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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Review

"The Way of Adventure is a wonderful, illuminating, and inspiring book. In this modern era of cell phones, email 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 Power and Age Wave) "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. The Way of Adventure allows you to embrace wherever life′s challenges may take you –– because there is something to be learned there. The only thing you can control is you, the only thing you can′t control is everything else. This book tackles the journey of following your heart."(Kevin Turner, Senior Vice President and CIO, Wal–Mart) "Jeff Salz is a pioneer, blazing trails for us about how to live a richer, fuller, more rewarding life. The pages of this gem of a book are crammed with a wonderful combination of high adventure and profound wisdom that will enable anyone to succeed on any path they choose." (Robert Kriegel, Ph.D., NPR commentator and author of If It Ain′t Broke, Break It) "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) A jack–of–all–trades, Salz has spent most of his life pursuing adventures of one kind or an– other: climbing mountains in Patagonia, spending three nights in Disneyland, sleeping in New York train stations, apprenticing with a shaman in Peru. But this cultural anthro– pologist has also worked as a motivational speaker. In this hybrid self–help book, Salz combines adventure tales with advice on how to find "the joyful determination to go out and rediscover life for ourselves, finding peak ex– periences in situations and environments that previously seemed mundane." Writing in a friendly tone, Salz structures his book around six progressive steps – Leap Before You Look, Aim Higher Than Everest, Give It All You′ve Got, Work Some Magic, Keep on Your Bear– ing, Enjoy the View – each of which he pre– ents in two chapters: the first recounts an episode from Salz′s own adventures, and the second blends an explanation of the lesson with comments from other wilderness travel– ers, businesspeople or artists. The author also provides lots of suggestions on how readers can devise their own adventures, but since Salz′s definition of adventure is "any inten– tional experience that substantially alters our perspective," these can range widely, from spending 48 hours away from home on 50 cents or giving away something you value to taking a vigorous half–day hike. The hybrid approach may leave both traditional self–help readers and adventure fans dissatisfied. This book′s real audience may be those looking for ways to shake up life′s routines. (Oct.) ––Publishers Weekly – October 2, 2000

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

Edition details

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