The Magic of Assuming Command: Strategies, Tactics, and Mental Tools from History's Heroes of Hustle, Initiative, Audacity and Pluck

by Johnny Welch

Overview

Master The Magic of Assuming Command, and put yourself on the fast track to power, influence, high-achievement and success.

Tired of slogging down the slow road to the life you desire? Feel like something is holding you back, but you're not sure how or why? Imagine you're capable of much more than you're currently realizing...

In The Magic of Assuming Command, Harvard and Columbia trained researcher, Dr. Johnny Welch—a recognized authority on leadership, power and influence—reveals the strategies, tactics, and mental tools of assuming command—wisdom and insights unearthed from the champions and heroes of history, all of which will help you to live an extraordinary life.

This system is designed to help you achieve your own most daring dreams and goals. Follow the blueprint in this book and you will:

• MASTER the mindset of assuming command, and reap the rewards of increased influence and power.


• DISCOVER the unusually uncommon, yet richly rewarded starting point of success.


• LEARN how to identify and destroy the limiting beliefs and assumptions that hold you back.


• GAIN vital insights into the key makeup of the champion mindset.


• EXPLORE Theodore Roosevelt's strategies for stealing the initiative, and accruing power, and learn how you can apply his insights in your own area of practice.


• DISCOVER the most dangerous and unexpected mistakes people make when attempting to assume command or seize power.


• UNDERSTAND John F. Kennedy's tactics, tips, and psychological tricks for overcoming obstacles, pushing past resistance, controlling the narrative, and toppling the status quo.


• LEARN how to exploit the vast potential power of asking for what you want by learning to develop and leverage the bullet-proof ask.


• RECOGNIZE and gain a new understanding of the threat that cultural and societal influences pose to your success, and how to rewrite the rules, and overcome the customs and norms that constrict your thinking, limit your options, and, ultimately, undermine your purpose and goals.

Grounded in rich, revealing stories from the heroes of history, this indispensable guide will help you unlock your true potential, seize control of your destiny, and leverage the distinct power of assuming command.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781733100502
Publisher:	By the People Books
Publication date:	06/25/2019
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

Dr. John C. Welch, M.B.A. is a professional speaker on topics related to influence, leadership, power, and grit. His other book, Mastering the Power of Grit, was previously ranked as the number one bestseller in the leadership category on Amazon. He hosts the Classic Influence Podcast (available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Sticher), and teaches a graduate course on change leadership at Columbia University. Dr. Welch’s broad experience ranges from serving as the program manager for the Columbia Coaching Certification Program, to corporate training and consulting—with clients that have included Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, Kawasaki, International Boys’ Schools Coalition, and New York Presbyterian Hospital, the University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell—to teaching undergraduate and graduate business courses in Southern California and New York City. He has coached leadership teams in large ministries, and served in the district offices of members of the California State Senate, the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He earned a master’s degree in business administration from San Diego State University and a master’s degree from Harvard University where he split his time between the Divinity School and the Kennedy School of Government. He completed his doctorate in the department of Organization and Leadership at Columbia. Johnny currently lives in San Diego and, in his free time, enjoys weight training, running, traveling and, above all, surfing on some clean, hollow, warm water waves.