RUNNING BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS: Startling Results from a 50 Year Longitudinal Study

By Gregory Perry, Raymond Aaron and Loral Langemeier

Unlock Your Greatness!
As a young man, Gregory Perry ran hard between the raindrops toward something other than the drugs, jail, negative vibes, and dangers of his Harlem neighborhood to create and design the life he desired. Along the way he became a coach and teacher who used Track and Field as a catalyst in developing the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of student-athletes.
Greg has dedicated his life to understanding the impact of mental dynamics on long-term success. A large part of his work involved a 50-year longitudinal study of student-athletes that, among other things, studied the parallels between academics and athletics. The achievement measurement for Track was qualifying for national and international competitions, the Olympic trials, Pan American Games, or the Olympics. Biomechanical sciences were also used to secure youngsters a college education and advocate for them until their college graduation. Greg's efforts led to the development of a six-step success formula that can be used to successfully set and achieve goals in school, sports, work, and life. It can unlock your inner greatness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Dec 10, 2021
• ISBN: 9781772774580

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Running Between the Raindrops: Startling Results from a 50 Year Longitudinal Study

www.RunningBetweenTeRaindrops.com

Copyright © 2021 Gregory Perry

ISBN: 979-8454813369

eISBN: 978-1-7727745-8-0

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Te author and publisher shall not be liable for your misuse of the enclosed material. Tis book is strictly for informational and educational purposes only.

Warning – Disclaimer

Te purpose of this book is to educate and entertain. Te author and/or publisher do not guarantee that anyone following these techniques, suggestions, tips, ideas, or strategies will become successful. Te author and/or publisher shall have neither liability nor responsibility to anyone with respect to any loss or damage caused, or alleged to be caused, directly or indirectly by the information contained in this book.

Medical Disclaimer

Te medical or health information in this book is provided as an information resource only, and is not to be used or relied on for any diagnostic or treatment purposes. Tis information is not intended to be patient education, does not create any patient-physician relationship, and should not be used as a substitute for professional diagnosis and treatment.

Publisher

10-10-10 Publishing

Markham, ON

Canada

Printed in United States of America

DEDICATION

I dedicate this book to my mom, Mary Perry, and the other family members, Aliya Perry, David and Ella Moore, Keeniun Brumskill, and my deceased son, Tshombe Perry.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Testimonials

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Chapter 1 – The Metaphor

•Running Man

•When Opportunity Knocks

•Bringing Talent Out of the Talented

•Tought, Language, Action

•Faith is Stronger than Belief

•Barry Gambrell

Chapter 2 – On Your Mark!

•Why Am I Writing Tis Book?

•The Methodology

•Creating Possibilities

•Seeking the Goal or the Gold

•Developing a Foundation

•Experiential Education

Chapter 3 – Chase the Dream

•West Side YMCA

•Play Your Position

•The Key to My Success

•Standouts On and Of the Track

•My Mentor

•The Study of Biomechanics

•What Worked?

•Dream Flights

Chapter 4 – See How They Run

•See How They Run

•Making A Diference

•Brian Denman

•Mental Attitude

•Expectation

•Conceive, Believe, Achieve

•Tought Can Manifest to Form

Chapter 5 – Create Your Reality!

•What’s Realistic?

•Design a Possibility of Success Within Your Reality

•Richard Tompson, Dwayne Evans and Lillo Tomas

•West Side YMCA Track Team Discovers PAL

•My Move to PAL

•The Leaders Club

•What Did We Discover?

•The Power of Why and Your Life Plan

•Ricky Broomfeld

•The Essence of Success: The Art of Networking

Chapter 6 – Mental Dynamics and the PD4H Formula

•The LeMans Concept of Education

•The PD4H Formula

⚬Stage 1: PD2H—Our Embryonic Stage

⚬Stage 2: PD3H—Our Developmental Stage

⚬Stage 3: PD4H—Te Final Ingredient, Decision

Chapter 7 – The LeMans Program

•The LeMans Six Step Success Formula

⚬STEP #1: Adopt the PD4H Formula

⚬STEP #2: Develop A Foundation ~ Prepare Yourself

⚬STEP #3: Develop A Plan

⚬STEP #4: Measure and Review Progress

⚬STEP #5: Develop Balance in Your Life

⚬STEP #6: Identify the Rewards ~ What’s in It for You?

•The Strategies of Our Success

⚬Step #1: The Dream Flight

⚬Step #2: Choosing Your Destination with Possibility Tinking

⚬Step #3: The Afrmation Self-Talk

⚬Step #4: Visualization

⚬Step #5: The Lift Principle

•Brady Crain

•The Power of Opportunity

Chapter 8 – Commitment to Intention

•The Clarke Family

•The Nigeria Setback

•The Russia Setback

•The Jamaica Setback

•What’s the Point of Telling Tese Stories?

•A Final Word Regarding West Side YMCA

Chapter 9 – The R Syndrome

•Learning to Win From Defeat After the Battle is Lost!

•The Mental Disease of Quitting When a Race or Battle is Lost

Chapter 10 – The Impact of Our Discoveries and Learning

TESTIMONIALS

As I entered Crown Trophy after 5 years, the acknowledgement of pride and history filled my soul with joy and priceless memories. I entered Crown Trophy with the usual ambition of ordering a plaque that honored an educator who is retiring. I understood that ordering might seem simple to an onlooker, however this experience with Greg, the owner, is invaluable. This particular Tuesday, just like any other day of operation with Greg, was inviting, exploratory, and meaningful. On this day, the procedure was the same as it was 20 years ago. I was welcomed with professionalism, support and excellence. The positive connections remained the same, but my twenty years of meaningful experiences with Greg, his beloved mom, and his many employees exemplified the importance of community and the recognition of an invaluable journey where customers are valued and uplified.

—Maria Colon

I met Gregory Perry at the age of 12, running for the West Side YMCA. He taught us a basic formula, H+D2=S. aka PD2H, which is hard work plus dedication and determination equals success. I taught this basic formula to all five of my children and today, all five have graduated from college. Tree with master degrees and two doctoral candidates. The formula works.

—Mark Switzer

There is an incomplete myth lurking around out there that encourages us to believe all we have to do in order to succeed is work hard and there will be gain . . . Hard work pays of, it claims. My husband and I adopted this mindset for years, and what we got from it were bags under our eyes from sleepless nights (not in Seattle), weight gain from eating on the go, and many visits to our primary care physician for aches and pains gained from believing that incomplete advice . . . Well, fast forward, years later my husband and I were building our 501(c)(3) cancer awareness organization when we met a man who completed the advice above . . . who said to succeed (1) you must work hard to see the fruits of your labor (2) you must work smart to maintain the rewards (3) you must seek grace in all you do." That sound and complete advice was passed on to us from the author of Running Between the Raindrops, Greg Perry, who would go on to become our mentor, advisor and friend.

Greg has the natural ability and awareness to understand and bring forward the gifs that lie in the space between sentences.