Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Part 1 Getting Ready to Dream Big
1 Don't Go Alone 3
2 Thermometer 7
3 Get Under the Ice Cap 13
4 Who Are You? 21
5 Where Are You? 27
6 What Do You Want? 31
7 Chase the Jeep 37
8 Getting to the "New" Part 45
9 Sleepwalking 51
10 One Hundred Calls a Day 59
11 Sea Otters 65
12 Finale 73
13 Comparison Is a Punk 83
Part 2 Set Absurd Expectations
14 Gather Your Leaves 91
15 Sizing Up 99
16 Get the Sticks Before the Drums 109
Part 3 Explore Opportunities
17 Keep the Moon in the Window 117
18 The Number for the White House Is (202) 456-1414 123
Part 4 Clear the Path
19 Hostage Negotiation 131
20 Give It a Quarter Twist 137
21 Be a Quitter 143
Part 5 Take Action
22 Living on the Edge of Yikes 153
23 10:34-10:35 159
24 One Thousand Words a Day 167
Part 6 Expect Setbacks
25 Pick the Vespa 175
26 Three Epic Fails 183
Part 7 Sustain Belief and Land the Plane
27 Check Your Ropes 191
28 Ground Effect 197
29 Matters of the Heart 205
Epilogue 213
The Dream Big Framework: Reflection Questions and Action Ideas 215
Acknowledgments 233
About the Author 235
Connect with Bob 237