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Think Like a Warrior

The Five Inner Beliefs That Make You Unstoppable

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by Darrin Donnelly | Shamrock New Media, Inc. ©2016
242 pages
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brian’s take

This is our first Note on Darrin Donnelly and the first of six books from his "Sports for the Soul" series. We'll be featuring the entire series. This book is a fable about a college football coach going through hard times who is lucky enough to spend time with five of the most legendary sports coaches in history: John Wooden, Buck O’Neil, Herb Brooks, Paul “Bear” Bryant, and Vince Lombardi. Those coaches each share ONE Big Idea to help him navigate his challenges and fulfill his potential. I’m excited to share some of my favorite Big Ideas from this one so let’s jump straight in.

"I love what I do and I attack each day with joy and enthusiasm."

Darrin Donnelly
big ideas
01
John Wooden on Effort + Attitude
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Buck O’Neil on Joy and Enthusiasm
03
Herb Brooks On big dreams
04
Bear Bryant on being relentless
05
Vince Lombardi on choosing faith over fear
 
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Think Like a Warrior

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“Success is a choice. Whether you succeed or fail is primarily determined by the beliefs you choose to hold about yourself and the world around you.

 

Numerous studies confirm that a person’s mindset determines the type of life a person lives. Whether you are happy and successful or frustrated and miserable is a result of your mindset. And your mindset is determined by your inner beliefs—beliefs that you get to freely choose.

 

The story that follows reveals five inner beliefs held by the world’s greatest achievers. These beliefs create the mindset that makes a person unstoppable as they chase their dreams—whatever those dreams may be. For reasons you’ll learn in the book, I refer to this unstoppable mindset as ‘the warrior mindset.’ When you think like a warrior, there’s nothing that can stop you from achieving your goals. ...

 

Though the main character in this story is a college football coach, he’s representative of anyone with a big dream and the desire to be successful. ... Regardless of the career path each of us may be on, we all experience plenty of unforeseen obstacles as we follow our dreams. The five inner beliefs revealed in this book will empower you to take control of your life and overcome any obstacle that stands in your way. I hope you’ll enjoy the journey as you develop your own warrior mindset.”

 

 

 
I don’t remember exactly how I found this book on Amazon. It must have been recommended as I was buying another book on mental toughness. I do, however, remember being impressed enough by the fact that it had nearly 3,000 (!) reviews with nearly a 5-star average that I decided to give it a shot. And, I’m glad I did. It’s FANTASTIC. (Get a copy here.)

I love reading sports books for a number of reasons. First, as Darrin points out, the field of sports psychology is often referred to as “the science of success” because sports provide a REALLY powerful, simple frame to see if a given approach works or not. As Darrin says: “The scoreboard doesn’t lie.”

And, even more importantly for our purposes, sports books are entertaining—which makes them a GREAT way to give people who might not be into personal development an easy way in.

With that in mind: If you have a loved one who’s into sports but *not* that into personal development, I think this might be a GREAT book for them.

This book is a fable about a college football coach going through hard times who is lucky enough to spend time with five of the most legendary sports coaches in history: John Wooden, Buck O’Neil, Herb Brooks, Paul “Bear” Bryant, and Vince Lombardi. Those coaches each share ONE Big Idea to help him navigate his challenges and fulfill his potential.

btw: I read this book on a Sunday. I loved it so much I immediately bought the FIVE other books in Darrin’s “Sports for the Soul” series. Then I read ALL FIVE of *those* books by the end of the week. They’re all truly incredible. We’ll be featuring the entire series.

I’m excited to share some of my favorite Big Ideas from this one so let’s jump straight in.

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