The Bullseye Principle

Acknowledgments

Everything has to come to an end, sometime.

—L. FRANK BAUM

Recently the Pinnacle team climbed the three highest mountains in the United Kingdom as part of a charity event to raise funds for Pinnacle Performance Academy, our program to teach leadership and communication skills to underprivileged and underserved youth. Gathering at the base of the first mountain, as we assigned roles and responsibilities, it became apparent that everyone would play a crucial role in the success of the team being able to complete these hikes. And as we ascended the mountain and the weather abruptly shifted from hot and dry to cold and wet, it became even more obvious how much we would need each member of the team. We shared food, bandaged our blisters, and entertained each other with stories to make the grueling hours pass.

The research and writing that is brought together in The Bullseye Principle is not that far removed from what happened on those mountain climbs. We could not have written this book without the contributions and generosity of every member of the Pinnacle family. To paraphrase Viola Spolin, they were the spokes in the wheel that made this project roll. Every topic or idea discussed in these pages was developed and refined over time in various Pinnacle trainings and workshops across the globe. We would like to gratefully acknowledge the contributions of our core group of Pinnacle team members, many of whom have been with us from the beginning: Vicky Albertelli, ...