Use the power of principles to transform your life. In his repeated bids for Olympic gold, Henry Marsh learned that the highest degree of reward and satisfaction is to be found in the unswerving pursuit of personal excellence.The Breakthrough Factoris Marsh's comprehensive plan to achieve a life of value by determining what principles or values to live by and thus find the fulfillment and reward we all desire. Here, Marsh provides a plan for clarifying dreams, rooting out negative influences, setting priorities, establishing plans of action, and meeting goals. He shows how to ensure incredible results in all spheres of life -- in relationships, financial circumstances, career decisions, physical health -- by making choices and arranging priorities around a fruitful set of values and beliefs.Henry Marshbecame the second American male runner to make four U.S. Olympic track teams in 1988. His career culminated with thirteen straight years as one of the top ten 3,000-meter steeplechase runners in the world -- three years as number one. He has also held the American record for an unprecedented nineteen years in a row. Marsh is a consultant for Franklin Covey, where he developed a curriculum for increasing personal and professional productivity, which has been used by corporations throughout the world. He addresses thousands every year at businesses, sales organizations, and schools.Contents Introduction CHAPTER ONE Principle-Driven Behavior: The Need-Belief Behavior Connection CHAPTER TWO Blame It on Third Grade CHAPTER THREE It Works! CHAPTER FOUR When the Pain Is Great Enough CHAPTER FIVE Diseases of Choice CHAPTER SIX Don't Sacrifice What You Want Most for What You Want Now CHAPTER SEVEN Exercise Only on the Days That You Eat CHAPTER EIGHT The Choices Are All Ours CHAPTER NINE Control What You Can and What You Canl³¥