Total Focus: Make Better Decisions Under Pressure
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (571 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0735214514 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
As a U.S. . BRANDON WEBB is the CEO of Hurricane Group, Inc. He is author of the New York Times bestseller The Red Circle, Among Heroes, The Killing School,The Making of a Navy SEAL, and The Power of Thought. JOHN DAVID MANN is Webb’s coauthor on The Red Circle, Among Heroes,The Making of a Navy SEAL, and The Killing School,
SEAL snipers define it as the ability to filter out noise and chaos so you can make life-or-death decisions under the extreme conditions of combat. So Webb started over, applying total focus to a new startup, a media company called Hurricane Group. In the wake of that failure, Webb realized that successful entrepreneurs need a skill he had already mastered: total focus. For instance, you’ll discover:· The difference between total focus and tunnel vision is developing total situational awareness: the ability to spot opportunities and threats without getting distracted from your goal. If he could maintain total focus while staring through crosshairs at a man who might (or might not) be an Al Qaeda terrorist, surely he could do the same in the business world. · Entrepreneurs must learn to embrace the suck, refusing to quit when the going g
In Total Focus, Webb and Mann provide a game plan based on the mind-set and skill sets that will result in a business that you’re passionate about, that is lucrative, and that provides extreme value to those you serve.” —Bob Burg, coauthor of The Go-Giver and author of Adversaries into Allies“The most engaging, exciting business book you’ll ever read.” —Marshall Goldsmith, author of Triggers and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There; Thinkers50 #1 Most Influential Leadership Thinker in the World“Brandon Webb’s transition from Navy SEAL to CEO provides inspiring insights on how leaders lead. Reading this book challenged me to raise my own personal leadership bar