Believe to Achieve: See the Invisible, Do the Impossible - Softcover

White, Howard

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9781582701721: Believe to Achieve: See the Invisible, Do the Impossible

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ISBN 10: 1582701725 ISBN 13: 9781582701721

Publisher: Atria Books/Beyond Words, 2007

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Sometimes we need a hand to help us get to the gifts locked inside us. Believe to Achieve is that helping hand, daring readers of all ages to reach for their most cherished dream and giving them the tools to get there.

Author Howard "H" White tells us extraordinary people are simply ordinary people on fire with desire -- and he knows. As Nike, Inc.'s liaison for athletes such as Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley, "H" has had plenty of experience with superstars. But he did not start there. He has known extraordinary people his whole life, from his family and friends to his coaches and teachers. All along the way, Howard has met people who have opened his eyes to his own abilities, and he has spent his life doing the same for others.

Full of behind-the-scenes moments with favorite athletes as well as funny anecdotes, Believe to Achieve is an exuberant collection of wisdom that will help you recognize the potential in yourself and see the path to success. It is a handbook for all people who have a goal they do not know how to reach or who want to help others discover their gifts.

As Howard says, you can never tell what people are capable of just by looking at them -- even you.

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About the Author:

A star in high school and a standout point guard for the University of Maryland, Howard “H” White was an NBA draft pick until knee injuries put a stop to his basketball career. Undaunted, Howard put his other skills to use, eventually finding his way to Nike, Inc. Now vice president of Jordan Brand, he has been with the company for thirty-five years. With Nike’s support, he founded the “Believe to Achieve” program, an innovative traveling seminar designed to encourage youth to believe in themselves and adults to mentor them. A tremendous, charismatic public speaker, White's passion and excitement for life moves adults and children alike. He lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon, with his wife.

Introduction: The Outer Handbook

Any road will get you there if you don't know where you're going.

My Moms used to tell us, "Any road will get you there if you don't know where you're going," and I pass this on for you to think about. It's important to know where you're going in life. If you don't, it might take you twenty years to get somewhere that would have only taken twenty minutes if you'd known what you wanted. So the trick is to figure out what it is that you really want.

When I was in college, I read an interview with Lamar Hunt in a magazine called Success Unlimited. His father, H. L. Hunt, had become a multibillionaire back before it was popular to be even a millionaire. The interviewer asked Mr. Hunt how his father was able to amass so much money. Hunt replied, "It was quite easy." The interviewer responded that it wasn't easy to put together large sums of money; it wasn't easy to put together small sums of money. So how could it be easy to put together billions of dollars? Mr. Hunt said his father's philosophy had always been that you first must have a vision. You must see what you really want and see it crystal clear. Second, you have to decide what you're willing to sacrifice to make it happen, what you'll be willing to give up to make your vision come true. Finally, you have to just go about the business of making it happen -- or, as I tell young men and ladies in "Nike language": Just Do It.

When I speak to young people I always tell the H. L. Hunt story to inspire them. I still tell the story because I truly believe that these principles work. I have seen them in action again and again in my own life and in the lives of those around me. If you follow these three steps -- vision, sacrifice, and doing the work -- you can have anything you truly want out of life.

I adopted H. L. Hunt's philosophy, but I've added a fourth step to the process: Write down whatever it is that you want to accomplish so you'll have a reference point as you go forward.

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