The Courage to Succeed: Discover and Achieve What Matters Most (and Tell Everything Else to Take a Hike)

The purpose of this book is simple: to help you find the courage, focus, and intrinsic motivation you need to accomplish great and marvelous things-things that have purpose and meaning in your life. It’s about turning your dreams into plans, your plans into actions, and your actions into meaningful results. The way it does this is through the ADEPT Model:

Accept: Accept the three economic laws of performing with intent. Discover: Discover what matters most and gives you meaning and purpose. Eliminate: Eliminate what doesn’t matter-things that are distracting you from your purpose. Plan: Plan a course of action to achieving what matters. Take Action: Take action and develop the mindset you need to accomplish great things.

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a company executive or an in-the-trenches employee, a student or a soccer mom, an inventor or an entrepreneur, a business owner or a volunteer. If you want to enjoy a greater sense of fulfillment and satisfaction in what you do, no matter your field of endeavor, this books is for you. If you want to wake up in the morning with a sense of excitement and adventure for what the day has in store, and go to bed knowing that your contributions made a difference, this book is for you. If at this point you’re still reading this, odds are this book is for you.