Denis Waitley - The New Psychology of Winning: Top Qualities of a 21st Century Winner

DENIS WAITLEY

Published 2021 by Gildan Media LLC

aka G&D Media

www.GandDmedia.com

THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY OF WINNING. Copyright 2021 Denis Waitley. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner whatsoever, by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. No liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained within. Although every precaution has been taken, the author and publisher assume no liability for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

FIRST EDITION 2021

Front Cover design by Tom McKeveny

Interior design by Meghan Day Healey of Story Horse, LLC

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request

eISBN: 978-1-7225-2459-3

10987654321

To the most loving children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren who are the essence of my why. Each of youin your own, unique wayhas learned to be kind to everyone you meet and to cherish all life in the natural world.

Dan Strutzel

President, Inspire Productions

Dan is the maestro who orchestrated this book. No Dan, no book. As a prominent author and creative content developer, with over twenty-three years serving as V.P. of Publishing at Nightingale-Conant Corporationwho helped to publish and market the original Psychology of Winning audio albumhe is the only person capable of making this happen. During the first major lockdown from the Covid pandemic early in 2020, Dans sixteen hours of long-distance phone interviews with me gave us a starting point that resulted in what I consider to be the most significant work in my career

Gilles E. Dana

President, Principal and CEO of G&D Media

To me, G&D Media is the future of publishing in the personal development industry. How fortunate I am to be working with the best team in the country at this point in my career. As former President and Publisher of the award-winning Simon & Schuster New Media Division, Gilles Dana provided the leadershipduring a period of significant expansionthat maintained the industry profile of one of the worlds largest publishing companies that was unique among all book publishers.

Only a visionary, like Gilles Dana, could have taken the more than twenty books and audio programs published over my fifty-year career and produced The New Psychology of Winning. I believe this one book combines the timeless principles in the original work, with a dynamic, fresh approach that resulted in the finest book that bears my name. I want to thank Gilles Dana for believing that this book could become important to a new generation of readers and learners.

Thanks to: Evan Litzenblatt, Director of Operations at G&D Media for managing and running one of the industrys best-functioning teams.

Thanks to: Ellen Goldberg, Managing Editor at G&D Media for directing the efforts of the best editorial and writing team with whom I have had the honor of working.

Special Thanks to Meghan Day Healey at G&D Media for creating the most accurate, relevant, and important work in my fifty-year career. Her personal touch with both the interior design and her interactions with me captured the roller coaster journey of my life and produced content in a revealing and conversational way that can be understood and internalized by any age group. It is the one book among more than twenty of which I am most proud.

Thanks to Tom McKeveny for the outstanding cover design. His unique approach to present the New and graphic interpretation of my work is simply the best. All of my colleagues agree that it has a wow factor

Thanks to all at G&D who contributed to this outcome. I am forever grateful to be on your team and I already have my next book in the formative stage.

T he year 1976 was a year to remember. A new startup called Apple was formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak; NASA unveiled its first space shuttle; Nadia Comaneci scored the first ever perfect score in gymnastics at the Olympic Games; and the Concorde supersonic jet entered service, cutting transatlantic flying time to three and half hours.

In that same year, at a local church, a little-known author named Denis Waitley recorded some of the audiotape that would later become The Psychology of Winning. It formed the foundation of an audio program that would ultimately be released in 1978 and change the history of self-mastery audio publishing. The original Psychology of Winning went on to become the top selling audio program of all time, ultimately selling more than two million copies and generating $100 million in sales.

What was it about this incredible collection of ideas that helped lay a foundation for the great personal development and motivational industry of today? It was the combination of the practical, easy to apply, and life-changing content, combined with the authenticity and credibility of the author.

The content revealed the ten qualities of a total winner. Not in the style of a Pollyannaish motivational lecture, but rather in a clear, no-nonsense approach based on years of documented scientific research. Using his studies of top Olympic athletes, Denis Waitley identified five attitudinal qualities and five behavioral qualities that separated the winners from the average. He found that these ideas could be applied by people in all walks of life to live a happier, more successful, more fulfilling way of life. The programs remarkable sales, as well as the thousands of thank-you letters and emails that Denis has received around the world, reveal that the content is truly extraordinary.

As millions of people around the world have discovered, the man behind the ideas is equally extraordinary. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy with a bachelor of science degree, Denis was ultimately offered a position by the legendary medical researcher Jonas Salk as a fundraiser at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. As president of the International Society for Advanced Education, inspired by Jonas Salk, he counseled returning POWs from Vietnam and conducted simulation and stress management seminars for Apollo astronauts. During the 1980s, he served as chairman of psychology on the U.S. Olympic Committees Sports Medicine Council and was responsible for performance enhancement of all U.S. Olympic athletes. He has also received the Youth Flame Award from the National Council on Youth Leadership for his outstanding contribution to high school youth leadership.

Denis has counseled the winners in every field throughout his career, from Apollo astronauts to Super Bowl champions, from sales achievers to government leaders and youth groups. Hes done it all with his unique gift of communication, having written sixteen nonfiction books, many of which were international best sellers, and speaking around the world. He has been inducted in the International Speaker Hall of Fame.