Say 'No' to Vanilla - Softcover

Edwards, Dwight

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1495451267 ISBN 13: 9781495451263

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

This book is dedicated to the belief that everyone is meant to live life at full-throttle. That we are all meant to be “vanilla-busters”; men and women who refuse to settle for an ordinary, mundane, adventure-deleted life. It is about abandoning the security and safety of the bleachers to enter into the dangers and glories of the playing field. It’s about giving up small dreams and bite-sized ambitions so that we can take hold of dreams and ambitions big enough to make our stay on planet earth worthwhile. It’s refusing to allow someone else to do our risk-taking, and daring to live life at full throttle. It’s about saying “no” to vanilla, and shouting “yes” to life. Jim Collins, in his best-selling book “Good to Great”, wrote an outstanding analysis of what separates the very best companies from the myriads of good ones. In it he carefully details the central, key, non-negotiable characteristics which marked each of these very best companies. In a very similar way, “Say ‘No’ to Vanilla” does the exact same thing - only with people instead of companies. What are those few, key, non-negotiable traits which separate great existences from good or mediocre ones? What does it take to upgrade one’s life from “good to great”? Or another way to put it, what are “the common threads of uncommon lives”? For more than five decades, best-selling author Dwight Edwards has been studying and pondering this very issue. In this landmark book, he discusses in fascinating and compelling detail the five key components of individuals who have dared to become the best they could become and elevated their lives from good to great. The book is packed full of historical and biographical illustrations to support his five key traits. This is a book you cannot afford not to read!

About this title

About the Author:

Dwight Edwards is a best-selling author, professional speaker, and High Performance coach at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Tx. He has authored six books – Revolution Within, Releasing the Rivers Within (both published through Random House), Kindling for the Fire, Say ‘No’ to Vanilla, High Octane for the Spirit, and A Tale of Three Ships. His book, A Tale of Three Ships, won the prestigious “Champion of Literacy Award” for 2009. He is the president of High Octane for the Mind (www.highoctaneforthemind.com), a company dedicated to helping individuals, companies, and teams achieve peak performance. He authors a bi-weekly email service entitled “High Octane for the Mind – reflections on peak performance and extraordinary living.” Formerly a professional tennis player and having spent more than 25 years in ministry, Dwight brings a wealth of experience and wisdom in dealing with human behavior and peak performance. He has spoken for the last 30 years throughout the U.S. and many parts of the world. He has given presentations at Yale, Princeton, Vanderbilt, Rice, Texas A&M, The Air Force Academy, West Texas A&M, Mary Hardin Baylor, U. of Houston, and many other universities and High Schools.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1495451267
• ISBN 13: 9781495451263
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 178