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Gold Medal Swim Club Reading Suggestions |
Gold Medal Swim Club's culture is built around personal development and balance as well as athletic excellence. As an extension of this principle, a Suggested Readings feature has been added to the GMSC experience.
Inner Strength Inner Peace by Time McClellan
Leadership expert and world-renowned coach Tim McClellan has empowered world champion athletes and non-athletes alike for decades. Inner Strength Inner Peace is a collection of humorous, inspirational, real-life stories that will inspire readers to lead a happier, healthier and more meaningful life.
"Way of the Peaceful Warrior" by Dan Millman
Despite his success, college student and world-champion athlete Dan Millman is haunted by a feeling that something is missing from his life. Awakened one night by dark dreams, he wanders into an all-night gas station. There he meets an old man named Socrates, and his world is changed forever. Guided by this eccentric old warrior and drawn to an elusive young woman named Joy, Dan begins a spiritual odyssey into realms of light and shadow, romance and mystery. His journey ultimately leads him toward a final confrontation that will deliver or destroy him.
This classic tale, told with heart and humor, speaks to the peaceful warrior in each of us. Countless readers have been moved to laughter, tears, and moments of illumination as they rediscover life’s larger meaning and purpose. Journey with Dan on the peaceful warrior’s path to unreasonable happiness. Find out for yourself why this book changes lives.
The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How. Book Description
Albert Einstein, Pele, Charlotte Bronte, and Michelangelo: How did they all get to be such dazzling geniuses? Where did their greatness come from? The answer lies within their brains, in myelin, a neural substance that turns out to be the holy grail of acquiring skill. Those who have mastered their craft have lots of myelin. And you can too. You just have to learn how to grow it.
In this revolutionary book, "New York Times" bestselling journalist Daniel Coyle takes you on an illuminating journey across the globe to nine of the world's most prolific hotbeds of talent to reveal the key to unlocking human potential. From the baseball fields of the Caribbean to a classical music academy in upstate New York, Coyle is on the search for the clues that will answer some of the most intriguing questions about talent:
Why is one impoverished Russian tennis club able to put out more Top 20 women players than the entire U.S.?
How did all three Bronte sisters become literary all-stars?
How does a group of inner-city charter schools manage to send 80 percent of its students to college?
What enables a humble music school in a mall in Texas produce a string of pop stars--including Jessica Simpson?
The secret to acquiring skill, Coyle discovers, comes down to three elements: the right kinds of practice, coaching, and motivation. When these three elements converge and you learn how to operate at the edge of your abilities, you activate the neurological mechanism that promotes the growth of myelin, the microscopic nerve-fiber insulator that adds speed and accuracy to your movements and thoughts. Combining vivid examples with deft analysis, this book will not only change the way you view talent, but enable you to reach your own fullest potential.
Daniel Coyle has contributed to The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How. as an author. Daniel Coyle is the author of Hardball: A Season in the Projects and the novel Waking Samuel. He is a former editor at Outside and a two-time National Magazine Award finalist, and his work has been featured in The Best American Sports Writing. He lives in Alaska with his wife, Jen, and their four children.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, March 16 2010 12:41 |