In Reclaim the Moment: Seven Strategies to Build A Better Now, internationally recognized speaker and author Greg Bennick delivers a practical and inspiring take on improving focus and enhancing peak performance for individuals and teams. The approach is fun and energetic, offering fresh ideas for generating authentic motivation. In the book, you'll find hands-on advice on how to revitalize and energize both yourself and your team using the author's unique combination of seven time-tested, and thoroughly researched, principles.
From the alluring idea to “Keep Your Eyes on the Knife” as a reminder about the importance of focus, to a call to “Leap Into the Dark” as a guide to explore creative leadership and explore new ideas, to an invitation on “Start a Reverberation Effect™” as a means of amplifying your vision, the book offers solid approaches for peak performance. You'll discover how to strengthen teams, lead with direction, and to escape pessimism and self-doubt as you and the people around you learn to Build a Better Now.
You'll also find: - Personal and true stories drawn from the author's remarkable life and career - Evidence-backed insights taken from contemporary sociology, cultural anthropology, and futurist literature - Strategies to encourage the taking of joyful risks and increasing the amount of laughter and happiness in your life and the lives of the people you encounter
Perfect for executives, managers, directors, and other business leaders, Reclaim The Moment is also a must-read resource for anyone seeking to build genuine inspiration, productivity, and connection in themselves and in the teams they work with.
Table of Contents
Preface xi
Setting the Stage: Lying to Yourself Is Dangerous 1
Chapter 1 There’s a Madness to My Method 19
Chapter 2 A World Changer’s Guide to Life 43
Chapter 3 Mickey Mouse, a Thunderstorm, and Anarchy 55
Chapter 4 Believe in the Possibility OF KINDNESS to Escape the Trap of Pessimism 69
Chapter 5 KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE KNIFE to Resist the Allure of Distraction 87
Chapter 6 Cultivate a Revolutionary MINDSET to Break Free from the Deception of Defeat 123
Chapter 7 LEAP INTO THE DARK to Embrace the Possibility of Success 139
Chapter 8 ENGAGE WITH LAUGHTER to Connect Amidst the Weight of the World 161
Chapter 9 Build Relationships to Outsmart the Dread of Isolation 179
Chapter 10 Start a Reverberation Effect to Build a Better Now 201
Acknowledgments 229
About the Author 231
Index 233
