Be the Best Version of Yourself: How Ordinary People Become Extraordinary

This book explains the true components of success. You will understand that it is not about hard work at all, but about who you are.
“Everything you knew about success is wrong. Set goals. Work hard. Be persistent. You could repeat this recipe for success even if someone woke you up in the middle of the night and asked you. And it doesn’t work — not for you, not for anyone else.”
You work all day, become exhausted by evening, and do not move a single step closer to success. The reason is that success is determined not by what you do, but by who you are.
Dan Waldschmidt came to this conclusion after researching more than 1,000 stories of ordinary people from business, science, politics, and sports who achieved extraordinary success. Among them are a restaurant chef who overcame a deadly illness and eventually earned 3 Michelin stars; runners covering incredible distances and overcoming themselves; a former paramedic who left the job and founded a successful company; figure skater Joannie Rochette, who competed at the Olympics three days after her mother’s heart attack and still won a medal; Valentina Tereshkova, who became the first woman cosmonaut in history at age 26; and many others. All these people shared several common traits, which the author and his team identified.
The stories in this book will not leave you indifferent and will inspire you to new achievements at work, in sports, and in any other area of life.

This is a book for those who:

- want to achieve outstanding results in anything;
- love vivid books and inspiring stories that stir strong emotions;
- want to give a friend or loved one a book capable of changing a life.