Oola Find Balance: Find Balance in an Unbalanced World--The Seven Areas You Need to Balance and Grow to Live the Life of Your Dreams - Softcover

Amdahl DC, Troy; Braun D.C., Dave

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0757319971 ISBN 13: 9780757319976

Publisher: Health Communications Inc, 2017

Synopsis

Oola is not your typical self-help book. So what is it? Just like its origins from the expression 'oh lá lá!'Oola is a 'state of awesomeness,' it's when your life is balanced and growing in the 7 key areas of life (Fitness, Finance, Family, Field, Faith, Friends, and Fun). Oola is not stale and stuffy advice, it reads more like a collection of kick-butt anecdotes and sincere stories that just happen to have meaningful messages. Co-authors Dave Braun (The OolaSeeker) and Troy Amdahl (The OolaGuru) have been there and done that. What started out as a small group of people meeting once a year to set intentions for the future has turned into a nationwide phenomenon. Maybe you've seen Dave and Troy traveling the highways and byways of America in their 1970 VW Surf Bus. Covered with colorful Oola stickers, they are carrying the hopes of people, just like you, who are putting their dreams into action, ready to have the OolaLife. You, too, are awesome and designed for greatness and a purpose—LiveOola!

Oola has received glowing reviews from top authors, pro athletes, musicians, industry leaders, and Olympians. Need 7 more reasons to read this book? 1. Learn the three simple steps to balance and grow your life in an unbalanced world. 2. Uncover what blocks you from the life of your dreams and what can get you there faster. 3. Find out what you can learn from a drunken Thai monkey, a black Ninja, and zebra-striped underwear. 4. Why no matter what you have done or have failed to do, you deserve a better life. 5. Become inspired to take the steps, reach your milestones, and achieve your OolaLife. 6. Discover the 7 key areas of life you must balance and grow. 7. Unlock the secrets to taking your life to the next level.

About this title

From the Author:

Troy Amdahl (Phoenix, Arizona) is a Rochester, Minnesota, native and co-author with Dave Braun of the international bestselling book Oola: Find Balance in an Unbalanced World. The OolaGuru, he graduated cum laude from Northwestern Health Sciences University, then became a devoted husband and father, and a successful businessman who traveled the world, retired debt-free at 42, and was an Ironman triathlete. Once a year, he and a group of friends—including Dave, the OolaSeeker who sought him out as a mentor— would meet to set goals and find balance and growth in the key areas of life, the synthesis of which became the philosophy and movement that is Oola. Today, Troy and Dave travel the country in a 1970 VW Surf Bus, speaking to groups, collecting dreams, and helping people find balance, purpose, and growth through the 7 F's of Oola. Visit oolalife.com. Dave Braun (Salt Lake City, Utah) is a native of Napoleon, North Dakota, and is co-author, with Troy Amdahl, of the international bestselling book Oola: Find Balance in an Unbalanced World. Dave found material success at a young age while under the mentorship of Troy, who taught him how to live the Oola principles of balance. He eventually drifted from them, however, and found himself bankrupt, divorced, disconnected, and living in a motel. At rock bottom, he sought out Troy, the OolaGuru, knowing he needed help to get his Oola back. The OolaSeeker vowed that if this worked, he would share Oola with the world. It did, and today he and Troy travel the country in a 1970 VW Surf Bus, speaking to groups, collecting dreams, and helping people find balance, purpose, and growth through the 7 F's of Oola. Visit oolalife.com.

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Introduction

THE CALL

It is hard to believe it was just three years ago I made The Call. The image in my mind is as clear today as it was then.

Earlier that night, I was sound asleep in my uncomfortable bed at a discount motel. I wasn't on vacation―this was my home. I didn't pay by the night―I paid by the month.

The sound was loud and abrupt. I thought someone was breaking into my room. Startled, I jumped up to see what was happening. I looked out the window and saw the police with a battering ram, breaking into the adjoining room.

This was surreal and deeply humbling at the same time. All I can remember thinking is, I Just a few short years ago, I had it all. I was a married man with five beautiful kids. I had a successful career, a net worth of over $2 million, and a $1.4 million house at the foothills of the mountains.

How did this happen? How did I end up in this crap motel where most residents pay by the hour?

At that moment, I knew I needed to reach out to someone. I reflected on all the relationships in my past for just the right resource. I was embarrassed, and wasn't looking to be judged, but rather nudged in the right direction. As dark as everything felt around me, I always maintained a sense that 'things are going to be okay.' In my core, I just knew I needed to get back on the path that I had strayed from some time ago.

I thought back to my internship fifteen years earlier and a guy I knew back then. You probably know a guy like him. In short, I remember one of our mutual friends tossing him a gold horseshoe about the size of a half dollar and telling him to stick it up his ass so he could have a matching set. You know the guy―lucky with zeros on the end.

Everything he touched seemed to turn to gold. He was just lucky, or so I thought. During my internship, as I spent time talking with him and learning from him, I realized it wasn't luck. He worked hard at keeping his life in balance. He made a conscious effort to grow in the important areas in his life. This reflection reconnected me to the path, the pursuit of Oola. I knew who I needed to call.

I walked outside and looked at my neighbor's door, which was dented from the battering ram. I remember thinking that the door looked like I felt. I walked through the rhythm of the lights from the police car reflecting off the buildings around me and made my way to an alley protected from the wind. I remember it was cold outside, but I was not cold. I was humbled, ashamed, and oddly optimistic all at the same time.

I had the phone in my hand, hoping to gain the courage to make that call. I knew this was the call I needed to make. I felt it. With vulnerability I called the OolaGuru.

THE OOLA GURU

The call was exactly the call I needed to make at exactly the time I needed to make it. I hadn't spoken with the OolaGuru in quite a while. Miles and months had come between us, and this one phone call revealed how our paths had diverged. At one time we were almost of one mind. We had similar dreams, goals, and aspirations. But while my life hit rock bottom, the OolaGuru seemed to have it all.

The OolaGuru is a very private guy. He's far from shy, but his anonymity is based in humility. He listens more than he talks, and let's just say that he has what most of the world wants. He has always been the guy in the group we looked to when we wanted to up our game, in any category of life.

He was completely debt free by the age of forty, he has been married to the same gal (whom he met in kindergarten, by the way) for more than twenty-seven years, he formally retired at forty-two, and now does what he wants, when he wants.

I remember when he couldn't run a mile. Then he set his mind to it and began running marathons, and even completed an Ironman. He spends a ton of time with his kids and works on his faith, dare I say, faithfully.

His personal passion is travel, and he has been to fifty countries and counting. Sounds like fiction, but he is the OolaGuru.

When I called him, he was at his winter home in Arizona. I did most of the talking, and he did most of the listening. I needed to talk, and he was good at listening. After an hour of dumping my problems on him, all I can remember him saying was, 'Well, I think you have found the bottom. The good news is it's only up from here!' He went on to say that where I was in this moment was simply where I was . . . not who I was. That I was designed for greatness.

He then told me a story about how they design a car so you can see both in front of you and behind you. They provide a rearview mirror, which is small but adequate. The front windshield is large and unobstructed. It's designed so you can easily see what's ahead. He pointed out how the views ahead and behind are designed to scale. You do need to look behind you, but only briefly, from time to time. The majority of your energy and focus, however, should be on the windshield in front of you.

In that moment, I learned that my life is the same way. I do need to look at my past, but only briefly from time to time, and only to learn from it. The majority of my time should be spent looking forward, planning where I am going.

THE PURPOSE

The purpose of this book is clear. We want to lead you to an OolaLife. We want to show you what Oola looks and feels like and how to get there.

We will define Oola and share our stories regarding our different paths to Oola. The heart of the book is the 7 F's of Oola. Here, we will clearly define the seven areas of life that deserve balance and growth.

We will identify the seven roadblocks that can get in the way of the life you want, and introduce the seven accelerators that can get you the OolaLife faster. We will close the book with the three simple steps to the OolaLife.

We will provide two perspectives to educate, entertain, and inspire you on your journey. One perspective will be from the OolaSeeker, who once had Oola, lost Oola, and is now committed to getting his Oola back.

Another perspective is that of the OolaGuru, who is committed to the OolaLife.

By opening up and sharing our true stories, knowledge, and experiences, we hope to inspire you to pursue a life that is balanced and growing. An OolaLife is worth the effort and pursuit. Please, hear us, that regardless of where you are in life and what's in your rearview mirror, you are worthy of better . . . you are worthy of Oola. Congratulations on this noble pursuit.

©2017 David Braun and Troy Amdahl. All rights reserved. Reprinted from Oola: FindBalance in an Unbalanced World, The 7 Areas You Need to Balance and Grow to Live the Life of Your Dreams. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the written permission of the publisher. Publisher: Health Communications, Inc., 3201 SW 15th Street, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442.

About this edition

• Publisher: Health Communications Inc
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0757319971
• ISBN 13: 9780757319976
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288