The Heart of a Ninja

Stretch Your Boundaries

By: Chris Warnky

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Do you love the show American Ninja Warrior? Would you like to feel more excitement and fun in your life? If so, this is the book for you. Author Chris Warnky developed a ninja heart by training as a ninja warrior starting when he was 58 years old. He describes how he “won” as a ninja without even being invited to compete on the show. Find out how he won and how he accomplished his goals. Enjoy the ride as you walk along with him on his stimulating three-year journey, and see how you also can win through ninja training even by just taking baby steps. This book is about our hearts, minds, and bodies. Chris shares: • We are not excluded from stimulating and fun activities because of our age • Insights into the ninja-warrior experience • 12 key traits of ninjas and how they can help you in your life • Tips from the behind-the- scenes lives of 14 ninja warriors You will learn how to better take on and beat the obstacles you face in your life. Chris breaks down the 12 key traits of ninjas into three major categories: Obstacles, The Right Environment, and Study. He then shares experiences and examples of how these traits relate not only to ninja courses, but also our daily lives, and how they can help us live stronger, more victorious lives. He shares some powerful concepts that made major differences in his life, including what he refers to as play, movement, yet, personal records, age feel gap, what if…, whys, baby steps, and many more. You will read how each of these can make a difference in your life. As a professional coach, Chris engages you with stimulating questions relative to his ninja-warrior experiences, and you will gain personal insights as you think through examples from his experience. He includes personal stories from 11 men who competed on American Ninja Warrior at age 50 or older, and three women ninjas who competed at age 40 or older, including Jon Stewart, Michael Moore, John Loobey, Joyce Shahboz, and Selena Laniel. They share their very interesting paths that they took to become ninja warriors. They also each share a few tips for the reader who is thinking about testing the waters of this ninja experience. His enjoyment of photography is evident, as he includes over 150 photos to help you visualize the exciting road that he and these other ninjas have traveled. Enjoy the stimulating ninja path that Chris is experiencing and see how you, too, can gain from a similar experience and love your life even more. Chris Warnky is the father of American Ninja Warrior favorite Michelle Warnky. He has competed in many competitions including the American Ninja Warrior 2017 Cleveland City Qualifier and several National Ninja League qualifiers. Chris is a Movement Lab Ohio Ninja Lite instructor. He is an executive and life coach and a certified coach, speaker, and trainer with the John Maxwell Team, and is active in the International Coach Federation. He lives in Westerville, Ohio. This is the first of a series of books he plans to write about the ninja warrior experience."