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| From the Publisher |
After giving up his dream of becoming a pro bowler,
Jason Thomas moved back to Southern California, took a job marketing automotive
air fresheners, and sank into a dreary, horrible depression. Then a series
of seemingly ordinary events produced a miraculous change in Jason's outlook.
He realized happiness was not wrapped up in money, the "right job," or other
material pursuits -- and if he embraced what he really wanted in life, he
could accomplish anything.
In Livin' the Dream: How to Get What You Want, Find True Meaning, and
Save the World by Bowling!, Jason draws on his experiences as an accomplished
pro bowler, as well as the lessons he learned from highly successful individuals,
to outline a proven, easy-to-follow method for attaining any goal.
Endorsements:
"The principles I learned from this book have not only helped me to become
one of the best in my sport, but also to enjoy my success and become a happier
person."
-- Robert Smith, 2000 U.S. Open bowling champion
"Jason has hit on something amazing in this book . . . a way to see where
you want to go while still focusing on enjoying the ride."
-- Tom Clark, chief operating officer, PBA, and former sports columnist,
USA Today
"I had a ball reading this book. I laughed out loud so many times, people
kept asking me, 'What are you reading?'"
-- Yvette Gwennap, product developer, Shell
"This is not a bowling book. This is truly a book about following your dreams
and never letting anyone tell you what you can't do. The advice is perfectly
applicable to my work counseling students."
-- Lori Manson, graduate counselor, University of Oregon
Paperback: 158 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 9.0 x 6.0 x 0.4
Publisher: Wheatmark; (June, 2008)
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| About the Author |
Jason Thomas was a top junior bowler in the Southern
California area in the early 1990's, and grew up competing with current
PBA Tour stars Robert Smith, Mike Devaney, Michael Haugen Jr. and Tony Reyes.
He also worked for the PBA under the new ownership from 2000 until 2004
where he supervised the Product Registration Program, rewrote the PBA Rulebook
and oversaw marketing programs like the membership recruiting initiative
and the PBA Practice Center Program.
In 2004, he left the PBA to manage a $40 million consumer products division
at Shell, before leaving in 2006 to start his own production company. Since
then, he has hosted the popular "Let's Go Bowling" comedy talk show and
launched the animated comedy news program "The Bowling Show" for bowlersparadise.com.
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| Table of Contents |
| Part 1. The Method Of Getting What You Want |
- The Three Steps to Success—But We Only Need to Talk about Two
- Picking the Right Dream for You
- The Little Green Man Principle
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| Part 2. Some Cool Tricks—Finding True Meaning |
- Gaining a Following
- Taking Back Your Power
- The "Meaning of Life" Surprise
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| Part 3. For the Hard-core Cynics |
- The Epiphany—Choosing Faith over Cynicism
- I'd Like to Teach the World to Bowl in Perfect Harmony
- The Fly Update
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