"Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success."- MBN
THINK OF YOURSELF AS AN ATHLETE
Strong, Brave, Free to Play Your Own Game
Playing Time: 36 minutes By Mariah Burton Nelson
Narration by Lisa Simeone
$29.99
"Thanks for the video - you are a great motivational speaker.
I laughed out loud!" -- Jane Hess, TV host
Warm, witty, and engaging, this video shows you how to bring courage, confidence, and commitment to your "game," whether your arena is a workplace, a school, or an athletic field. Designed for professionals, parents, and college or high school students, you'll learn "life lessons from the playing fields" that will help you lead, succeed, and achieve great things. Includes platform speaking footage, television interviews, action photos, and Mariah's most popular poem, "Competition."
Some of Mariah's 26 "athletic essentials":
How to compete openly and ethically
What we can learn from Tiger Woods about the "B-Game"
The difference between teammates and friends
How to develop "physical intelligence"
The Power/Rest Cycle
How and why to forgive yourself immediately for all mistakes
A former Stanford and professional basketball player, Mariah Burton Nelson is the author of five books, including We Are All Athletes - which serves as an excellent curriculum guide when "Think of Yourself as an Athlete" is used in a training or classroom setting. Nelson is an outstanding (6'2") keynoter who uses sports stories, "life lessons from the playing fields," workplace examples, and current events to show people how to achieve meaningful goals and how to lead and succeed with courage, compassion, commitment, and confidence. Clients include IBM, Merrill Lynch, the AARP, GSA, the American Organization of Nurse Executives , Smith, Brown, USC, etc. Still an athlete, Nelson swims 2 miles each day, drives a golf ball 240 yards, and coaches her mother, Sarah, who holds three Arizona breaststroke records for women aged 75-79.
"One of the most consistently provocative voices in the field. Powerful, smart, important, touching, and fascinating." -- New York Times
Lisa Simeone has worked in radio and television for 20 years, hosting NPR's "Weekend All Things Considered," "Performance Today," and "World of Opera," along with the television foreign affairs show, "Superpower."
