Believe to Achieve : See the Invisible, Do the Impossible

by Howard White; Phil Knight

• ISBN13: 9781582701721
• ISBN10: 1582701725
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-06
• Publisher: Atria Books/Beyond Words

Summary

Sometimes we need a hand to help us get to the gifts locked inside us.Believe to Achieveis that helping hand, daring readers of all ages to reach for their most cherished dream and giving them the tools to get there.Author Howard "H" White tells us extraordinary people are simply ordinary people on fire with desire -- and he knows. As Nike, Inc.'s liaison for athletes such as Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley, "H" has had plenty of experience with superstars. But he did not start there. He has known extraordinary people his whole life, from his family and friends to his coaches and teachers. All along the way, Howard has met people who have opened his eyes to his own abilities, and he has spent his life doing the same for others.Full of behind-the-scenes moments with favorite athletes as well as funny anecdotes,Believe to Achieveis an exuberant collection of wisdom that will help you recognize the potential in yourself and see the path to success. It is a handbook for all people who have a goal they do not know how to reach or who want to help others discover their gifts.As Howard says, you can never tell what people are capable of just by looking at them -- even you.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
The Apprentice	p. 1
Introduction: The Outer Handbook	p. 3
Vision	p. 5
Goal Setting	p. 9
Make It Happen	p. 15
Best Foot Forward	p. 21
Responsibility	p. 27
Change	p. 31
Mentors	p. 37
Rules of the Game	p. 41
Strength	p. 45
Believe	p. 51
The Learned Student	p. 59
If But Only One	p. 60
The Foundation	p. 63
The Master	p. 65
Introduction: The Inner Handbook	p. 67
Power	p. 79
Spirit	p. 87
Love	p. 97
Passion	p. 105
Honor	p. 113
Success	p. 123
The Circle	p. 131
The Goal	p. 143
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Excerpts

Introduction: The Outer Handbook

Any road will get you there if you don't know where you're going.

My Moms used to tell us, "Any road will get you there if you don't know where you're going," and I pass this on for you to think about. It's important to know where you're going in life. If you don't, it might take you twenty years to get somewhere that would have only taken twenty minutes if you'd known what you wanted. So the trick is to figure out what it is that you really want.

When I was in college, I read an interview with Lamar Hunt in a magazine calledSuccess Unlimited.His father, H. L. Hunt, had become a multibillionaire back before it was popular to be even a millionaire. The interviewer asked Mr. Hunt how his father was able to amass so much money. Hunt replied, "It was quite easy." The interviewer responded that it wasn't easy to put together large sums of money; it wasn't easy to put togethersmallsums of money. So how could it be easy to put together billions of dollars? Mr. Hunt said his father's philosophy had always been that you first must have a vision. You must see what you really want and see it crystal clear. Second, you have to decide what you're willing to sacrifice to make it happen, what you'll be willing to give up to make your vision come true. Finally, you have to just go about the business of making it happen -- or, as I tell young men and ladies in "Nike language": Just Do It.

When I speak to young people I always tell the H. L. Hunt story to inspire them. I still tell the story because I truly believe that these principles work. I have seen them in action again and again in my own life and in the lives of those around me. If you follow these three steps -- vision, sacrifice, and doing the work -- you can have anything you truly want out of life.

I adopted H. L. Hunt's philosophy, but I've added a fourth step to the process: Write down whatever it is that you want to accomplish so you'll have a reference point as you go forward.

Copyright © 2003, 2007 by Howard White

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