George Place
A powerful argument for how to outperform as an underdog: optimize your story, relationships and performance to harness adversity.People love a good underdog story - or at least, they say they do. But social support can be fleeting, and underdogs are often misunderstood. There are underdogs all around us, but we usually only hear the rare stories of extraordinary triumph. Many people never realize they’re an underdog or their story goes untold and unsupported.George Place knows about living through adversity. Raised on the road, living in cars, he and his five siblings suffered all the abuse his alcoholic father could dish out. Then a traumatic car accident at age seventeen added more trauma. However, those experiences never defined him. Instead, it encouraged him to explore the science of adversity and examine the lessons learned from his personal recovery. Now he shares these practical strategies and tactics with those who have their own traumatic experiences.The Underdog Curve encourages you to embrace a new and meaningful underdog definition with a practical set of internal and external in-sights, models and frameworks intended to help you overcome your disadvantages and thrive. This roadmap is designed to help you evolve into the credible contender you were meant to be.Readers will learn how: • Disadvantage creates three distinct types of underdogs.• To apply practical frameworks and navigate the Underdog Economy.• To develop a powerful story, intentional relationships, and differentiated performance.• To implement the 9 elements of underdog proficiency to renew your life.Written for anyone who has lived through real adversity, The Underdog Curve is a practical guide that catapults readers to new heights of personal and professional progress.
