• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Part 1: Activity
  • 1. Imagining the Impossible
  • 2. Defining Potential
  • 3. The Cornerstone of Decision-Making
  • 4. Atomic Motivation
  • 5. Mastery
  • 6. Increasing Your Luck
  • 7. Never Lose Again
• Part 2: Balance
  • 8. Opportunity: Balanced with Integrity
  • 9. Collective Opportunity: Balanced with Integrity
  • 10. Moving the Needle
  • 11. Balanced Brilliance
  • 12. Balanced Stress: The Engine Room of Performance
• Part 3: Congruence
  • 13. Control
  • 14. Purpose
  • 15. Transcendence
• Endnotes
• About the author
• Index

What does ‘Success’ mean to you?

Blending history, behavioural science and a rich tapestry of interviews, Irish author Adrian Kelly explores this age-old question in a new light. Once a struggling student who languished at the bottom of his class, Adrian knows first-hand the sting of failure.

Now, three decades later, he brings his experience as a solicitor, entrepreneur and sports coach to challenge common misconceptions about the core skills vital to overcoming challenge, with examples from Napoleon to the movie and sports stars of today. He examines how even the brightest and best can lose their way when it comes to the application of those skills. Finally, in a universe of ever-increasing opportunities, this is an invitation to consider what the most important things to accomplish in your life really are – they might not be what you think.

Provocative and practical, The Success Complex creates a template for a new understanding of the pursuit of success that truly fulfils.

Adrian Kelly: ‘A pursuit, not just of sustained success, but of a success that sustains you.’

This book provides a valuable framework on how to get the best out of ourselves in a balanced and meaningful way. Particularly, the re-evaluation of priorities and the ability to reconnect with the important things in life. - Dr John F. Kelly. Dr Kelly is the Elizabeth R. Spallin Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of
Addiction Medicine at Harvard Medical School – the first endowed professor in addiction medicine at Harvard. He’s the founder and Director of the Recovery Research Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Associate Director of the Center for Addiction Medicine at MGH.

I wish they taught some of these fundamentals in school as many of the skills and learnings covered can make all the difference when it comes to achieving our goals. - Simon Pond. Simon is a former Major League Baseball player and Olympian. His career spanned 13 years as a professional baseball player.

An enjoyable and thought-provoking read which explores and deepens our understanding of what success means to each of us. - Patrick Haughey, TV and radio producer with RTE and Today FM, Patrick has been a senior producer on many shows in the business and current affairs arena such as The Last Word with Matt Cooper (Today FM) and RTE’s The Big Bite with David McWilliams.