Frank F. Lunn was living a normal busy life when he received a phone call that stopped time: His eight-year-old son had just been diagnosed with leukemia. The next six months were a struggle for the entire Lunn family, as they battled with Frankie against a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, a cancer very similar to what had ironically defeated Lunn's father four years earlier.
At the time of his son's illness, the premise for this book was still in its infancy. It is based on his father's homespun advice to "stack the logs," one decision and choice stacked on top of another, until success is acheived.
It took Lunn a while to realize just how simple yet profound his father's wisdom was. He eventually realized that success, whatever your definition, is an accumulation over time rather than a single event. It is about incremental achievement.
As he reflected on a note from his father's birthday card, Lunn realized there were seven essential components to success: (1) plan well, (2) keep an excellent forward thrust to objectives, (3) deal with disappointments and setbacks, (4) create a positive support structure, (5) stay positive and focused, (6) maintain moral character, and (7) keep on "Stacking The Logs!"
Divided into twenty chapters, this powerful text expands on these basic principles, including planning for guaranteed success, and the power of Applied Incremental Advantage, which Lunn calls the "compound interest of success." It also tells the number one reason people fail, and how to overcome it, as well as programming yourself to become a champion with the techiques used by Olympic athletes and astronauts.
Additionally, the book details the history of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where Frankie Lunn was treated. Lunn credits his "new family at St. Jude" for teaching him the gift of optimism in the face of adversity and how to weather personal storms and come back stronger.
Frank F. Lunn
frank@kahunaworld.com
Frank is a devoted husband to his wife Lisa and father to his three children Frankie, Matthew and Rachel. He is an expert in leadership, marketing and small business entrepreneurship with a proven track record of success. Frank has a diverse background and a wide range of life experiences allowing for greater perspective in sharing and teaching others. Frank attended Illinois State University, majoring in Economics with a minor in Military Science. Commissioned in 1987 as an officer in the United States Army, he received specialized military training in many facets of advanced leadership, logistics, resource management and strategic planning. Frank served in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield/Storm and received a Bronze Star for meritorious service. After six years of military service, he retired to the inactive reserves as a Captain. Frank has demonstrated leadership, sales and entrepreneurial skills that were honed and developed in several established and start up businesses prior to founding CMS Inc. / Kahuna Business Group in 1995. His leadership, communication and planning abilities combined with training in logistics and operational skills are vital to his role in facilitating and leading Kahuna Business Group through continued growth.
