Extreme You: Step up. Stand out. Kick ass. Repeat. - Softcover

O'Hagan, Sarah Robb

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0349412308 ISBN 13: 9780349412306

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Synopsis

Sarah Robb O'Hagan believed she was destined to be a champion. Trying a handful of her hand at sports, music, and theater, she learned she wasn't a natural superstar. Yet she wanted to have impact, to make a difference. But how? After a series of few early successes, a number of epic failures, plenty of self-reflection, and myriad conversations with high performers, Sarah found greatness and turned her passion into a career.Making her way up the corporate ladder to become an executive at Virgin Atlantic, Nike, Gatorade, and Equinox--as well as a wife, mother, and endurance athlete--she picked up a thing or two about what separates stars from the rest of the pack. Yes, talent matters. So does a strong work ethic. But even more so, superstars learn when to stand out and when to fall in line. They know how to make the most of their unique strengths, when to buck convention, and how to pivot off of failures, get over their weaknesses, and reach new levels of success.In every challenging situation, personal or professional, individuals face the pressure to conform to the accepted norms. But doing so comes with heavy costs: passions are stifled, talents are ignored, and opportunities are squelched. The other, far bolder choice, is to embrace what Sarah calls Extreme You: to confidently bring all that is distinctive and relevant about yourself to everything you do. You'll achieve more if you're willing to step up--and out--of line.Inspiring, surprising, and practical, Extreme You is her training program for becoming the best version of yourself.

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From the Back Cover

As a child, Sarah Robb O’Hagan felt destined to become a champion, but her early efforts at sports, in school, and in music failed to reveal a natural superstar. Unwilling to settle for average, she learned through a series of dramatic successes and epic failures to follow her own extremely personal path to success.

Sarah climbed the corporate ladder at Virgin Atlantic, Nike, Gatorade, and Equinox—also becoming a wife, mother, and endurance athlete-—and though in her twenties she was fired twice, in her thirties she led the turnaround of a $5 billion Gatorade sports drink business. Her approach has stemmed from personal experience and inspiration from the band of highly accomplished “Extremers” she met along the way: entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, TV personalities, an Olympic champion downhill skier, a former secretary of state, and even a world-famous tattoo artist. These Extremers helped her recognize that success doesn’t come from conforming, hiding weaknesses, or reaching some preplanned destination. Instead, the Extreme You approach is to continuously develop yourself—warts and all—to the max, and to tap your true potential and find your own greatness.

In every challenging situation, personal or professional, we feel pressure to conform to accepted norms. But doing so comes with heavy costs: passions stifled, talents ignored, and opportunities squelched. The bolder choice is to embrace Extreme You: to bring all that is distinctive and relevant about yourself to everything you do, and to bring out the Extreme in the people and the culture around you.

Inspiring, practical, and laugh-out-loud funny, Extreme You is Sarah’s training program for developing the drive, originality, and fierce attitude to become the best version of you.

About the Author

Sarah Robb O'Hagan is the founder of Extreme You, a movement focused on unleashing high performance. She is a widely recognized business innovator having led the reinvention and turnaround of Gatorade as its global president, and most recently as president of Equinox Fitness transforming the gym business to a lifestyle brand through technology. She has also held leadership positions at Nike and Virgin Atlantic Airways. She is sought after for her expertise in innovation and brand reinvention, health and fitness, and inspiring human performance. Sarah and her family live in New York.

Sandy Rustin is an actress and playwright. Her sketch comedy musical about parenthood, Rated P (For Parenthood), opened to critical acclaim off Broadway at the Westside Theatre in 2012; her one-act comedy, Fireworks, recently won the seventh annual Nor'Eastern Playwriting competition; and her newest full length play, The Cottage, was selected as part of Midtown Direct Rep's 2013 Theatre in the Loft Reading Series. A graduate of Northwestern University, she currently lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• ISBN 10: 0349412308
• ISBN 13: 9780349412306
• Binding: Paperback