When Opportunity Knocks, 8 Surefire Ways to Take Advantage!

Whether you struggle with seizing opportunities or recognizing them in your life, this book will help you achieve greatness, however you define it and wherever it appears.

8 Surefire Ways to Take Advantage will teach you how to:

• Motivate yourself to change and set goals for your life
• Discipline yourself physically and mentally to take action when opportunity knocks.
• Stay committed to your goals when faced with barriers, setbacks, obstacles, and hurdles in life.
• Silence the critics, ignore the doubters, and avoid self-sabotage
• Align your focus and energy to seize every opportunity that presents itself.

JJ Birden's electrifying new book will teach you how to seize opportunities in life so you can achieve the professional success and personal happiness you've always dreamed of. 

In 8 Surefire Ways to Take Advantage, JJ Birden shares some of the most important and critical lessons he's learned as a husband, father, professional athlete, healthy life expert, entrepreneur, and motivational speaker. The many lives of JJ Birden, and the successes and failures he's experienced along the way, have given him a unique perspective on the importance of seizing opportunities in life. This motivational book from one of America's most dynamic and captivating motivational speakers provides actionable steps that can immediately improve your relationships, self-confidence, and ability to make the most out of life's opportunities.

JJ Birden was one of the first prototype track stars to successfully "walk on" and excel at football for the Oregon Ducks. Despite being the 216th pick in the 1988 NFL draft with a size of 5’10 157 lbs., and plenty of doubters, JJ went on to play 9 years in the NFL.  JJ's hard work ethic and intensity carried over to his personal and professional life. He is an experienced coach, fitness consultant, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and takes pleasure in being married to his college sweetheart Raina and a father to his 8 children (3 biological and 5 nieces/nephews). An unknowing person might ask, "Who is this random JJ Birden and why would I want to read his book?  Once you fully understand his journey and the frequent hurdles he experienced in route to achieving the highest level, that answer will be clear. JJ is the personification of "seizing your opportunities" in life.