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Wrestling with Success: Developing a Championship Mentality
ISBN: 978-0-471-48732-6
Hardcover
215 pages
July 2004
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Foreword -- I Never Pinned Him.

To Buy -- or Not to Buy!

Is This a Book About Professional Wrestling?

I Hate You!

Two Authors. One Goal.

What You Will Find as You Read This Book..

From Fear to No Fear.

The “I’m Gonna” Factor.

Part 1 -- Getting Ready.

1 The Ghetto -- A Very Brief History.

2 Someone Said, “Break a Leg” -- So I Did. (Vision Shattered.).

3 Creating Visions and Being Willing to Win.

4 Two Parts of Working Out: Lifting and Hanging.

5 Wrestling -- A Very Brief History.

6 Nikita Koloff Is Born Without Me Being There.

Part 2 -- Being Ready.

7 The Phone Rang; It Was The Animal.

8 The Day at Crockett’s NWA Office.

9 Getting an Eleven-Second Win Under Your Belt.

10 Nikita’s Success Background Moves to the Foreground.

11 The Rise of the Russian Nightmare.

12 Learning to Wrestle Hurts. (A Lot).

13 Living the Part.

14 There Are Winners and There Are Losers.

Part 3 -- Staying Ready.

15 Mind Over EVERYTHING!

16 Body Fit or Fat. Brain Fit or Fat. Hint: They’re Related.

17 The Inspiration to Become a Student.

18 Home Schooling After You Graduate – Combining Knowledge and Talent to Build Personal Character.

19 How to Get Crowd Reaction -- My Accent Was on Getting Buy-in My Russian Wrestling Character.

20 Holding It Together When You Have to.

21 It Was, Is, and Always Will Be Total Attitude.

Part 4 -- Are You Ready?

22 Owning a Gym Was My AHA!

23 Owning My Own Everything!

24 Making Your Own Success.

25 Change the World by Changing Yourself..

26 Love What You Do, Not the Money from What You Do..

27 You Have Been in a Wrestling Match All Your Life -- Wrestling with Yourself.

28 Is Your Recipe Lean and Mean, or Fast Food Fat?

29 Are You Ready?: Self-test.

Part 5 -- Wearing the Belt.

30 Was It Real?

31 Realizing the Power of “Predetermined Outcomes” -- Choosing Your Fate.

32 Mentors and Associations.

33 Success in a Brutal World.

34 Do-It-Yourself Success.

35 The Habit of Habit -- Getting in the Success Habit.

36 From Success to Champion.

37 Success Is Not Complicated..

38 The Formula for Success.

Part 6 -- Epilogue of Thoughts and Insights.

39 Success Lesson from “Getting Over”.

40 Pie in the Face -- Ten AHAs.

41 Moving from Success to Significance and Fulfillment.

42 Careers Are Short -- Life Is Shorter.

43 Shortcuts.

Acknowledgments: Koloff.

Acknowledgments: Gitomer.

About the Author, Nikita Koloff.

Jeffrey Gitomer: Chief Executive Salesman.

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