Standing Above The Crowd eBook James Donaldson
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Former NBA All-Star James Donaldson Writes the Book on
‘Standing Above the Crowd’
SEATTLE – Former NBA all-star James Donaldson, who has made a career of doing the unexpected through focus, commitment and sheer desire to succeed, has finally written the book on it. Literally.
This week Donaldson’s new book, “Standing Above the Crowd Execute Your Game Plan to be the Best You Can Be,” goes on sale this week online and through select bookstores throughout the United States. The book details Donaldson’s triumph over uncertainty and shyness to successful careers as a professional athlete, entrepreneur, mentor and community leader. In the book he outlines the life philosophy that allowed him to achieve more than he’d thought possible – and lays out how the reader can design their own game plan to achieve their dreams.
James Donaldson is one of the least likely of professional all-star athletes. As an awkward, chubby middle-schooler, he sought to fade into the woodwork – as unsure of his physical being as he was socially awkward.
Even as he rose to the heights of professional basketball, Donaldson could see beyond the hardwood and the world that awaited him. After his 14-year career in the NBA and several more playing in professional leagues around the world, Donaldson opened a chain of physical therapy and training clinics, became active in the community, and even ran for mayor of Seattle in 2009. “People look at those who are successful and somehow convince themselves that they are different,” Donaldson says. “We are all essentially the same. We come into this world bald, wrinkled, and toothless, and when we exit this world, we are bald, wrinkled, and toothless again -- well, most of us. So what determines our success is how we live our life between Point A, when we enter, and Point B, when we exit.”
Looking at this chiseled, 7-foot-2 giant of a man today, still seemingly fit enough to put on an NBA uniform and bang elbows with the greats of today, it’s hard to imagine he could ever have lacked confidence, but he did. But with the help of his parents, his coaches and his own bristling determination to rise above the crowd, he did it. “Standing Above the Crowd” is his gift of encouragement to the world – and to read it will make you the better for it.
For more information and to order an autographed copy of the book, visit www.standingabovethecrowd.com
Standing Above The Crowd eBook James Donaldson
James' delivery and content are both on point and inspiring. At any height, we can all use the principles, mindset and disciplines that James discusses in this book, to "stand out" in whatever field we want. Book James for a speaking engagement for your group, and offer the book as follow up to the event, and you'll have a perfect tool to inspire yourself and your team to better performance and results.Product details
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Standing Above The Crowd eBook James Donaldson Reviews
I am buying this book for my grands. I hope they will read it. It sets out a program of positive planning and thinking that is good for all of us.
If you've seen the movie "Rudy", "Remember the Titans", and any great sports movie, you'll see many similarities to James Donaldson's lifetime success story.Standing Above the Crowd is inspirational when James, a very successful man, credits his father for his efforts in raising him as a man of strong character. You won't just be reading this book, because you will also be increasing your personal motivation. You'll see this on the big screen one day soon, so James will be able to share that incredible feeling of "Standing Above The Crowd".
James Donaldson, former professional NBA All-Star, has a heart as big as he is tall--and at 7'2" he is taller than most. His heart, his concern for others, and his desire to encourage the next generation to succeed are all evident in his newly published book "Standing Above the Crowd."
Donaldson provides us with two books in one in this part motivational, part autobiographical book that reflects Donaldson's own quest to be the best, how significant people in his life supported and motivated him to become an athlete, and how the values he learned from being an athlete can be applied to succeeding in business, politics, and life.
I admit I'm not a basketball fan, but that hardly affected my interest in this book because Donaldson's voice is clear and entertaining and his sports stories caught my attention for how they illustrated larger points he had to make about dedication, leadership, always trying your best, and even how to deal with failure and turn it into success. Furthermore, his intriguing stories of playing against such household names as Shaquille O'Neal, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are sure to interest everyone. In fact, he includes a bonus section about the Fifty Greatest NBA Players, over thirty of whom he played against, and he also asked his friends Tom "Satch" Sanders, eight-time NBA champion with the Boston Celtics, and Lenny Wilkens, NBA Hall of Famer both as a player and coach, to contribute their memories of many of these great players.
While any basketball fan or person seeking to better his or her life will find this book informative and entertaining, it's largely directed at young adults, who are the most likely to look up to sports figures, and Donaldson uses his "celebrity" appeal to get their attention and provide them with some of the tools they will need to succeed in life. Donaldson, who is very concerned about making the world a better place, spends a lot of time speaking to youth groups and at high schools, encouraging students to promise to themselves that they will graduate from high school, and also, always to do their best.
Donaldson has clearly done his best throughout his life. He has a good head on his shoulders which he attributes largely to his father's influence. He became an athlete, although he initially had no interest in basketball, because he had a coach who convinced him to try out for basketball, and he made it into the pro's because he had coaches who saw his potential and brought it out in him. Realizing the importance to children of having an adult take an interest in them, Donaldson does so today by mentoring and speaking to youths.
Throughout "Standing Above the Crowd," Donaldson provides practical advice and tells it like it is. For example, he cautions students against giving into peer pressure and he encourages them to make agreements with themselves that they will not go back on. He made his own agreement to himself early on never to drink after he witnessed his uncle in a drunken stupor. Donaldson encourages kids by saying
"You'll actually garner a certain measure of respect from your peers if you're able to stick to your convictions. People find it easier to pull you down to their level (into their drama, trauma, and issues) than to elevate themselves to where you are. That's human nature, so don't feel bad about it or let people make you feel bad about what you're doing. Don't let them do that to you! Remember, you have "the power," and as long as you stick to your dreams, you hang onto "the power." Hopefully, one day your friends will find their own power and elevate their games to your level."
Beyond giving advice, Donaldson is full of great stories. Among the most memorable are his stories of playing basketball in Spain, Italy, and Greece; how a basketball injury resulted in his establishing The Donaldson Clinic to provide physical therapy for others, and the ups and downs of running that business; and his 2009 run to become Mayor of Seattle. In this last story, Donaldson remarks how he had little confidence in politicians until he was convinced to get involved in politics. Knowing what an honest person Donaldson is from reading his book, I felt some restored confidence in the political system after he stated, "Now that I've had a chance to `look under the hood' of how the political process works and how it can benefit communities, I can see for myself that participating in that process is truly one of the best things a person can do."
James Donaldson needs no recommendation from me. He has more than thirty people who provided glowing testimonials for this book about what a wonderful person he is. But my view of the world is a little brighter knowing a professional basketball player like James Donaldson is willing to contribute his time and energy to his community to create a better world. James Donaldson will encourage anyone who reads his book to Stand Above the Crowd. And I encourage anyone who knows a young person, especially boys interested in sports, to give that young person the gift of spending a few hours with James Donaldson through this book.
-- Tyler R. Tichelaar, Ph.D. and author of the award-winning "Narrow Lives"
Because I adore James Donaldson, I cannot give this book less than three stars. But I was very disappointed. I was led to believe that this was a Donaldson memoir. Rather, it is a motivational speech--which at 80+ I do not need. I'm sure it is an effective message for those who are in need of it; but it is not what I was looking for.
This book has lots of inside information on basketball AND the game of life! James was a shy, chubby kid without much athletic talent, and he ended up traveling the world playing professional basketball at the highest level. He did it without becoming a jerk or compromising his core beliefs. How did he do this? Hard work, goal setting plus staying close to his family and friends. If you have kids, need some help accomplishing your goals, or are an NBA fan, you owe it to yourself to read this book. (The last chapter on playing against some of the greatest NBA players of all time is a riveting read.)
I must confess I've know James for more than twenty years; he doesn't drink, smoke, or take drugs and is a vegetarian that attends church regularly. However, he is not a goody two-shoes, and is one the funniest, most non-judgemental people you'll ever meet. And you'll meet that guy in this book. Well done, James.
James' delivery and content are both on point and inspiring. At any height, we can all use the principles, mindset and disciplines that James discusses in this book, to "stand out" in whatever field we want. Book James for a speaking engagement for your group, and offer the book as follow up to the event, and you'll have a perfect tool to inspire yourself and your team to better performance and results.
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