Troy Amdahl - Oola: Find Balance in an Unbalanced World—The Seven Areas You Need to Balance and Grow to Live the Life of Your Dreams

Praise for Oola

Everyone wants to make their life comprehensively better and here is how. Oola is happy inspiration!

Mark Victor Hansen
co-author of the C hicken Soup for the Sou l book series

This book couldnt have come at a better time for me. Life takes us on different routes with ups and downs, and hearing the stories in this book really hit home with me. I have been known as the runner my whole life, but, as I get older and reality is setting in that peak competitive years might be behind me, it is up to me to figure out my next move. By reading this book, I now have the 7 Fs to help me along the way. I do want to continue to Get After It in life and live the OolaLife and I know I can and will! Thank you for both the kick in the pants and the pat on the backnow off to do my workbook!

Carrie Tollefson
2004 Olympian, host of CTolle Run.com

Wildly creative, packed with insights, this extraordinary book is a gift for anyone who doesnt want to accept ordinary as the only option for life.

Jon Acu ff
Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Quitter

In all my years of playing and coaching in the NFL, I have never seen a better playbook for balancing and growing your life. This book was 70 percent entertaining, 30 percent educational, and 100 percent life-changing. If you desire to have a better life, an OolaLife, then you need to read this book.

Brant Boyer
professional football player and coach

As a mother, physician, exercise enthusiast, and entrepreneur, I am constantly seeking to find balance in my life. Oola showed me how! After reading this book, I feel inspired, grateful, and recommend this book to anyone looking to seek balance in all areas of life. I want the OolaLife!

Dr. DelRae Messer
CEO of D rDelRaeDetox.com ,
Ms. Fitness Minnesota

From the boardroom of NBCs The A pprentice , to the podium of some of the largest Fortune 500 corporate functions, I thought I had firsthand seen and heard it all on the subject of life mastery. Oola provides a personal GPS to enlighten, inspire, and give life direction. This is a must read!

Troy McClain
CEO of McClain Companies

Admittedly, Ive never gotten all the way through a self-help book. They always feel too pompous and preachy. After finishing Oo la , I still dont feel like Ive read a self-help book. Oola reads more like a collection of kick-ass anecdotes and sincere stories that just happen to have meaningful messages. These two guysthe OolaSeeker and the OolaGuru arent telling their stories for selfish reasons. They truly want you to live the OolaLife. Oola seems more like the script of a classic buddy road-trip movie than a self-help book. Here, though, is maybe all you really need to know: In one single chapter, youll get the story of the OolaGurus matching purple shorts/tanktop outfit right next to the OolaSeekers tale of the time the cops pulled him out of the car while he was wearing nothing but zebra-striped, bikini-cut undies.

Steve Lange
award-winning columnist, magazine editor, writer

Ive often heard people say, play to your strengths. I have done that in my life, which has made me a successful singer songwriter. But life is not all about singing and songwriting. In fact, very little of life is about sing ing and songw riting. I want an OolaLife . I dont want to just be good at my job, and ep ically fail at everything else. This book is a fanta stic read, and extreme ly helpful in creating the kind of life I think we all want to live.

Tyron e Wells
critically acclaimed singer songwriter

Oola is not just a great book to read, it is a great book to reference. I will keep it near me while on my path to balance and find my purpose. Oola is a way of life. Surf the Oola wave!

Ms. Flor Villarreal
owner, Panama Surf School

Oo la is a masterful and unique approach that contains all that you need to achieve balance in each and every area of your life. Packed full of practical and easy-to-apply principles, you will love the message and the very Oola way in which it is presented. You will love this book!

Dr. Daniel T. Dru bin
author of Letting Go of Your Bananas

As an athlete I am constantly in pursuit of what makes me stronger. I aim to keep God at the core of all I do. Its impressive and reassuring to read a book that not only emphasizes the importance of faith but also provides me with the tools and inspiration to balance and grow in all key areas of my life. Oola totally makes me stronger!

Annie Haw kins
international professional soccer player

Oola touched my heart. The OolaSeeker and OolaGuru shared straight from their hearts and personal experiences in a lighthearted but practical waywithout compromising the strong message. Inspiring!

Roel ien Muller
director, Asia Center Foundation

As a two-time Olympian I can attest firsthand to the effectiveness of the principles and values taught in this book. The three steps to the OolaLife can help anyone looking to reach their full potential. Oola is a must-read if you are looking to live a better and more balanced life.

Zach Lund
Two-time Olympian and Olympic coach

Oola s extremely practical approach will help almost anyone turn an average life into an extraordinary life!

Dr. Oudi Abouc hacra
CEO, SeizeYourBestLife.c om

Dave Braun and Troy Amdahl understand the need for balance in life. And they really get it when it comes to the benefits of fitness and running. They accurately describe the joy and empowerment bestowed by running and how the daily run enhances the rest of life.

Jeff Galloway
Olympian and author of 22 books on running

F IND BALANCE

IN AN UNBALANCED WORLD

The 7 areas you need to
BALANCE and GROW
to LIVE the LIFE OF
YOUR DREAMS

Dave Braun and Troy Amdahl

Health Communications, Inc.

Deerfield Beach, Florida

www.hcibooks.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
is available through the Library of Congress

2017 David Braun and Troy Amdahl

ISBN-13: 978-07573-1997-6 (Paperback)

ISBN-10: 07573-1997-1 (Paperback)

ISBN-13: 978-07573-1998-3 (ePub)

ISBN-10: 07573-1998-X (ePub)

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Publisher: Health Communications, Inc.
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For information, please address the authors at support@oolalife.com .

Oola is a registered trademark of Oola LLC. OolaPalooza and OolaLife are trademarks of Oola LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Cover design by Svetlana Uscumlic

Cover graphics by Max Amdahl
Cover photo by Ryan Longnecker

Interior design and formatting by Lawna Patterson Oldfield

ePub created by Dawn Von Strolley Grove

This book is the product of
every challenge and hidden blessing in
my life and dedicated to Ashelyn, Tamaryn,
Tiandra, Brynnae, and Zaren.

I love you more than dirt,
always and forever.