The Way of Adventure: Transforming Your Life and Work with Spirit and Vision - Hardcover

Salz, Jeff

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471387584 ISBN 13: 9780471387589

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2011

Synopsis

"Into Thin Air meets The Road Less Traveled."—Tim Cahill, author of Jaguars Ripped My Flesh Risk can both nurture the soul, Dr. Jeff Salz writes, and revitalize your life in ways you never imagined. Matching exhilarating, sometimes extreme, tales of perilous voyages and rugged travel with invaluable lessons about daily living, Salz identifies six ways to incorporate the spirit of adventure into everything you do. Sharing the insights of his fellow explorers, as well as inventors, artists, executives, and a former president, Dr. Salz guides readers on a journey of self–discovery that will help them enjoy the substance and accomplishments in their lives. Re–counting the stories of his expeditions to exotic locations all over the world, he reveals how each provides an essential lesson for living with integrity and imagination. Jeff Salz, PhD (San Diego, CA),is a cultural anthropologist, business consultant and motivational speaker, journalist, explorer, and mountaineer. Dr. Salz’s adventures have been featured in special one–hour features with the Travel Channel, which reaches 50 million homes in the United States. He has also appeared on CBS’ The Early Show.

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About the Author

Jeff Salz, Ph.D., is a cultural anthropologist, business consultant, motivational speaker, journalist, explorer, and mountaineer. He has brought his wisdom to such companies as United Airlines, 3M, Mobil Oil, Hewlett–Packard, Disney, AT&T, Sun Microsystems, McKinsey & Company, and Merrill Lynch. He is also a contributing editor for Escape magazine. His adventures have been the centerpieces of several Travel Channel specials.

From the Back Cover

"Into Thin Air meets The Road Less Traveled. Adventure is a tool, and Jeff Salz has written a manual that details its use." Tim Cahill, author of Jaguars Ripped My Flesh and ounding editor of Outside magazine "The Way of Adventure will stir your blood, stretch your vision, and start you packing for the journey to the next horizon." Sam Keen, New York Times bestselling author of Fire in the Belly and Learning to Fly "The Way of Adventure is great! In the busy world we all live in, it is so easy to fall into a rut and sleepwalk through life. Unless you turn your everyday life into an adventure, you aren t getting the most out of it. This book tackles the journey of following your heart." Kevin Turner, Senior Vice President and CIO, Wal–Mart "A wonderful, illuminating, and inspiring book. In this modern era of cell phones, e–mail, and time management, it is a delight to enter the world of the unpredictable, the exciting and even the miraculous. In this book, Dr. Jeff Salz shares his extraordinary life experiences as an anthropologist, adventurer, and storyteller as he shows you how to rekindle the spirit of adventure, discovery, and wonder in your work, your relationships, and in every aspect of your life." Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., author of Age Wave "An absolutely wonderful book. Success is about finding adventure wherever you are. The Way of Adventure shows us how to expand our lives in ways that bring the worlds of business and personal adventure together. It inspires, informs, and entertains." Stacy Allison, author, business consultant, and the first American woman to climb Mount Everest "Jeff Salz is a pioneer, blazing trails for us about how to live a richer, fuller, more rewarding life. This gem of a book is crammed with a wonderful combination of high adventure and profound wisdom that will enable anyone to succeed on any path you choose." Robert Kriegel, Ph.D., NPR commentator and author of If It Ain t Broke, Break It

From the Inside Flap

"Required reading for adventurers, entrepreneurs, and executives alike . . . an engaging quest for meaning, and Jeff Salz is the perfect guide." John Adams, CEO, AutoZone, Inc. "The future belongs to those who create excitement and view life as a great adventure. The Way of Adventure is a priceless tool, a practical guidebook about increasing delight and mastery in everyday life." Daniel Burrus, author of Technotrends What is adventure? As Jeff Salz shows us in this wise, wonderful, extraordinary book, it is the most vital way of living your life every day. He writes: "The secret of finding deepest aliveness and creativity is to inch toward, not away from, the edge. The edge is where the view is, where all growth takes place, where we come fully alive." Few people can write about adventure with the authority of Dr. Jeff Salz. Mountaineer, explorer, anthropologist, university professor, business consultant, and motivational speaker, Salz has mapped the Himalayas, scaled Patagonian peaks, spent days buried inside snowdrifts, ridden solo on horseback across the Argentine pampas, and sailed Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest navigable body of water, in a homemade reed boat among many other adventures. Magic, death, mystery, and exhilaration have been intimate companions. As Jeff Salz recounts his thrilling, often perilous journeys in beautiful prose, he reveals how each provides an essential lesson for living with authenticity and imagination in any circumstance. The lessons are: 1.Leap before you look 2. Aim higher than Everest 3. Give it all you’ve got 4. Work some magic 5. Keep on your bearing 6. Enjoy the view Rich with both stirring narrative and practical exercises, The Way of Adventure redefines the word "adventure." Sharing the insights of inventors, his fellow explorers, artists, executives, a former U.S. president, and the wise folk he has met on his travels, Dr. Salz gives you the tools that can transform everything you do. Open this book and embark on your own journey of self–discovery. You will be changed by it forever. Visit the author’s Web site at www.wayofadventure.com

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471387584
• ISBN 13: 9780471387589
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272