There's No Plan B for Your A-Game: Be the Best in the World at What You Do

by Bo Eason

Overview

Washington Post Bestseller

Wall Street Journal Bestseller

USA Today Bestseller

Publishers Weekly Bestseller

Do you want to change the course of your life?

Do you want to be the best?

The best manager, the best athlete, the best artist, the best speaker, the best parent?

In There’s No Plan B for Your A-Game, former pro athlete, playwright, and acclaimed leadership coach Bo Eason shows you exactly what it takes to be the best. His proven tools and training have worked for Olympic medalists, military leaders, bestselling authors, professional athletes, and business executives and their teams.

There’s No Plan B for Your A-Game explains how to develop the character, integrity, and commitment it takes to become the best. Bo Eason focuses on a winning four-step process that helps you attain the skill, maintain the effort, and persist through challenges:

Declaration: What do you want to achieve?

Preparation: How can you make it happen?

Acceleration: Where will you find the stamina to reach your goal?

Domination: Why do you take others with you?

With inspiring, specific, real-word guidance, There’s No Plan B for Your A-Game teaches the best practices that lead to the best results, in every walk of life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250210821
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/03/2019
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Bo Eason played free safety in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers and the San Francisco 49ers and was named All-Pro in his position. After his career ended, he became an actor and playwright, and wrote a one-man play called “Runt of the Litter” that enjoyed an extended off-Broadway and 50-city national run; the play is being developed as a major motion picture. Now, as a speaker and leadership coach, Bo trains some of the most successful people in the world—athletes, artists, entrepreneurs, and executives. He has consulted for a range of clients and Fortune 500 companies including Advisors Excel, Morgan Stanley, Mass Mutual, Guardian, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. There's No Plan B for Your A-Game is his first book. He lives with his wife, Dawn, and their children in California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

1 The Beginning of the Best 1

2 Unnatural Talent 16

3 Declaration 31

4 Preparation 57

5 Acceleration 87

6 Domination 107

7 Accountability 132

8 Re-Compete 153

9 Distractions 171

10 Predator 193

11 No Obstacles, No Hero 211

12 Rules to Live By 234

13 Your Story Matters 248

Editorial Reviews

06/03/2019

In this spirited debut memoir, retired NFL player Eason (Runt of the Litter) explains his intensely singled-minded approach to becoming a world-class athlete and, following a career-ending knee injury, a successful playwright and actor. Eason grew up in a family of overachievers who ran a ranch in Northern California, with supportive and encouraging parents dedicated to helping their children realize their dreams. His early experiences taught him that what determines who will “be the best in the world” is not related to talent but to “declaration,” “preparation,” “acceleration,” and “domination.” Anyone, writes Eason, with the audacity to make a declaration to be the best in the world, and the willingness to put in the 20 years he believes are a requirement to succeed, can dominate their field. He offers specific methods for achievement—such as making commitments, eliminating distractions, and redesigning one’s environment—that he illustrates with varying effectiveness through his own experiences, those of his high-achieving young children, and those of his acolytes (including soccer Olympian Lauren Holiday and former Green Beret Scott Mann). Though “Action Steps” that reference the lessons of each chapter are meant to direct readers, Eason’s advice tends to be aphoristic (“Just commit to it. Make the declaration and then live it out.”) and can be hard to follow. Readers looking for direct principles for achieving goals will be inspired by Eason’s approach. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

"I've shared the stage with Tony Robbins, Sir Richard Branson, and the Dalai Lama. I am convinced that Bo Eason is the greatest speaker to grace the stage in decades." —Brendon Burchard

"Bo Eason offers a revealing testimony on what it takes to succeed in any field. Whether you’re an artist, an athlete, or an entrepreneur, this book will put you to work.” —Steven Pressfield, bestselling author of The War of Art and The Artist’s Journey

"In this personal and candid book, Bo Eason tells you how to be best at what you do: by declaring who you really are and having the guts to live it. A must-read." —Dr. Kellyann Petrucci

"Bo uses his one-of-a-kind background as an NFL safety turned stage actor turned in-demand motivational speaker to tell us how to be our absolute best selves. If you want the kind of tough love advice that will drive you toward excellence, read There’s No Plan B for Your A-Game." —JJ Virgin

"Bo Eason knows what it means to fulfill on your greatness and be the BEST. In There’s No Plan B for Your A-Game, Bo gives you the play-by-play on how to embrace your obstacles and thrive in the face of any adversity. If you’re looking for a Champion Mindset approach to a better you, this is a must read." —Laila Ali

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