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The Warrior, the Strategist and You: How to Find Your Purpose and Realise Your Potential
“ This is a field manual for achieving sustained high performance and a life well led. Inspiring" James Kerr, author of Legacy SUCCESS HAS A STRATEGY AND FAILURE IS NOT AN ACCIDENT Floyd Woodrow served in the SAS for 20 years and knows what it is like to succeed and fail at the highest level. In The Warrior, The Strategist and You, Floyd draws on his own personal experience in the one of the world’ s most elite military units to show you how to achieve your most ambitious goals. Introducing his Compass for Life model, you will learn how to motivate yourself and ?nd the strength to achieve your full potential in any area of your life. - Discover how to ?nd your Super North Star - Understand how to assemble the support you need - Master the unrelenting pursuit of excellence - Learn how to maintain the highest levels of discipline - Strengthen your inner warrior ‘ Floyd’ s simple but extremely effective philosophy is perfectly captured in this thoroughly engaging book. I have no hesitation in recommending it to you as a guide to elite performance’ Simon Timson, Performance Director, Manchester City FC
224 pages, Paperback
Published January 26, 2023
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Floyd Woodrow
5 books2 followersFloyd Woodrow MBE DCM is the chairman and CEO of Chrysalis Worldwide, the world's leading values-based performance organisation. He coaches international sporting teams, leading banks and financial institutions, governments, police forces, emergency services and international corporations on all aspects of elite performance and leadership. Together with Simon Acland, he is author of Elite!: The Secret to Exceptional Leadership and Performance (E&T, 2012).
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December 7, 2022
I am someone who needs motivation everyday and this is just the kind of book I was looking for!
Perfect presentation. Easy reference. Short chapters. Go to writing style.
Amazed me and the book does it job!
Seven short chapters with extra parts on references and further reading (which I always appreciate!), the book is a must have when you feel like you’re someone who you’re not yet. Be there. Reach there. Take this book as a tool. Also, my favourite part is the last chapter. The topic discussed here is the most important when you are building your brand. Do check it out. It is something we tend to ignore but must not.
Thank you, Elliott & Thompson, for the advance reading copy.
Perfect presentation. Easy reference. Short chapters. Go to writing style.
Amazed me and the book does it job!
Seven short chapters with extra parts on references and further reading (which I always appreciate!), the book is a must have when you feel like you’re someone who you’re not yet. Be there. Reach there. Take this book as a tool. Also, my favourite part is the last chapter. The topic discussed here is the most important when you are building your brand. Do check it out. It is something we tend to ignore but must not.
Thank you, Elliott & Thompson, for the advance reading copy.
December 16, 2022
The Warrior, Strategist and You
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts". Marcus Aurelius
Floyd Woodrows has an ability to create mental models that is easy to understand and with practice, highly achievable. He explains his "compass for life", that includes every aspect of how to grow as a human and be the best version of yourself both private and in the work environment.
If you are a leader with short or long experience, this book can be a guide and help to put your experience into perspective and help you further. Whatever you need to work on, this book helps you to structure your goals, skills, values and influence. Woodrow describes his main points with visual examples and bullets.
What I loved about this book was that he kept it simple and elegant. The language was not the heavy academic kind, but light and to the point. I appreciate good quotes, bullet points and practical examples.
When I need a knowledge refill I look for books/articles that has a military perspective. This is because they have excellent training programs that is pressure tested. If their leadership and training methods does not work in a warzone the consequence can be severe.
It is then, a delight to read when someone has succeeded as Woodrow has. Everyone starts out as a student, and with a clear goal and direction you can become whatever you set your mind to.
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts". Marcus Aurelius
Floyd Woodrows has an ability to create mental models that is easy to understand and with practice, highly achievable. He explains his "compass for life", that includes every aspect of how to grow as a human and be the best version of yourself both private and in the work environment.
If you are a leader with short or long experience, this book can be a guide and help to put your experience into perspective and help you further. Whatever you need to work on, this book helps you to structure your goals, skills, values and influence. Woodrow describes his main points with visual examples and bullets.
What I loved about this book was that he kept it simple and elegant. The language was not the heavy academic kind, but light and to the point. I appreciate good quotes, bullet points and practical examples.
When I need a knowledge refill I look for books/articles that has a military perspective. This is because they have excellent training programs that is pressure tested. If their leadership and training methods does not work in a warzone the consequence can be severe.
It is then, a delight to read when someone has succeeded as Woodrow has. Everyone starts out as a student, and with a clear goal and direction you can become whatever you set your mind to.
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