Success Is a Choice Ten Steps to Overachieving in Business and Life

When Rick Pitino became the coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, he took them from NCAA probation to four spectacular Final Four appearances, including the championship in 1996 and an incredible return to the NCAA Finals in 1997. Under Pitino's leadership, the Wildcats garnered a 70 percent winning record. Now the head coach of the Boston Celtics, Pitino has clearly become a master at molding great players and great teams. What's his secret to success? Pitino's method--and the reason he's both a peerless basketball coach and one of the most sought-after motivational speakers in the country--is built on a strategy of overachievement. He simply doesn't believe in shortcuts. Success Is a Choice draws on Pitino's 17 years as a college and professional coach. In a friendly, one-on-one style, using anecdotes from his superstar career to drive home his message, Pitino presents a concrete, 10-point program for achieving success in every aspect of life, including: How to make winning seem inevitableHow to achieve things that even you don't think are possibleHow to subordinate your own ego and individual agenda for the common goodHow to get people to work as a team LI>How to thrive on pressureHow to feel better about yourself--and improve the way you relate to others Pitino's winning techniques appeal to everyone from corporate managers to educators to parents. Based on the same proven methods that have earned him and his teams legendary status, Pitino's plan of attack will help anyone become a winner.

Rick Pitino is the author of the bestseller Success Is a Choice. A renowned coach in the NBA and college basketball, Pitino was the head coach of the 1996 NCAA champions, the University of Kentucky Wildcats, and the basketball coach at Providence College. He went on to coach both the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks. A popular motivational speaker, he lives in Boston, Massachusetts.