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Author: [[Bo Eason]] Full Title: There’s No Plan B for Your a-Game Category: #books No one wins alone. When you begin your journey toward being the best, it is a lonely road. And then something strange begins to happen. A whole slew of smart people come out of nowhere to help you, guide you, mentor you, and clear the forest for you. The writing of this book was no exception. “Bo, the runt always has to work harder to survive against its bigger brothers and sisters. Always. The runt becomes the smartest, the fastest, the most determined. Of all the puppies, the runt’s heart is the biggest. The rancher stakes his whole livelihood on that fact. “Bet on the runt every time, goddammit.” You will succeed or fail based on the stories you tell yourself and others. At the age of nine, I declared I wanted to play pro football. I took a crayon and a piece of school paper, and I drew up a twenty-year plan. And this plan wasn’t just about getting into the NFL. This plan was going to make me into the best safety in the world. “No, you’re the first,” he said. “I have actors ask me how to get famous, or can I get them a part, or can I introduce them to my agent. You’re the only one who’s ever asked how to be the best.” The fifteen-year plan Al dictated to me was pretty simple. Basically, I had to spend more time on a stage than anyone else in the world. So I did. I spent the next fifteen years acting anywhere I could get a role, starting with a children’s play in Sacramento, California. It doesn’t matter what you want to do. It only matters what story you tell yourself and then how you live out that story, every single day, until you gain mastery. And every day after that, as well. ACTION STEP Write who you are and where you see your life heading. Keep this short—no more than about a page. This book is about transforming yourself, so you need to know where you’re starting. By the way, that piece of paper with my twenty-year plan written in crayon? I still have it, and you will want to keep yours. For more questions to ask yourself about who you are and where you’re headed in the future, check out boeason.com/actionsteps.

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There’s No Plan B for Your a-Game by Bo Eason presents wisdom from the contemplative traditions.

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