My Back Nine: Unleash Your Authentic Self

Tony Caico

iUniverse, 2010 - 184 pages

After riding the gravy train for more than ten years in the mortgage banking industry, author Tony Caico's industry and his life met at an intersection and crashed. His worth was so closely tied to what he did for a living that he no longer knew who he was. After some careful soul searching, his healing began, and he put his life back on track.

Using the back nine holes of a golf course as a guide, Caico uses his experiences to help others analyze what they need to do better to truly enjoy the second half of their lives. Each golf hole represents one of the following nine key life components: family, health and wellness, knowledge, career, spirituality, leadership, relationships, self-improvement, and happiness. In My Back Nine, Caico synthesizes current thinking and research on careers, evaluating strengths, and formulating life plans to offer a guide to making changes for the better.

The essential qualities needed for success in golf preparation, focus, patience, discipline, integrity, and honesty are the same qualities necessary to be successful in life. My Back Nine shows how both life and sports can often create real winners on and off the playing field.

Contents

• Tenth HoleYour Ultimate FoursomePar 5: 1
• Eleventh HoleThirtySix Holes in One DayPar 4: 19
• Twelfth HoleKnowing Your Golf GamePar 4: 32
• Thirteenth HoleCourse ManagementPar 4: 44
• Fourteenth HoleYour One True Authentic SwingPar 5: 64
• Fifteenth HoleYoure on the TeePar 3: 83
• Sixteenth HoleYour Golfing PartnersPar 4: 98
• Seventeenth HoleImproving Your Golf GamePar 4: 120
• Eighteenth HoleHole in OnePar 3: 138
• ConclusionThe Nineteenth Hole: 153
• About the Author: 159
• References: 161
• Back cover: 164

About the author

TONY CAICO is an accomplished sales executive, manager, speaker, and presenter who has worked in sales management for more than twenty years. He lives in Durham, North Carolina, and is the proud father of five incredible children.

Bibliographic information

• Title: My Back Nine: Unleash Your Authentic Self
• Author: Tony Caico
• Publisher: iUniverse, 2010
• ISBN: 1450279503, 9781450279505
• Length: 184 pages