by Satish Shenoy
Seven Life & Business Lessons from Running Marathons Across The Seven Continents!
Runaway Growth is a story of my journey and others like me who started small, aimed higher and reached goals that initially felt beyond reach. I share the framework and principles that I used to reach my goal of running marathons across all 7 continents and running over 8000 miles in 8 years. Something that seemed impossible at the start of my journey. I also share insights and lessons from other thought leaders and mentors who inspired me along that journey and continue to inspire me to achieve audacious goals to this day!
by Satish Shenoy
Seven Life & Business Lessons from Running Marathons Across The Seven Continents!
Runaway Growth is a story of my journey and others like me who started small, aimed higher and reached goals that initially felt beyond reach. I share the framework and principles that I used to reach my goal of running marathons across all 7 continents and running over 8000 miles in 8 years. Something that seemed impossible at the start of my journey. I also share insights and lessons from other thought leaders and mentors who inspired me along that journey and continue to inspire me to achieve audacious goals to this day!
Key Industry Influencers Have to Say This About Runaway Growth
Runaway Growth is a simple yet powerful playbook to
achieve your wildest dreams.
Ultra-runner, Tech Nerd, 10th person on the planet to complete the 'Run Everest' challenge
Dream big in business, life, and love! Learn from stories of challenge, endurance, and commitment in Runaway Growth to build your own future successes. Wow!
MD., Army combat physician, Navy SEAL, and author, swordsandseals.com
Entrepreneur and fellow marathoner on Satish’s Antarctica voyage
Runaway Growth is a simple yet powerful playbook to
achieve your wildest dreams.
Ultra-runner, Tech Nerd, 10th person on the planet to complete the 'Run Everest' challenge
Dream big in business, life, and love! Learn from stories of challenge, endurance, and commitment in Runaway Growth to build your own future successes. Wow!
MD., Army combat physician, Navy SEAL, and author, swordsandseals.com
Entrepreneur and fellow marathoner on Satish’s Antarctica voyage
Some of our readers sharing their joy of reading the book
Framework and Principles Satish used to reach his goals!
There are many parallels that I have discovered between marathon running and the “marathon” of life. Learning how to address these parallels has helped me better address similar challenges in real life.
The “secret” to achieving extraordinary goals are the principles that helped me achieve goals that I and others around me consider extraordinary.
One of the most important perspectives about running long distances is that it is all about the mindset. The mindset is ultimately what sets you up for successful outcomes.
There are many parallels that I have discovered between marathon running and the “marathon” of life. Learning how to address these parallels has helped me better address similar challenges in real life.
The “secret” to achieving extraordinary goals are the principles that helped me achieve goals that I and others around me consider extraordinary.
One of the most important perspectives about running long distances is that it is all about the mindset. The mindset is ultimately what sets you up for successful outcomes.
Seven Life & Business Lessons from Running Marathons Across The Seven Continents!
Author, Runaway Growth
I wrote this book to inspire anyone who wants to attempt a goal or a dream that they previously thought unreachable. I do this by sharing the framework, principles, stories, and lessons from running marathons across the 7 continents. That experience led me to my ultimate goal of inspiring and enabling more people to achieve their previously unreachable goals and fulfill their boldest dreams.
– Satish Shenoy
A quick glance into what I have to offer in this book
We all have seemingly “Impossible” goals but those goals are only a mirage. You can go from Impossible to “I-m-possible” by following the framework and implementing some key principles
Take those big dreams or goals and break them down into and smaller goals until they no longer intimidate you. An “impossible” goal is made up of many smaller, possible goals!
When you think you have reached the edge of your comfort zone, reach a bit higher and what you find might surprise you. With this mindset of stretching that goal and doing it consistently, you will be able to get to a totally new place – one which you thought was not possible
For most people “showing up” is the act of arriving at a place. For others, it is about arriving and being prepared. For a smaller subset, it is about arriving, being prepared and being ready to put in the work to achieve an outcome. Finally, for the remaining few, it is all these things we described in terms of showing up for themselves and also showing up for others.
They say “it is all in the mind” and achieving any audacious goal is no different. Figuring it out and convincing yourself is the critical first step and having the right mindset is the secret.
Achieving something on your own is possible but there are severe limitations to how much you can achieve that way. This is especially true for goals that are challenging! Having people around you that can inspire, coach or challenge you will truly bolster you ability to achieve goals, even the audacious ones!
They say when preparation meets opportunity, you have the greatest chances of success! Preparation involves planning and designing with a goal in mind, and a time bound program with milestones and consistent execution
“Pain is weakness leaving the body”. With preparation, conditioning, taking meaningful risks and putting mind over body, I have found that pain becomes a secondary consideration
Grit is a combination of passion and perseverance and we will explore two different ways of building grit – an internal approach and an external approach
Whether it is marathons or your dream startup or the next moonshot project you want to take on, the importance of feeling that you are making progress is critical to our success. That is what keeps us going!
When I first set my mind on the goal of running a marathon in Antarctica, it had seemed impossible. Some called it audacious. Some even called it crazy. It was the audacity that finally came to my rescue and helped me fulfill my dream
You either finish or you do not. It’s that simple. After having run nearly 8000 miles over the last 8 years, it is clear to me that the battle to the finish, and finishing strong, is won or lost between your ears and how you finish one race sets the tone for the next race or challenge.
A workbook for you to efficiently implement the principles and the lessons covered in this book
Some of these include stories that haven’t been shared with the world yet
And many more…
Some of these include stories that haven’t been shared with the world yet
And many more…
Some of these include stories that haven’t been shared with the world yet
And many more…
My promise to you is that this book will help you be and achieve the extraordinary
Get Inspired with stories of ordinary people who have achieved extraordinary goals
Access to a Blueprint to achieve audacious goals
Understand How to Achieve Your Big dreams by tackling a number of smaller goals
Learn how to create your “village” of mentors, peers and coaches to drive sustained success
Leverage the detailed workbook to implement all the principles from the book
My promise to you is that this book will help you be and achieve the extraordinary
Get Inspired with stories of ordinary people who have achieved extraordinary goals
Access to a Blueprint to achieve audacious goals
Understand How to Achieve Your Big dreams by tackling a number of smaller goals
Learn how to create your “village” of mentors, peers and coaches to drive sustained success
Leverage the detailed workbook to implement all the principles from the book
Some of our readers sharing their joy of reading the book
Author, Runaway Growth
“After running nearly 8000 miles over 8 years, it is clear to me that the battle to the finish is not won or lost with your legs, but is won or lost between your ears”
“After running nearly 8000 miles over 8 years, it is clear to me that the battle to the finish is not won or lost with your legs, but is won or lost between your ears”
Satish Running Marathons on all 7 Continents!
Key Industry Influencers Have to Say This About Runaway Growth
“Satish brings a combination of discipline, thoughtfulness, commitment and caring into any project he touches, even a hobby project. He has brought that “Satish special” cocktail to the “Runaway Growth” book. I can guarantee that you will run away with a ton of value from this book. And, if you apply a part of what he teaches here, you will create pure magic in your work and in your life.”
Co-founder of Audvisor.com, Author of 18 books, rajeshsetty.com
“As a notoriously unathletic couch potato, I initially wondered if I would be able to relate to this story of a global business leader who has run marathons across all seven continents. But right from the introduction, Satish drew me in as he narrated his journey with humble sincerity and light-heartedness. Satish is a brilliant writer who infuses all the right amounts of wit, humor, and inspiration into his debut book, Runaway Growth.”
Patient Advocate and Author of "A Case of Culture
“Its not often that you come across a piece of writing that is gripping and inspiring at the same time. Runaway Growth is filled with educational, enthralling and practical insights in a leadership and business context in a conversational tone enhanced by visual illustrations. The rigor and and indefatigable spirit that Satish brought to running has now been extended to his writing. I hope this book resonates with you as much as it did with me“
Leadership Coach, TEDx Speaker, Marathoner, Author
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Copyright 2022 | Runaway Growth by Satish Shenoy
7 Steps to Transform your career and realize your leadership potential
Section A: Becoming a Leader
Unlock! is about discovering yourself, tapping into your vast leadership potential, and creating meaning for the world.
People have amazing skills and virtually unlimited potential. But if you look closely at their career graph, there is usually a gap between its trajectory and their abilities. They are not engaged at work despite their ability to deliver high performance. This situation is clearly a disconnect between potential and performance.
This disconnect occurs because most of us have not made the “leadership switch,” turning on that invisible switch that transforms us from merely working to leading successfully.
Unlock! is about leading yourself and others to create value and meaning in the world of business and technology.
Unlock! is a set of seven steps that help you dig deeper and bring forth the successful leader you have the true potential to become. These steps are grouped together in four distinct phases of the 7 Step Process. Here is a quick view of the four phases; don’t worry we will go through each one of these together.
It is time to turn on the leadership switch. It is time to learn the steps, tools, and activities that will transform your career and help you realize your leadership potential. Let’s start.
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans spend eight hours and forty minutes on work- and work-related activities on a daily basis. This amount of time is more than time spent on any other activity including sleeping which is a little over seven hours on average.
Despite spending most of their time at work, Americans are disengaged while there. In fact, according to Gallup, about two-thirds (66 percent) of people in corporate America are not engaged.
That’s interesting, isn’t it? Most of us are disengaged from the activity we do the most. Every. Single. Day. This disengagement results in a career trajectory that is mediocre at best.
It’s like investing all of your waking hours on diet and exercise but still becoming more overweight. How counter-intuitive!
That being said, each of us works hard. We have career aspirations. We absolutely intend to do better in our careers and create value for the world around us.
Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to listen to people’s career aspirations very closely. Usually, these career aspirations fit into ten categories. I am sure you will identify with one or more of these.
As you read this, I am sure you can feel their importance and urgency. You can feel the yearning to break free of these problems, and the genuine desire to build a better career path.
If only they could Unlock! themselves.
There is absolutely a better career path for each of us.
And that path is the way of the leader.
Every single one of us has the potential to be a leader. Yes, we might not realize it, but all of us are destined to be leaders. A leader is anyone who moves others, influences others, drives others towards higher achievement.
See, leadership is not a title; leadership is action. One can be a leader in any particular dimension, leader of a: particular topic, particular subject, process, domain, function, organization, group, or tribe.
Becoming a leader in any of these dimensions creates career growth opportunities. It helps us to take the initiative and become accountable. It enables us to act as an owner rather than a “resource.” It enables us to drive toward results and achieve goals. These achievements are not only for us as individuals but for the team, our organizations, and our communities.
Demonstrating leadership drives career growth. Yes, it is really that simple. Successful leadership is the journey and the destination.
However, most people are not able to demonstrate leadership and become successful leaders. It requires us to make the “leadership switch,” turning on that invisible switch that moves us from merely working to leading successfully.
Unlock! gives you seven specific steps you can use to turn on that leadership switch. These steps help you to unlock your potential to become a successful leader.
By the time you complete Unlock’s 7 Step Process, you will be able to unlock your potential and turn on the switch.
It is simple but not easy. It requires changing your mindset. It requires us to develop new capabilities that require personal investments. It is absolutely doable. The journey is exciting; there is never a dull moment. Guaranteed.
Turning on this “switch” unlocks your leadership potential to change your immediate future, and assists you for the rest of your life, professionally and personally. It is like learning to ride a bicycle. Or learning how to swim. Once you learn it, you will always carry it with you.
Ready? Excited? Let’s jump in.
7 Steps to Transform your career and realize your leadership potential
Section A: Becoming a Leader
Unlock! is about discovering yourself, tapping into your vast leadership potential, and creating meaning for the world.
People have amazing skills and virtually unlimited potential. But if you look closely at their career graph, there is usually a gap between its trajectory and their abilities. They are not engaged at work despite their ability to deliver high performance. This situation is clearly a disconnect between potential and performance.
This disconnect occurs because most of us have not made the “leadership switch,” turning on that invisible switch that transforms us from merely working to leading successfully.
Unlock! is about leading yourself and others to create value and meaning in the world of business and technology.
Unlock! is a set of seven steps that help you dig deeper and bring forth the successful leader you have the true potential to become. These steps are grouped together in four distinct phases of the 7 Step Process. Here is a quick view of the four phases; don’t worry we will go through each one of these together.
It is time to turn on the leadership switch. It is time to learn the steps, tools, and activities that will transform your career and help you realize your leadership potential. Let’s start.
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans spend eight hours and forty minutes on work- and work-related activities on a daily basis. This amount of time is more than time spent on any other activity including sleeping which is a little over seven hours on average.
Despite spending most of their time at work, Americans are disengaged while there. In fact, according to Gallup, about two-thirds (66 percent) of people in corporate America are not engaged.
That’s interesting, isn’t it? Most of us are disengaged from the activity we do the most. Every. Single. Day. This disengagement results in a career trajectory that is mediocre at best.
It’s like investing all of your waking hours on diet and exercise but still becoming more overweight. How counter-intuitive!
That being said, each of us works hard. We have career aspirations. We absolutely intend to do better in our careers and create value for the world around us.
Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to listen to people’s career aspirations very closely. Usually, these career aspirations fit into ten categories. I am sure you will identify with one or more of these.
As you read this, I am sure you can feel their importance and urgency. You can feel the yearning to break free of these problems, and the genuine desire to build a better career path.
If only they could Unlock! themselves.
There is absolutely a better career path for each of us.
And that path is the way of the leader.
Every single one of us has the potential to be a leader. Yes, we might not realize it, but all of us are destined to be leaders. A leader is anyone who moves others, influences others, drives others towards higher achievement.
See, leadership is not a title; leadership is action. One can be a leader in any particular dimension, leader of a: particular topic, particular subject, process, domain, function, organization, group, or tribe.
Becoming a leader in any of these dimensions creates career growth opportunities. It helps us to take the initiative and become accountable. It enables us to act as an owner rather than a “resource.” It enables us to drive toward results and achieve goals. These achievements are not only for us as individuals but for the team, our organizations, and our communities.
Demonstrating leadership drives career growth. Yes, it is really that simple. Successful leadership is the journey and the destination.
However, most people are not able to demonstrate leadership and become successful leaders. It requires us to make the “leadership switch,” turning on that invisible switch that moves us from merely working to leading successfully.
Unlock! gives you seven specific steps you can use to turn on that leadership switch. These steps help you to unlock your potential to become a successful leader.
By the time you complete Unlock’s 7 Step Process, you will be able to unlock your potential and turn on the switch.
It is simple but not easy. It requires changing your mindset. It requires us to develop new capabilities that require personal investments. It is absolutely doable. The journey is exciting; there is never a dull moment. Guaranteed.
Turning on this “switch” unlocks your leadership potential to change your immediate future, and assists you for the rest of your life, professionally and personally. It is like learning to ride a bicycle. Or learning how to swim. Once you learn it, you will always carry it with you.
Ready? Excited? Let’s jump in.