The Fifteen Percent : Overcoming Hardships and Achieving Lasting Success

Wall Street Journal and USA Today besteller! Lawyer turned entrepreneur Terry Giles explains what sets high achievers ("the fifteen percent") apart from those who don't quite make it. This is a riveting story of what it takes to win and keep winning—in business and in life—from one of America's most successful entrepreneurs, with a foreword by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson. On the surface, Terry Giles has a classic American success story. By 30, he built one of the largest criminal defense firms and generated tens of millions in revenue working with high profile clients. By 34, he left the legal profession and achieved even greater success as an entrepreneur, seemingly overnight. But as Giles observes in The Fifteen Percent , no one goes through life without facing serious obstacles. Speaking from his own hard-won experience from a difficult upbringing to America's loftiest boardrooms, Giles answers the question that took him years to answer: Why do some people overcome hardships while others do not? Citing research that fifteen percent of those individuals who face adversity and hardship are able to rise above the despair and succeed above all odds, Giles uses examples from his career and life to illustrate why and how this phenomenon occurs. From his childhood in the Missouri Ozarks, to defending the victims of child sex abuse, to creating a plethora of business enterprises, and even organizing a presidential campaign, he learns from experience the traits that define "the fifteen percent." Even more important, in each chapter you will learn valuable skills including fearlessness; embracing under­dog status; visualizing the future; and positive thinking; proving that you do not have to be a victim of bad circumstances to adopt the superpowers of "the fifteen percent." Entertaining, inspiring, and full of useful insights you'll turn to again and again, The Fifteen Percent will help you overcome whatever's holding you back, so you can achieve lasting success in business and in life. **__Wall Street Journal__ and __USA Today__ besteller! Lawyer turned entrepreneur Terry Giles explains what sets high achievers ("the fifteen percent") apart from those who don't quite make it. This is a riveting story of what it takes to win and keep winning—in business and in life—from one of America's most successful entrepreneurs, with a foreword by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson.**On the surface, Terry Giles has a classic American success story. By 30, he built one of the largest criminal defense firms and generated tens of millions in revenue working with high profile clients. By 34, he left the legal profession and achieved even greater success as an entrepreneur, seemingly overnight.But as Giles observes in , no one goes through life without facing serious obstacles. Speaking from his own hard-won experience from a difficult upbringing to America's loftiest boardrooms, Giles answers the question that took him years to answer: Citing research that fifteen percent of those individuals who face adversity and hardship are able to rise above the despair and succeed above all odds, Giles uses examples from his career and life to illustrate why and how this phenomenon occurs. From his childhood in the Missouri Ozarks, to defending the victims of child sex abuse, to creating a plethora of business enterprises, and even organizing a presidential campaign, he learns from experience the traits that define "the fifteen percent."Even more important, in each chapter you will learn valuable skills including fearlessness; embracing under­dog status; visualizing the future; and positive thinking; proving that you do not have to be a victim of bad circumstances to adopt the superpowers of "the fifteen percent."Entertaining, inspiring, and full of useful insights you'll turn to again and again, will help you overcome whatever's holding you back, so you can achieve lasting success in business and in life. One of today's most successful entrepreneurs shares his story "of inspiration and information [that] will inspire you to push yourself to the next level" (Stedman Graham, businessman, speaker, and author of Identity Leadership). Terry Giles, "the man behind the scenes who litigated'and sometimes mitigated'some of the most sensationally nasty celebrity and political dramas of the last several decades" (The Texas Tribune), attributes his own success to being part of "the fifteen percent" of people who are able to rise above despair and succeed against all odds. Using examples from his career and life'defending child sex abuse victims, his involvement in Monica Lewinsky's trial, and even managing Dr. Ben Carson's 2016 presidential campaign'he illustrates these ideas in action. In each chapter, you'll learn valuable skills, including fearlessness, embracing underdog status, visualizing the future, and positive thinking'and proving that you do not have to be a victim of bad circumstances to adopt the superpowers of "the fifteen percent." Entertaining, inspiring, and full of useful insights, The Fifteen Percent will help you overcome whatever's holding you back, so you can achieve lasting success. "A tour de force that encapsulates a lifetime of wisdom and service that exemplifies what it is to truly live the American Dream ... a surefire recipe for outlandish success'I know; because I have been blessed to count Terry among my closest mentors and friends for over thirty years." 'Armstrong Williams, broadcast entrepreneur and syndicated columnist "A powerful and balanced account of his personal and professional journeys ... it truly exemplifies his vision, courage, kindness, humility, and old-fashioned grit." 'Robert J. Brown, author of You Can't Go Wrong Doing Right