Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have been an NCAA Division I college basketball player, a Citadel cadet, a marketing executive, a hospital administrator, an undercover narcotics investigator, a SWAT Team Hostage Negotiator, a high school basketball coach, a business owner, and most recently, a cancer warrior. My and his wife have lived all over the United States and currently reside in Colorado with our daughter and Wheaten Terrier, Maggie. In 2019, I started the website, Motivational Check to help others find and lead their uncommon and extraordinary lives. I have written several books but have never had one published.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
The title of my latest book is: Sustainable Excellence: Ten Principles to LEading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life. I believe everyone is born to lead an uncommon and extraordinary life and that has nothing to do with where you work, how much money you make or where you live. We are not all born with the same gifts and talents, but we all have the ability to become the best person we are capable of becoming. But how do you achieve this remarkable life in an age where everyone seems to just get by? In this book, I answer the three basic questions that will lead you to your best life, “What is excellence, how do you achieve it, and most importantly, how do you sustain it?”
The ten principles outlined in this book will provide you with the bedrock necessary to form the foundation of unshakeable beliefs and dedicated behaviors that will guide you to your uncommon and extraordinary life.
These principles will reinforce your attitude, no matter how much pain you must endure or how many obstacles you must overcome to achieve and maintain excellence.
Do you have what it takes to apply these principles to lead your uncommon and extraordinary life?
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to write at night. The house is quiet and I get more inspiration that way.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I enjoy reading biographies. I like to understand what makes people tick; what motivates them to get out of bed every morning and ply their craft. I enjoy reading David McCullough’s biographies about President Harry Truman and John Adams.
What are you working on now?
I am working on the sequel to Sustainable Excellence. It will have ten more principles to leading your uncommon and extraordinary life.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sustainable-excellence-terry-tucker/1137534840
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Lead with your heart. In my case, since I’m writing non-fiction, my motive is to help people. Selling books comes later. I’m not in the book selling business. I’m in the people business. I try to live a life of significance instead a life of success.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Love is the most important word in any language. Listen more than you talk and listen to understand, not to respond.
What are you reading now?
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
What’s next for you as a writer?
To continue to work on sustainable Excellence II.
What is your favorite book of all time?
After the Bible, my favorite book would be, They Call Me Coach, by John Wooden.
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