USABA member, Erik Weihenmayer has teamed up with business guru Dr. Paul G. Stoltz to take you on a climb which can change your life. All of us face adversities every day, in our work and in our personal lives. How would you like to learn to convert those everyday obstacles and frustrations into the fuel which powers your life forward into growth and innovation, and helps you accomplish your dreams?
Weihenmayer essential message: “Inside each of us is something I can only describe as a light, which has the capacity to feed on adversity, to consume it like fuel. By tapping into that light, every frustration, every setback, every obstacle becomes a source to power our lives forward. The greater the challenge, the brighter the light burns. Through it, we become more focused, more creative, more driven, and can even learn to transcend our own perceived limitations to bring our lives more purpose and power.”
This is the life-changing message of The Adversity Advantage is now available as an audio book through Tantor directly - www.tantor.com - or through the book's website - www.adversityadvantage.com - and through on-line bookstores.
Paul Stoltz, the world's leading authority on the science of adversity, has been hailed as one of the 100 most influential business thinkers of our time. He came to Erik intending to study how he encountered adversity in his various exploits, and found that Erik was the perfect person to further illustrate his theories.
So the book alternates between the philosophies which Weihenmayer employs in his life and Stoltz instructive material which can help you implant these philosophies into your daily life. In the course of seven summits (chapters), you learn how to turn the very thing we want to avoid – adversity - to your advantage; how to pioneer Signature Systems for turning the impossible into the possible; how to pack light but pack right; how to "suffer well;" and how to forge your strengths in the flames of adversity.
Steven Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, has written a brilliant foreword for the book, and his endorsement is especially noteworthy:
"...the very process of studying this book led me to look carefully at myself with an awareness of how the challenges of my life can be the fuel that will enable me to swim against the stream, against cultural currents, against all forms of adversity inherent in my most important goals.”
Pretty powerful, coming from the best-selling business author of all time!
