Winning Plays: Tackling Adversity and Achieving Success in Business and in Life

by Matt Mayberry

Overview

No one goes undefeated when playing the game of life. Matt Mayberry is no exception. He's faced setbacks beyond his control and lots more he created himself. But even after conquering addiction, realizing his lifelong dream to play in the NFL, and then having it taken away from him in an instant, he came from behind yet again to achieve more success than ever before.

Sometimes we are knocked down-and even out-by circumstances within or beyond our control. That's life. But these moments can be opportunities to tap into inner strength and start over. By sharing how he treated failure as a way to start over, Matt is now a nationally sought-after speaker and success coach to audiences of more than 100,000 people per year for Fortune 500 companies, NFL and NBA teams, government and nonprofit groups, professional associations, and universities. In WINNING PLAYS, he presents his strategies to survive and thrive in the real world, no matter what gets thrown your way.

Just as no football team can be successful without a solid game plan, you can't be successful without one either. This book is full of Matt's inspirational, motivational, and prescriptive advice, such as: be authentic, create opportunities, power through adversity, reaffirm your goals, rebuild, and many other strategies for developing your own personal game plan to succeed in business and in life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455568260
Publisher:	Center Street
Publication date:	09/06/2016
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	937 KB

About the Author

MATT MAYBERRY is a highly acclaimed keynote speaker and performance strategist. A former Indiana University and Chicago Bears linebacker, Matt is one of the most widely-read columnists for Entrepreneur.com, where he writes on peak performance, overcoming adversity, leadership, and motivation. Matt's work has been featured on ESPN, Forbes, Huffington Post, ABC, NBC, Fox Business, Fox News, Business Insider, and MSN Lifestyle. As the CEO of Matt Mayberry Enterprises, he helps individuals and organizations all over the world to maximize their potential to achieve breakthrough performance.

Table of Contents

Author's Note ix

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Almost Dead at Sixteen 5

Chapter 2 Drug Rehab: The Big Con 19

Chapter 3 In Pursuit of My Dreams 33

Chapter 4 Coach Hep 55

Chapter 5 D-Day: The Phone Call that Changed My Life 75

Chapter 6 The Nitty-Gritty: I'm a Chicago Bear! Training to be an NFL Player 97

Chapter 7 The Super Bowl 123

Chapter 8 I Am Broken 135

Chapter 9 The Fight for Recovery 153

Chapter 10 The Awakening 173

Chapter 11 Making My Life Whole Again: "Hour of Greatness" 193

Chapter 12 Winning Plays to Turn Failure into a Gift 213

Acknowledgments 255

Suggested Reading List 257

About the Author 259

Editorial Reviews

A brilliant, empowering look at the positive side of failure. Failure makes you stronger and better if you are willing to learn from it and thankfully, Matt shows us how.--Jon Gordon, Bestselling Author of The Energy Bus and The Carpenter

As Matt Mayberry's former teammate, I have seen him put to use all of the ideas and strategies within the pages of this book. He shows us how to turn failures into great opportunities. As an NFL veteran, I wish I had this book when I first started my career.--Rodger Saffold, NFL veteran and offensive lineman for the Los Angeles Rams

Athletes at the top level know best how to overcome adversity to turn their mess into a powerful message. Matt has done just this in sports and life, and this book will guide you in doing the same.--Lewis Howes, New York Times bestselling author of The School of Greatness

If you think your failures are painful, you haven't met Matt Mayberry. His experiences with persevering in the face of adversity are full of inspiration and lessons for all of us.--Adam Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take

Matt Mayberry is the next big thing in the personal development world. And this book is going to once and for all shift the perspective people have about failure. Read WINNIG PLAYS; it'll change the way you think about setbacks forever!--Rory Vaden, New York Times Bestselling Author of Take the Stairs

Matt's ability to motivate, inspire, and lead people to becoming the best version of themselves is unbelievable!--Stedman Graham, chairman & CEO of S. Graham & Associates, and a New York Times Bestselling Author

This is a fabulous book. How we respond to failure determines success more than anything else. It is something you can learn, and should learn, and nobody can teach you like Matt Mayberry can. Don't let your failures define you. Read this book and learn how to transform failure into the building blocks for a bigger future.--Matthew Kelly, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Rhythm of Life and The Dream Manager

WINNING PLAYS is a story of hope and renewal. Author Matt Mayberry has seen the highs and lows -- from drug addiction to an NFL career cut short -- and he knows what he's talking about when he writes about finding success in the ashes of failure. Let his story inspire you to achieve your goals.--Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of To Sell Is Human and Drive

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