Be The Lead Dog Book
What Does Scooping Poop and Putting on Thousands of Dog Booties have to do with Developing Leadership, Effective Teambuilding, Perfecting Communications and Achieving Your Goals?
EVERYTHING!
Bestselling Be the Lead Dog Book, published April 2010
Be the Lead Dog
7 Life-Changing Lessons Taught By Sled Dogs
*** An Amazon Bestseller! ***
Use these strategies and tips to achieve your potential…in Leadership, Teambuilding, Communications and Life!
“These fascinating tales from the sled dog trail illustrate the universality of the principles of success—from the Iditarod to the board room. I relearned some valuable lessons reading it.”
Jack Canfield, featured teacher in The Secret, co-author of The Success Principles, and co-creator of the #1 New York Times best selling
Chicken Soup for the Soul® series
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“Read ‘Be the Lead Dog’ and take it to heart! Everything is here that you need to accomplish the impossible in your life. Then go hug your own dog if you are lucky enough to have one and tell them thanks, you now get it.”
Brian Tracy, best-selling author of Psychology of Selling and president, Brian Tracy University of Sales and Entrepreneurship
Brought to you be renowned musher, speaker and author Liz Parrish, Be the Lead Dog lays out the foundational lessons you need to be your best. Use these strategies and tips to achieve your full potential…in leadership, teambuilding, communications and life!
Decades of training, racing and being guided by her champion dogs have given Liz a wealth of experience from which to draw her “insider secrets” of the relationship of sled dogs and their people, and how those can be applied to everyday life. This knowledge and insight is crucial to understand and implement what it takes to accomplish your goals in every facet of your professional and personal spheres. Through her stories, explanations and action tips, she lays out a powerful and inspiring case for the rewards of utilizing the empowering life lessons taught by her sled dogs.
This easily digested yet profound book also references additional educational and practical materials on the website included as part of the book. This bonus material helps the reader engage with the lessons and apply them immediately to their own lives and situations.
About the Authors
Liz Parrish had three goals for running the Iditarod: train her own team, complete the Iditarod for her 50th birthday, and have fun!
From a difficult start beating childhood cancer and chronic health conditions, she thrives while seeking challenges.
Leaving a successful corporate career and starting with zero sled dog experience, she spent a decade building and training her own sled dog team. Liz and her team finished the 2008 Iditarod in 14 days with 14 dogs, despite being “Iditarod’s Littlest Musher.”
Today, as owner of Life…Through Dogs, Liz teaches people how to “Be The Lead Dog” with real-world practical applications in their own personal and corporate lives.
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“I found ‘Be The Lead Dog: 7 Life-Changing Lessons Taught By Sled Dogs’ to be one of the most cerebral pieces of writing to come out of the world of dog mushing in recent years. Authors Liz Parrish & Barbara Schaefer do a fantastic job of breaking down the various facets of sled dog behavior and applying it to numerous real world scenarios that anyone, be it beginner musher or simple dog enthusiast, can apply to their own situations.
In a book loaded with solid, introspective material, one of my favorite parts is the section dealing with ‘Transparency’, where the authors carefully lay out a case for mutual honesty between dog and master. This is a firm piece of work packed with useful tips and anecdotes, which I highly recommend to dog people of all levels of experience.”
Jason Barron, Professional Iditarod Musher
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“As a former Marine, I thought I was pretty tough…that was until I was introduced to Liz! With hard-hitting tips taken directly from her experience training sled dogs, ‘Be the Lead Dog’ is both a practical and inspirational guide to becoming a passionate, effective leader at any level. Get this book & read it. After dog-earing the transformational strategies (pun intended), then apply them & see the difference this book makes in your relationships, your business, and your life!”
Ed Rush, Former Marine Corps F-18 Pilot, Speaker, Author, & Coach, www.EdRush.com
