Success Secrets of Super Achievers

by Jim Stovall

Book Overview

If you want to know the best way to get to the top of a mountain you are climbing, you are wise to ask a person who has been to the top! That's the approach Jim Stovall has taken in Success Secrets of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891373005
• ISBN13: 9781891373008
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Beyond Words Publishing
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.

Customer Reviews

This book & the success secrets it contains should be your constant companion on the road to succe

Success Secrets of Super Achievers by Jim Stovall Unlike most books that touch on the 'success secrets' or 'the ultimate success formula' (USF), this book takes a seemingly broad-based & light-hearted approach to the subject. Best of all, it doesn't pin down to a specific formula but rather chooses to give readers an opportunity to explore diverse perspectives. To cap his clever approach, the author even draws on the candid viewpoints of a relatively disparate sampling of ordinary people who have lived or are living great lives, with goals, vision & passion - 82 of them to be exact, widely known & admired in movie entertainment, music, politics & law, business, sports & even religion. A lot of these people, to my surprise, are not the traditionally rich & famous but, as the author puts it, these people have been "to the mountaintop" in their respective field. As an award-winning broadcaster, the author has abundant access to these successful people - or super-achievers - in the real world. To his many personal & frank interviews with these people, he has asked two compelling questions: - How do you define success; and - What does it take to be happy? This inspiring book certainly captures the 'strategic heartbeat' of most of the interviewees' inspiring responses. Their advice is very simple, straight-forward, & effective, with no ulterior motive other than to help those who seriously want to join them on the mountaintop. The author is in fact a super-achiever himself & despite his failing eyesight & eventual blindness, he has been an Entrepreneur of the Year, a national champion Olympic weightlifter, a successful investment broker, an accomplished musician/songwriter, a marketing consultant, & a professional speaker, an author & president/co-founder/host of a television network. As a matter of fact, I understand that one of his best-selling books, "The Ultimate Gift" is now a 20th Century Fox major motion picture, starring James Garner. In a nutshell, & collectively for readers, I am very confident readers can find numerous startling answers as well as unusual perspectives in your continuing quest for: - Becoming the best you can be; - Changing your life; - Turning your dreams into reality; - Taking action starting today; - Finding & fulfilling your destiny regardless of your circumstances; Many of the super achievers whom the author had interviewed, especially those from movie entertainment, also brought forth many sweet memories of my childhood times in the late fifties & throughout the sixties, during which I had spent much of my spare time going to the movies & watching the black box. Here are some of my unforgettable movie/TV characters with their winning insights in the book: - Eddie Albert (played a big city attorney - who long desired to become a farmer - opposite Eva Gabor in 'Green Acres' TV series): "I really don't care how I am remembered as long as I bring happiness & jo

Thank You Super Achievers For Sharing Your Success Secrets

Jim Stovall went to people who were the top of their fields and asked them for their own personal keys to success. This book contains over 80 responses from some of the worlds greatest figures in business, sports, religion, law, politics, entertainment, and more. Names we all know, love, and admire, like Jacqueline Bisset, Lou Holtz, Carol Channing, Dave Barry, Eddie Albert, Charles Schwab, Johnnie Cochran, and Socks the Cat. Each person's profile give a simple and straight forward answer to success on their own terms. You can digest each one in moments, and before you know it, you've read the entire book! I read it all in one night, and three more time in the following week.. This book instantly became one of my favorites for inspiration, and I plan to keep it nearby for those time when I feel less that stellar to remind me of the things I need to focus on for my success.

Learn from winners

I firmly believe that if you want to win the Daytona 500, you don't go to the junkyard, you go to the winner's circle. Mr. Stovall has a great collection of stories from winners and most importantly, what made them successful. A must have for a motivational library

82 Super Achieving Famous People Share their secrets

Great Book! I was especially touched by the words of Ken Venturi who responded to a question regarding his possible pro golf ending condition by saying: "I don't believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be." This book contains submittals from 82 stars, business executives, government and spiritual leaders, and sports heroes that express their thoughts on success. The book provides the reader with a number of thoughts that may unlock their potential. Here are some of them: "It is not always getting what you like but liking what you get."----Donna Fargo (Singer) "It all boils down to spirit and thinking. Everything happens in the mind."--Phyllis Diller "If you can meet Triumph and Disaster and treat those two imposters the same...." Oleg Cassini (Designer for Jackie O) "Everyone has problems. It is part of our mortal experience." ---Gary Player (Professional Golfer) It has 2-3 pages of thoughts on success from all 82 people. Awesome book. I recommend it. I read it in one night!!!!!!!