Unstoppable : the pathway to living an inspired life

219 Pages·2004·6.75 MB·English

by  Gilpin, Adrian

unstoppable
The pathway to living
an inspired life
Adrian Gilpin
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What they say about Adrian Gilpin’s seminars, lectures and
writing:
‘When I fi rst read Unstoppable People, I thought Adrian Gilpin
had written it for me, until I realized that it was for everyone.
Adrian powerfully reminds us that life is the university of life
– something that sages have said for years, but many of us
don’t want to hear. We snatch for shallow answers rather than
learn deep lessons. There are deep lessons here. Story-telling
is the oldest, perhaps the only, true way of teaching. Adrian is
an honest and articulate story-teller and teacher. His capacity
for self-refl ection and self-revelation is a lesson for all of us,
teachers and students alike.’
Sir John Whitmore, Author, Coaching for Performance:
Growing People, Performance and Purpose
‘The book shows most success is not genius – it’s simply
common sense blended with a belief in people.’
Charles Dunstone, Managing Director,
The Carphone Warehouse
‘It offers such a powerful set of concepts and techniques that
anyone who aspires to leadership in any fi eld – business,
family or just his own life – is operating virtually blind without
them.’
Michael Armitage, Group MD, European Colour
‘Inspirational – an admirable example of putting into practice
what you preach. It has been all and more that I expected it
to be. It’s coming at me like a whirlwind.’
Nigel Law, Managing Director, Compagnie Fruitière UK Ltd
‘Excellent course with varied teaching methodologies. Insight
and inspirational. A leadership programme that begins to
address personal and spiritual searching.’
John Weston, Head of Director Development,
Institute of Directors
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‘An excellent three days which I have found tremendously
valuable.’
Peter Haddon, Top Achievers Ltd
‘Excellence personifi ed, life-changing. The whole human race
should go through it.’
David Taylor, Author, The Naked Leader
‘Immensely inspiring and deeply practical. This book will
challenge you to unleash your vision and purpose. This is a
book for leaders of the future to treasure.’
Warren Bennis, US Management Guru and Chairman of the
Leadership Institute, University of Southern California and
author of Organizing Genius
‘It is now generally accepted that people use only a part
of their capability. For most of us, we need the help and
encouragement of a leader or mentor to access our potential
and develop the self-belief which alone enables us to achieve
the extraordinary. Adrian’s book recounts his own search for
that key and could help all of us who have embarked on this
quest … Adrian has codifi ed what it took me a lifetime to
learn.’
Sir John Harvey-Jones
‘A fresh and insightful approach to personal development.’
Julian Richer, Chairman, Richer Sounds
‘… for anyone interested in the identifi cation and motivation
of successful individuals there are gems here.’
Croner’s A-Z Guide for Human Resource
Management Professionals
‘Gilpin has serious points to make about how ordinary people
achieve extraordinary things.’
Independent on Sunday
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unstoppable
The pathway to living
an inspired life
Adrian Gilpin
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© Adrian Gilpin 1998, 2004
The right of Adrian Gilpin to be identifi ed as the author of this book has been asserted in accordance with
the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
First edition published 1998 by Random House
This edition published 2004 by
Capstone Publishing Limited (a Wiley Company)
The Atrium
Southern Gate
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 8SQ
www.wileyeurope.com
E-mail (for orders and customer service enquiries):
This edition is for the most
unstoppable people I know,
Sophie, Phoebe & Charlie
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgements ix
Preface xi
1 Crisis 1
2 Wilderness 9
3 Wanderings 19
4 The Cinder Path 25
5 A New Road 33
6 Blind Alley 43
7 Satori 49
8 Back to School 57
9 Values, Beliefs and the Language of Excellence 65
10 Whose Truth is it Anyway? 77
11 Me and My Shadow 89
12 Markers and Milestones 99
13 Into the Known 123
14 Dream Teams 131
15 The Coach 145
16 Oasis 163
Recommended Reading 177
About the Author 189
Staying on the Journey 191
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