Overcoming Obstacles: A Navy Seal's Guide to Beating Adversity and Finding Success

Wisdom and inspiration to help you achieve your goals.

A former Navy SEAL and current motivational speaker, Don Mann specializes in helping others achieve success in every aspect of life— personal and professional—by using techniques employed by Navy SEALs. In Overcoming Obstacles, Mann zeroes in on finding ways to conquer the obstacles that readers face in their lives, no matter what they may be. This volume includes three subsections dedicated to helping the reader surmount life’s difficulties:

• Identifying the Obstacles in Your Life
• Getting Out of Your Own Way
• Finding Success

Featuring practical advice, inspirational quotes, engaging stories, and interesting anecdotes, Overcoming Obstacles will give readers the tools they need to triumph in the face of adversity.

Don Mann is a former Navy SEAL, renowned world–Class adventure athlete, New York Times Best Selling Author, and a motivational speaker. He has written fourteen books, both fiction and nonfiction, including Inside SEAL Team Six: My Life and Missions with America’s Elite Warriors;The U.S. Navy SEAL Survival Handbook, and SEAL Team Six: Hunt the Wolf. Don has been a frequent guest on radio and television shows, sharing his unique insights and knowledge with viewers of FOX, CNN, ABC, and numerous others. His popular “Pushing Beyond Boundaries” presentation has enthralled and inspired thousands, and as an athlete he has competed in multiple Ironman triathlons, dozens of adventure races, and countless marathons. He lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Don's website is http://usfrogmann.com/.

Kraig Becker is a freelance writer, journalist, and consultant who covers mountaineering expeditions, polar exploration, adventure travel, and other outdoor pursuits. He is the editor of The Adventure Blog, the founder of The Adventure Podcast, and a contributor to online and print outlets like National Geographic, Outside magazine, Popular Mechanics, Gear Institute, Digital Trends, OutdoorX4 magazine and others. He serves as the Adventure and Outdoor Travel Expert for About.com. His first book is Reaching Beyond Boundaries with co-author Don Mann. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.