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Title: 1% Better: Reaching My Full Potential and How You Can Too By: Chris Nikic, Nik Nikic, Don Yaeger Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 Vendor: W Publishing Publication Date: 2021 | Dimensions: 8.375 X 5.500 (inches) Weight: 7 ounces ISBN: 0785256180 ISBN-13: 9780785256182 Stock No: WW256182 |
What would life look like if you measured your success by improvements instead of victories? Nik Nikic shares the incredible story of his son Chriss journey to become the first person with Down syndrome to ever complete an IRONMAN® triathlon, inspiring others to achieve their goals by getting 1 percent better every day.
From the moment Chris Nikic was born, his parents knew he could achieve anything he set his mind to do. So when he became involved in triathlons with the Special Olympics, his dad, Nik, took on the role of coach and encouraged Chris to aim even higher. Together, they set their sights on making historyChris becoming the first person with Down syndrome to complete an IRONMAN® triathlon.
Written from Chriss fathers perspective, Nik shares the 1% Better mindset that has helped Chris achieve many of his goalsand the underlying principles of the 1% Better system can help you pursue and achieve your dreams too! Through Chris and Niks story, learn the benefits of applying the model to your own life and discover how to:
You may never be the best. But you can be better than your best when you stop imposing self-limitations and begin the journey to reach your goalsone confident step at a time.
Publishers Note: 1% Better is written in Nik Nikics voice. Chris and his accomplishments are the focus of 1% Better, and Chris is a coauthor of the book as he was interviewed by his father and the writer.
Chris Nikic is the 21-year-old man who made history as the first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman triathlon. Guiness World Records recognized Chriss achievement after he finished a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-marathon run at the Ironman Florida competition in Panama City Beach. He completed the race in 16 hours 46 minutes and 9 seconds14 minutes under the 17-hour cutoff time.
What drives Chris is this: "My mission is to honor God by being the best me I can be so I can be an example to others. I want to change the perceptions and raise expectations for others like me so we can reach our God-given potential. Believe and Achieve by getting 1% Better."
Chris and his father, Nik, developed the "1% Better Challenge" to stay motivated during training. After his record-setting achievement, Chris will continue training for the 2021 Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, as well as the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games.
NIK NIKIC brings over 20 years of experience in helping clients maximize top line revenue. Niks expertise is focused in developing a "Sales Performance Optimization System" through a hybrid approach of integrating sales process, CRM tools, and sales skills into one cohesive solution.
Over the years Nik and his organization have worked with many global companies like United Technologies, Computer Sciences Corporation, Toshiba, Deloitte, RICOH, Tech Data, Progress Energy, Clear Channel, Siemens, Xerox, Gartner Group, EMC, Parametric Technology, SCT, Cambridge Technology, GE Capital, OCE/Imagistics, NICE Systems and many others.
Nik is the father of Chris Nikic, the first person with Down syndrome to ever complete a full IRONMAN. Together they developed the 1% Better Challenge to help keep Chris motivated during his training. Having trained thousands of people during his career, Nik says, "Chris is the most coachable person Ive ever met."
Don Yaeger is an eleven-time New York Times bestselling author, longtime associate editor at Sports Illustrated, and today is one of the most in-demand public speakers on the corporate circuit. He delivers an average of seventy speeches a year to an average annual audience of almost one hundred thousand. He and his wife, Jeanette, live in Tallahassee, Florida, with their two children.
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