Wake Up Happy

The Dream Big, Win Big Guide to Transforming Your Life

Michael Strahan, Veronica Chambers

• Publisher: 37 Ink
• Year: 2015
• eBook ISBN:
  9781476775708
• Topic: Personal Development
• Subtopic: Personal Success

From the beloved cohost of Good Morning America, NFL Hall of Fame member and Super Bowl champion Michael Strahan comes a motivational guide to tackle each day from the moment you get out of bed.

Pulling from his own life experiences, Michael Strahan details the mix of mental discipline, positive thinking, and sense of play that lead him to a Super Bowl XLII victory as a member of the New York Giants, and later to star alongside Kelly Ripa in the hit daytime talk show Live! with Kelly and Michael. Each of these “Strahan Rules” will guide you step-by-step through developing a work ethic and mental durability that will prime you to achieve your goals and transform your life.

Delivered with his signature wit and wisdom, Strahan’s Rules combine a range of advice, from values he picked up from his father who served in the military to professors who teach on the science of happiness and include:

-Rule #5: Too many of us count ourselves out before we even give ourselves a chance...Do the work. Be excellent. You’ll find your place.
-Rule #11: You can’t change other people, but you can change how you are around them, and sometimes, a lot of times, that’s more than enough.
-Rule #12: Listen to other people, but don’t take their opinions for fact. Have your own experiences. Draw your own conclusions.

Whether you are attempting to achieve your career goals, seeking to better your relationships or simply up your optimism quotient, Wake Up Happy will inspire you.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Dedication
• Epigraph
• Prologue: Protective Gear
• 1. What I Learned from Herschel Walker
• 2. A Line in the Water
• 3. Grit, Desire, and Discipline
• 4. Work Harder
• 5. Are You Your Worst Enemy?
• 6. What Did You Do to Get Better Today?
• 7. Fatherhood (Or, Thanks, Dad, for Setting the Bar So High)
• 8. Why Play Should Be the Work of Adults
• 9. The Power of Routines
• 10. Making It Right
• 11. What I Learned from Chris Martin and Coldplay
• 12. What I Learned from My Elders and Betters
• 13. Change Before You Have To
• 14. Curiosity and Visualization
• 15. Renovating One’s Life
• 16. Come Prepared
• 17. Think Richly
• 18. Wake Up Happy
• Epilogue: Motivated to Find Love
• Acknowledgments
• Appendix A: Strahan’s Rules
• Appendix B: Suggested Reading
• Appendix C: The Playlist
• About Michael Strahan and Veronica Chambers
• Copyright