If It Is to Be, It's up to Me: How to Develop the Attitude of a Winner and Become a Leader

Are you taking total responsibility for your own success? Everyone who truly succeeds develops the attitude of a winner and becomes a leader. A positive attitude prepares you fro success. How positive is yours? Are you excited about what you’re doing and where you’re going? What’s your attitude toward your career or business? How does stress affect your attitude? Total success includes maintaining a healthy lifestyle—a sound mind and body are key. Do you exercise and eat a balanced diet? Decision, commitment, dedication, conviction, and persistence are essential traits of a winner and leader. Are you focused on you dream and doing whatever it takes to achieve it? Do you make maximum use of your time? Some say luck has an impact on your ability to lead and succeed. Can that be true? Many say enthusiasm is key. But how enthusiastic are you? If It Is To Be, It’s Up To Me (Revised) shows you how to lead by setting goals and following your dream. You’ll learn the art of leading others for positive accomplishment and the essentials of HIGH PERFORMANCE LEADERSHIP. Tom Smith took his insurance agency from the bottom to number two in the nation. Along the way he suffered a stress-induced heart attack that almost killed him, but grew through it, regained his health, balanced his life, and ended up as a top leader in a highly competitive industry. He and his wife live in New Jersey. Read this book and you’ll know that…If it is to be, it’s up to me!

Tom Smith was raised in New Jersey in the US, and served in the Coast Guard during World War II. After graduating from Leicester College in Massachusetts, he held two sales positions before starting a successful 34-year career with a major insurance company. As an agent, sales manager, and agency manager, Tom was awarded a President's Citation in each position, and has earned over 55 awards for excellence in sales and leadership. Active in professional, civic, and church affairs, Tom was president of two local trade associations, a member of the Jaycees as well as his local Lions Club, and served as an elder and clerk in his church. He was also on the board of directors and served as campaign chairman and chief volunteer officer of his local United Way Organization. Tom has appeared on TV and radio talk shows and has been the featured speaker at various civic and business organizations including the members and donors of the local YMCA, the Florida International Club, and at a leading financial services organization at their annual meeting. Tom is married with two children and five grandchildren, and he and his wife live in New Jersey.