The Seven Crucibles An Inspirational Game Plan for Overcoming Adversity in Your Life

Live up to your definition of greatness and inspire the best in the people around you.

In The Seven Crucibles: An Inspirational Game Plan for Overcoming Adversity in Your Life, NFL fullback and motivational speaker Alec Ingold delivers a hands-on playbook for conquering every obstacle that stands between you and success, on the playing field and in life. You'll learn to utilize your own story of trials and tribulations to help embrace the changes to create future success. These lessons will help you face your biggest fears and sustain motivation on your path to personal and professional growth.

In the book, you'll find:

• A set of practical tools the author used to climb to the top of one of the most punishing arenas in global athletics and lessons for applying them to your everyday life
• Strategies for creating a mindset that rewards resilience and perseverance, and leaves unrealistic perfectionism behind
• Ways to reflect on your own accomplishments and shortcomings to help you learn from the past and build the future you want

An essential resource for students and professional athletes, The Seven Crucibles will also earn a place on the bookshelves of business, military, academic, government, and educational leaders hoping to coax the best out of themselves and the people they lead.

ALEC INGOLD is a fullback in the NFL for the Miami Dolphins. He is a motivational speaker, mentor, and educator, and connects with businesses and universities around the country to motivate and inspire audiences to persevere during times of hardship. He is a Walter Payton Man of the Year Nominee for the National Football League.

Preface

The Kickoff

What are The Seven Crucibles

Deciding to Embrace Change

The Purpose Crucible

Identity and Purpose Are Not the Same

The Oracle Revelation

The Competition Crucible

The Right Way vs the Wrong Way to Compete

The Kazik Lesson

The Lesson Carries Over

The Grindset Crucible

The Grindset’s Two Brothers…Mindset and Heartset

Talent is Overrated

The Support Crucible

It’s a Lonely Road, Man…

Undrafted Day

Support is a Two-Way Street

The Leadership Crucible

The Leadership Decision

Great Leaders are Great Communicators

Great Leaders Inspire Belief

The Discipline Crucible

Always Keep the Main Thing, the Main Thing

The 17-Inch Standard

The Relationship Between Discipline and Standards

One Percent Days

The Broken Rib Conundrum

Spirit, Body, Mind, Emotion

The Perspective Crucible

Priority and Perspective

Rediscovering Perspective in Marina del Rey

That Time the Extension Didn’t Happen

Overtime

Welcome to Miami

The Climb After the Climb

Embrace Your Crucibles

Acknowledgements

About the Author

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