PersonalBest: Ten Lesson To Help You Achieve Your True Potential

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One Saturday afternoon during the summer holidays, Marc Woods noticed his ankle looked unusually swollen. He put it down to the heat, or an off day, or maybe a knock playing football. But for seventeen-year-old Woods, a talented swimmer with dreams of a place on the Olympic team, an off day turned into an off year, and the swollen ankle turned out to be bone cancer. The bone cancer cost Woods his left leg below the knee, his Olympic dreams, and almost his life. But the experience also transformed him for the better. Following a course of chemotherapy he started to recover. Then, with a new focus and determination, he set out to become a stronger, faster swimmer than before. As part of the British paralympic team he won four Gold medals, spanning five paralympics, as well as many other medals at both European and World championships. In his book Personal Best, the author Marc Woods draws on his experiences of being diagnosed with cancer and coming to terms with his disability to realizing his ambitions of winning Gold at the paralympics in 2000. In this book, Marc shares wisdom he has learnt throughout his journey that culminated in a gold medal at the Sydney Paralympics that can be applied inyour own life. In 10 chapters he addresses subjects of motivation and maintaining it, being able to see the personal strengths of each individual, the importance of ambition, concentration and communication as key factors in achieving his goals. Be inspired by Marc Woods courage, commitment and unwavering determination and discover how you can enhance or develop these skills to realize your own ambitions.

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Marc Woods had his left leg amputated because of bone cancer when he was seventeen. The day after he had his stitches out he went swimming and within a year he was swimming quicker with one leg then he did when he had two. His dream was to simply be the best that he could be and just 18 months after he finished his chemotherapy he was selected to represent Great Britain. He has achieved great success in his field winning 34 medals; 8 Gold, 18 Silver and 8 Bronze. Following his retirement from competitive swimming in 2004, Marc is now a key note speaker on the corporate speaking circuit. He has presented his speeches to many FTSE and Fortune 500 companies including IBM, VISA International, Barclays and BP. Table of Contents Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction: My life in brief. 1. Don't let life happen to you. 2. The best you can be. 3. Constant goal-setting. 4. Why am I doing this? 5. All or nothing. 6. Communication breakdown. 7. Going under. 8. A helping hand. 9. Challenging misconceptions. 10. What does success look like? Afterword: A call to arms. Contributors. Index.