Dave Meltzer: The Pursuit Of Potential

While I might run a sports marketing firm, among many other positions I hold, I view my role in life and work as empowering others to empower others to be happy.

I think the most surprising think about me might be the fact that I played college football, as many people I meet are sceptical of this fact, at first. Additionally, what surprises many people is that I do not teach my employees or interns about working in sports. Instead, I teach them about gratitude, empathy, accountability, and effective communication, which helps them to be their best in whatever industry they work in.

I’m currently working my way through A Course in Miracles by Helen Schucman, which is definitely one of my favorites. I really like reading (and re-reading) it because it encourages me to be consistent and persistent in the pursuit of my potential.

Monster at the End of the Book by Jon Stone was my favorite growing up, due to the ending. In the end of the book, Grover from Sesame Street realizes that the monster he was worried about the entire time was himself, and I always found that really powerful.

I fell in reading when I was 5, fell out of love with reading during college and law school, and then fell back in love with reading after beginning my career.

The last book I purchased was Get Tough Retire Rich by Robert Pascuzzi, a good friend of mine. I bought the book in order to prepare for an event we hosted together in Kansas City, which raised money for as part of my “50 For 50” campaign for the Unstoppable Foundation, where I serve as chairman of the board.

I rarely have time during work hours to read, so most of my reading is done early in the morning as I wake up early to research and work on my books, or in the evenings, when I am relaxing with my wife and kids.

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill is the book I found most inspirational, and it motivated me to codify my own success principles. These principles became the inspiration for the books I’ve written and how I run my businesses.

I think A Course in Miracles by Helen Schucman qualifies as a pretty obscure book, and I heard about it while studying one of my favorite mentors, Dr. Wayne Dyer.

Crushing It by Gary Vaynerchuk, one of my buddies, is definitely one of the better books that I’ve read recently.

It is so hard to choose just one achievement as my proudest moment. The first one that comes to mind is being recognized with the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. The other achievement, which I think probably ranks a little higher, was being recognized by Variety Magazine and the unite4:Good Foundation as the Sports Humanitarian of the Year in 2016.

My own books, Connected to Goodness and Compassionate Capitalism, of course!

Compassionate Capitalism by Dave Meltzer,

A Course in Miracles by Helen Schucman,

Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach.

The Power of Intention by Dr. Wayne Dyer has probably had a bigger impact on me than any other book I’ve read. It taught me about the laws of attraction and intention, which I now incorporate into my life and my teachings, as a Top 100 business coach and thought leader.

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande is another good one, since it stresses the importance of doing the little things right.

The Wizard’s Wish by Brad Yates, another of my friends, is the book I’m most looking forward to, as I am planning to read it with my son, Miles.