Dan Carter: The Autobiography of an All Blacks Legend

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In this bestselling autobiography, he talks with brutal honesty about the roots of his family life that defined his character and how it gave him the strength to emerge from the lowest moment in his career to lift the Webb Ellis Cup, and become the most successful captain world rugby has ever seen. Dan spends every Sunday planning out the week ahead, setting goals he wants to achieve for the week. A true superstar of international rugby playing 112 test matches for the All Blacks winning two Rugby World Cups.

A veteran of more than 100 Test matches, he is the world record holder for most Test points, has twice been named the IRB's Player of the Year and twice named New Zealand Player of the Year. The fund supports and advocates for UNICEF’s work to empower children and protect their rights - both here in Aotearoa and around the world. I thought back to myself at the same age, falling in love with the game during the inaugural Rugby World Cup. After retiring from a sport he played for 32 years, he set out to inspire the next generation of leaders to create purposeful impact, joining the Oxford Foundry – Oxford University’s Entrepreneurial Institute, founded by LinkedIn co-found Reid Hoffman – as its first ever Leader in Practice.Dan began to turn to his mental skills coach in good times as well as bad, to maintain his wellbeing, hold himself accountable and ensure he wasn’t becoming complacent. But along with the triumphs of his signature World Cup win, his performace against the Lions in 2005, and an unprecedented run of Bledisloe Cup successes, there was also the pain and doubt he felt during a prolonged period of injury and rehab following the 2011 World Cup.

And I loved the social diversity: the fact that everyone can play the game - different shapes, sizes, religions; boys and girls, old and young. There is a lot of vulnerability and shows how even with success, failure or disappointment is always there. He says he always prided himself on the work he did behind closed doors – doing what’s right when no-one’s looking. Will usually dispatch within same working day if paid before 22:00 GMT (excludes weekends and holidays).In the words of Mark Twain, many of us might say "I'm writing a novel" to which his sharp reply was "Neither am I". You also need to have a growth mindset – to see opportunities when circumstances and challenges come along. The Art of Winning" is more than just a sports memoir—it's a masterclass in perseverance, strategic thinking, and relentless pursuit of success.

Key to successfully scaling your next peak in an ability to embrace a beginner's mindset, to be humble enough to accept that you’re beginning again and you need to learn new skills and start over. And it also demanded great sacrifice: at times putting my career and my pursuit of excellence first, and my family second. A legendary All Black, global sports icon and Man of the Match in the 2015 Rugby World Cup final, discusses his intriguing and distinguished career.Dan says the past can teach us, and help to establish, the core values and guideposts to continue and enhance that legacy. He was named the International Rugby Board Player of the Year in 2005, 2012 and 2015 (equaling the record three awards of Richie McCaw) and has won three Super Rugby titles with the Crusaders, and nine Tri-Nations and Rugby Championships with the All Blacks. He is the highest point scorer in test match rugby, and is considered by many experts as the greatest ever first five-eighth (fly-half) in the history of the game.