September 6, 2014
Book Recommendation #131

‘Uncommon’ (Tony Dungy) ~~~> Mr. Dungy has completed a highly successful transition from being a high value NFL head coach to a NYT Best Selling author. This is the first book of his that I’ve invested in, and it was an excellent read. When I first saw this book, my mind immediately connected with Coach Herb Brooks, whose famous quote as coach of the American hockey team in 1980 challenged his team to be ‘uncommon men’. Here, Dungy sketches out a terrific road map to ‘find[ing] your path to significance’ - the intro & epilogue with real stories of people he knows frame neatly the seven parts of the spine of his teaching. Of the seven, my favorites are parts I, III, & V; from the 3-4 chapters in each, I was reinforced my thinking in/with topics which I’d previously studied in other books, audios, or in person seminars. This book reads easily, and its content is filled with much wisdom = thereby, glad to recommend!