Above All Else: A World Champion Skydiver's Story of Survival and What It Taught Him About Fear, Adversity, and Success

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World famous competitive skydiver and coach Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld presents proven tools and techniques for success and explains how they can be used in everyday life. Dan survived a plane crash from which sixteen of the twenty-two people on board were killed. He was left critically injured and woke up from a six-week-long coma with a broken neck, broken skull, severe head trauma, a collapsed lung, and other serious internal injuries. Against all odds, Dan recovered and went on to become one of the greatest competitive skydiver in the world.
With the love and support of friends and family, Dan was able not only to resurrect his life but return to skydiving to achieve greater heights than he could have ever imagined. His techniques and methods for excelling are applicable to all people, no matter their goals. Dan uses his experiences to teach the lessons hes learnedas a competitor, coach, business owner, father, and husbandto help others achieve their dreams, overcome obstacles, and reach their peak performance.

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Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld is a class act and I am grateful to know him as a friend. I have so much respect for him as a man he not only understands the things we both talk about, he has lived them through extreme stress and has contributed greatly to the lives of others as a result. --Tony Robbins
Whether it's overcoming a phobia, transcending physical limitations, or going for the gold in sports or your vocation, let Dan's love of life and principles help you align with success. --Melody Beattie, author of Codependent No More
Whether it s overcoming a phobia, transcending physical limitations, or going for the gold in sports or your vocation, let Dan s love of life and principles help you align with success. --Melody Beattie, author of Codependent No More
Whether it 's overcoming a phobia, transcending physical limitations, or going for the gold in sports or your vocation, let Dan 's love of life and principles help you align with success. --Melody Beattie, author of "Codependent No More"

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Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld has been a national skydiving competitor since 1983. Dan's extraordinary talent for bringing out the best in others has made him one of the most influential people in the history of skydiving and one of the most sought-after coaches in the world. Among his most recent successes is coaching the 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008 Women's World Champion teams to victory. As a competitor Dan has lead teams to sixteen National Championship Gold Medal victories and seven World Championships. He lives in Temecula, California.