THE BOOK:THE WISDOM OF WALK-ONS: 7 WINNING STRATEGIES FOR COLLEGE, BUSINESS AND LIFE tells the true stories of three unrecruited college football players who—against overwhelming odds—played for some of the greatest programs and Hall of Fame coaches in history: the Alabama Crimson Tide with Paul “Bear” Bryant, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish with Dan Devine, and the Southern California Trojans with John Robinson. Former walk-ons Gordon Adams, Bob Bleyer, and Alan Pizzitola graduated from these storied universities in the 1970s and ’80s with academic honors, national championship rings, practical skills, and a collection of winning strategies that helped them persevere and succeed in business and life in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s. All of us can apply this walk-on wisdom and become more successful and fulfilled in our professional and personal lives.THE AUTHOR:Paul L. Corona founded Optimus Coaching LLC, through which he provides individual coaching, workshop facilitation and large-group speaking for leaders, teams and professional associations. He offers practical guidelines from his 29-year career in marketing and performance improvement, doctoral dissertation about custom programs of executive education and book: THE WISDOM OF WALK-ONS.Paul holds a doctorate in higher education (EdD) from Indiana University, an MBA in marketing from the University of Notre Dame and a BA in advertising from Michigan State University. He is a member of the International Society for Performance Improvement, the Association for Talent Development, the Organization Development Network, the International Leadership Association and the International Coach Federation.