Shift: Creating Better Tomorrows; Winning at Work and in Life - Softcover

Michael O'Brien

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0998732818 ISBN 13: 9780998732817

Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press, 2017

Synopsis

''Discovering how to pick yourself up off the ground, how to rebound from sickness, or simply how to solider ahead through whatever roadblock you encounter--that's the crux of Shift'' --Ted King, professional road cyclist

Shift is a must-read for anyone looking to change their perspective, abandon bad days, and live a more purposeful life. In the book, corporate leadership coach Michael O'Brien shows that the secret to becoming our best starts with shifting our mindset and he offers the steps we can take to do so.

Drawing on the personal story of his ''last bad day,'' Michael shares the emotional and physical recovery from his near-death accident on the morning of July 11th, 2001. A keen cyclist out on a training ride in New Mexico, Michael was hit head-on by an SUV that crossed into his lane traveling 40 miles per hour. He invites readers into the early darkness of his recovery and, ultimately, the empowering perspective shift he gained through his difficult journey: we are defined by how we respond to a tragedy and not by the tragedy itself.

Michael used his newfound perspective to fuel his recovery and help him create a better and better tomorrow. Now he's sharing his hard-earned insights to help others realize their own success. In Shift, Michael introduces ''ways of being'' that can help anyone build a stronger peloton*, the team that transcends the individual, and get closer to the best version of themselves.

Michael's story is life changing, inspirational, and insightful. Shift is about how mindset, perspective, and grit can empower each of us to ride the ups and downs of our life's journey and to create a better tomorrow.

ALL the profits from Shift will go to World Bicycle Relief.

Companion to Michael's My Last Bad Day Shift: How to Prevent Bad Moments from Turning into Bad Days--a practical and powerful guide that outlines what you can do to be bad day free.

*peloton: the main group or pack of riders in a road bicycle race. Riders save energy by riding close together, through drafting or slipstreaming.

About this title

From the Author:

Shift is for my daughters, Elle and Grady. It's part legacy and part fatherly advice. They are everything to me. They are my motivation to become better tomorrow. And if they are the only two to read Shift, then I will consider it a success.But I also wrote Shift for anyone who wants to be an everyday hero to their partner, child(ren), colleagues, and community. Shift is not about comparing yourself to some celebrity or icon's version of success. You don't have to be famous to change lives. You just have to be the BEST YOU. Because everyone benefits when you are striving to become your best. To spread Shift's energy and impact, I'm giving all the profits of Shift to World Bicycle Relief to help others shorten the distance to the best version of themselves. So when you buy Shift, you will make a global impact by cascading the type of compassionate energy that we need more of today.
Welcome to my peloton. Keep Pedaling.

From the Inside Flap:

"Watch your way then, as a cautious traveler, and don't be gazing at that mountain or river in the distance, and saying, "How shall I ever get over them?" but keep to the present little inch that is before you, and accomplish that in the little moment that belongs to it. The mountain and the river can only be passed in the same way; and when you come to them you will come to the light and the strength that belong to them." - Mary Ann Kelty

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0998732818
• ISBN 13: 9780998732817
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224