Breaking Tape: 7 Steps to Winning at Work and Life

Success—we all want it, we all seek it. You will want to read this book if you desire to be more successful either personally or professionally.

The purpose of this book is to teach you how to use the WINNING Method to achieve personal or work life success. This is not just another ‘pie in the sky’ self-help book about goals. You know too much talk and theory, and little substance in the end. Instead, this book gives you a tested, proven process to define the success you want, and the outcomes, goals, and strategies required to achieve it.

You probably have set more than your fair share of goals that you either struggled to attain or abandoned. We can all relate to that. That’s why we (Dennis Mankin and Karen McGraw) wrote Breaking Tape: 7 Steps to Winning at Work and Life. We thought it was time for a new approach—something that will help you define the success you want. Something that will help you create a practical, easy-to-work plan to meet your goals and achieve success.

We developed the WINNING Method to help people just like you “break the tape” at the finish line that defines their success:

• At work—you want to take that next logical career step, but so far it has not happened
• At home—you want to find more personal satisfaction with the life you are living and with the people you call “family”
• Your health and well-being—you need to shed a few pounds or find better ways to deal with stress
• Your financial situation—you want to gain better control over your finances (so they won’t control you)
• Your relationships—you want to be a better friend, have a better friend, and/or experience a deeper, more meaningful spiritual relationship.

Breaking Tape: 7 Steps to Winning at Work and Life, is a practical book based on our concise seven-step WINNING Method that anyone can use to successfully set and meet breakthrough goals.

You will use our WINNING Method to define the success you want, and the outcomes, goals, and strategies required to achieve it. This becomes your personal plan—a step-by-step guide you will use to break the tape on your success.

Part One introduces the principles on which the book is based and presents an overview of the seven-step WINNING Method to prepare you for the journey.

Part Two guides you through the WINNING Method, using real-world examples and a hands-on “Work it Out” section to help you apply each step to create the pieces of your personal plan.

Part Three shows you how to extend and enhance your success even further. The result—a workable personal plan—a step-by-step guide you will use the break the tape on your work and life success.

Don't wait for your success to happen...create it now!

Dennis Mankin, the Managing Partner at Platinum Performance Partners, is a skilled senior manager, executive consultant and coach. For over 28 years, he has used Human Performance Technology (HPT) to help his clients achieve competitive goals through better performance. Dennis is a co-author of the Performance DNA(TM) analysis tools and received his Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) from ASTD and ISPI in 2003. He lives in Asheville, NC with his wife and 2 dogs. Dr. Karen McGraw, "The Performance Doc," is the Managing Partner of Silver Bear Group, LLC. She is an accomplished organizational consultant and life coach specializing in performance improvement, leadership, and change. For over 30 years, she has helped clients achieve desired outcomes. Karen is a co-author of the Performance DNA(TM) analysis tools. She resides with her husband and many pets in Austin, TX.