Dave Anderson - Intentional Mindset: Developing Mental Toughness and a Killer Instinct

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Having played in the NBA for many years, I know a killer instinct when I see one. You can almost sense it. Dave not only has a killer instinct himself but hes great at teaching you the principles to find yours, too. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking to better themselves and develop a true killer instinct and mental toughness.

Meyers Leonard, NBA Veteran

At first glance, its easy to find Daves characters, Frances, Frank or Fred, in those we work with. But in typical Dave fashion, as he carries us along, we begin to find morsels of ourselves in each of them. Thats when we begin to learn.

Troy Tomlinson, CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group, Nashville

Ive seen firsthand the results that come from being absolutely captivated by the mentality of mental toughness and destroying the excuses of adversity that Dave Anderson teaches and lives. Dave puts you front and center inside these pages to gain the tools and attitude you need to lead a life and profession that embraces challenges and knocks out fear and doubts.

Tom Crean, Division I College Basketball Coach

Intentional Mindset is a truly excellent road map for people to follow, who want to raise their awareness of identifying the gaps that they may have, in their approach to realizing greater levels of success in their lives. Success in anything requires a plan. The knowledge shared by Dave Anderson in this book shows you how to put this plan together to make it a part of your activities each day. It offers a healthy way to self-evaluate ones actions in success and failure to work toward continuous improvement in all the things that we deem important in our lives. It also shows how to develop better mental toughness and killer instinct by focusing ones attitude as to how to engage with events that work against them.

Brad Bartlett, president of Dole Packaged Foods

Daves grasp on developing lifelong leadership qualities is outstanding. He brings a real-world honest approach to combating instant gratification leadership in all facets of life. This book will not only equip the leaders of tomorrow but will also help those in leadership positions today strengthen and solidify their mental toughness and killer instinct.

Jason Loscalzo, NFL Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

We all have the ability to have a killer instinct; its inside each and every one of us and this book helps us identify it, empower it and develop it. In the current world, those that do so will have the competitive advantage needed to stay ahead. I personally started reading Dave Andersons books more than a decade ago, and they helped me understand that my business is my responsibility, not to make excuses, and winners WIN. Family First Life in seven short years has gone from issuing $7 million to $400 million in policies this year, and the lessons I have learned from Mr. Andersons books and the training he provides to our entire company annually are a big reason why. The world is changing. Dont get left behind. Develop the killer instinct that is inside you and this book has a road map showing you exactly how to do so. Thank you, Dave, this is another must-read for those looking to WIN.

Shawn Meaike, president of Family First Life Insurance Company

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Developing Mental Toughness
and a Killer Instinct

DAVE ANDERSON

Matt Holt Books
An Imprint of BenBella Books, Inc.
Dallas, TX

This book is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information about business coaching. Neither the author nor the publisher is engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional services by publishing this book. If any such assistance is required, the services of a qualified financial professional should be sought. The author and publisher will not be responsible for any liability, loss, or risk incurred as a result of the use and application of any information contained in this book.

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First E-Book Edition: April 2021

Library of Congress Control Number: 2020046003

ISBN 9781953295026 (trade cloth)

ISBN 9781953295217 (electronic)

Copyediting by Elizabeth Degenhard

Proofreading by Lisa Story and Marissa Uhrina

Text design and composition by Aaron Edmiston

Cover design by Heather Butterfield

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Intentional Mindset is dedicated to the following special people:

To my friend and Red Belt Brother, Damian Lillard, a mental toughness legend and killer instinct icon.

To Coach Howard Moore, whose resilience and example motivated a level of killer instinct and mental toughness within a group of young men that helped shape them as champions.

To my UNFAZED Red Belt Badger Brothers:

Brad (Blaze), Micah (Big Jam), DMitrik (Meech), Nate (Nuke), Aleem (Beast), Brevin (Dagger), Trevor (Pitbull), Walt (Punch), Tyler (Scrap), Mike (Bull), Joe (Vike), Carter, Owen, Courtland, Samad, Greg (Silent Assassin), Deani, Joe, Alando, Erik, Henry, Marc, Kyle, Kevin, AJ.

Ethan, Khalil, and Chuck.