Interviewing for his first teaching job, and armed with an advanced degree, Jeff Astor confidently walked into the principal’s office and told the men in charge why he thought he thought he’d make a great teacher. When the vice principal curtly excused himself, Jeff was a little surprised. When shortly thereafter the principal called an abrupt end to the interview and asked, “Would you like to add anything?” Jeff was miffed.

Feeling a little panicked, he said, “Well, I was captain of the college baseball team.”

Suddenly, the elderly principal called the vice principal back into the office and said proudly, “Our friend didn’t tell us that he was captain of his baseball team.”

Thus began Jeff’s post-sports professional career, one in which he discovered that his athletic prowess and sports knowledge could help him win more friends and influence more people than anything else.

The title of Jeff’s book says it all – 7 Major Life Lessons I Learned From Baseball & Other Sports: An Athlete Reflects on a Lifetime Wins & Losses in the Game of Life. A fun and easy read, it’s sure to give you laughs as well as moments of thoughtful pause as he shares his perspective on some of life’s largest lessons – lessons taken directly from his baseball and sports experiences.

Life is filled with ups and downs, wins and losses. 7 Major Life Lessons I Learned From Baseball & Other Sports will help you better celebrate the wins and weather the losses no matter what stage in life you are in.