Motors PLC
Johnny Gyro: Seven-time Karate Champion, Owner at Johnny Gyro Karate
Adam Hermann: Director of Sports Performance, Boise State University
Jeff Janssen: Founder and President, Janssen Sports Leadership Center
Mike Klintworth: United States Air Force CMSgt., COO VETS, LLC
Meyers Leonard: Power forward, Portland Trail Blazers
Jason Loscalzo: Head Football Strength and Conditioning Coach, Washington State University
John Malishenko: COO, Germain Motor Company
Oliver Maroney: NBA insider and writer for Dime magazine
Allistair McCaw: Author, speaker, coach, and Director of McCaw Method Sports Performance
Shawn Meaike: President, Family First Life Insurance Company
Marisa Mills: Owner and CEO, Mills Automotive Group
Kevin Ozee: Director of Athletics, Arlington Independent School District
Cory Palka: Captain III – Hollywood Division, Los Angeles Police Department
Alan Ram: President and Founder, Alan Ram's Proactive Training Solutions
Whit Ramonat: Executive Vice President, Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
Eric Samuelson: