PETER TAUNTON

Impossible Hill: Discover Your Unstoppable Fire, Destroy Your Limits & Take The Hill of Your Dreams Paperback – March 9, 2021

by Peter Taunton (Author)

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Everyone has an Impossible Hill. Anyone can be an Hilltaker.Are you willing to conquer your first step on the Impossible Hill that is your desires? If you've ever wished to start your own company or begun your own journey as an entrepreneur and particularly if you've built momentum for your company.You know how difficult but essential it is to stay driven, to build emotional strength and manage your team with integrity.In fact, the majority of entrepreneurs never take their company beyond regional success, and 90% are unsuccessful within two years.This publication, Impossible Hill delivers a method that provides you with the mindset, the tools and the blueprint to find the inexhaustible fire inside you to break through your barriers and reach the mountain of your dreams.This is not a textbook about theory. These are that are based on actual experiences and more than 35 years of successful companies. Impossible Hill explores how to not let your progress stall as well as how to substantiate your choices, and how to support them with evidence both physically and mentally.Impossible Hill reveals how to define your purpose and North star. How do you create momentum and be a part of your goals, while instilling others to believe in the vision you have. The book will serve as a roadmap that will help you eliminate the sandbags from your life, and to use the power of fear to your advantage. Learn how to set an achievable pace within your daily routine that leads to steady growth and progression rather than burnout.This method is known as"the Hilltaker Method and it helped me to launch a business from one location to the 6000+ sites in 28 countries. Once you have mastered the concepts set down in the book you'll be equipped with the tools you require to conquer the mountain of life. personal life.

Scarlett Jensen

5.0 out of 5 stars

The tortoise always wins because it does not stop

Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2021

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To the reader, may the author encourage you on your path and may his stories help to push you further, climb higher and enact your best vision for your life. Not only is Peter Taunton absolute authority on how to create and run a successful business, he is also an outstanding human being.

His concepts are worth gold. A book well-written and of a highest standard in content and editing. The author explains what it means to be a hilltaker. Looking back on his 35-year career in business, he set the principles that he used to start his first business at eight years old and those same principles helped him start the international fitness franchise, Snap Fitness.

What does it mean to take the hill? If you show up at your job, but not for the people that count on you, you are a hillfaker. Taking the hill is about showing up in all aspects of your life and knowing that you are showing up to your highest potential.

If you are considering chasing a big goal in your own life, reaching success may feel like an Impossible Hill. The author is here to tell you that nothing is impossible as long as you are willing to show up each day and take one bite out of the elephant at a time. This book, Impossible Hill delivers a process that gives you the mind-set, tools, and blueprint to discover the unstoppable fire within.

Peter had no experience running a health club, but had the confidence that he could figure it. He shares twelve chapters of enthusiasm and an unstoppable fire for life. That’s the fire he wants you to rediscover. Often in our lives, we let our failures put out our unstoppable fire.

He calls this 3-step process The Hilltaker Method.

Step 1: Solidify Your Decision

Starts with solidifying who you are, what your North star is, and taking the first step towards it. Think of your own North star right now and write it down.

Step 2: Clarify Your Vision

Be willing to go the extra mile to raise your standards. He was above nobody in the company, and no task was beneath him. His goal was to make sure the club was successful, and he had to make sure everyone knew his vision.

Step 3: Apply Action

Do not forget to untie the sandbags keeping you on the ground. Once you cut your sandbags, whatever those might be, you are free to pursue your north star with unrelenting focus and infinite progress. You know who supports your vision and removes any obstacles in your path.

Now, your sacrifice is part of the progress towards reaching your goals. It becomes less of a sacrifice and more of a time investment towards your North star. Remember to align your North star with your passion because you will be taking steps towards your North star forever.

The hilltaker method starts with the belief that you can accomplish your dreams. That is the idea of infinite progress. The industry and customers’ expectations change. The hilltaker evolves and adapts accordingly to deliver. When you reach the top of one mountain, start looking for your next mountain to climb.

Markets shift, technology evolves. Over the author's 35-year career represented in this book, there are many truths given that are critical components to ensure you have the necessary tools to make your impossible hill possible. Form a realistic expectation for how long the journey will take. Remember, he spent 20 years in the industry before starting Snap Fitness.

It is an entrepreneurial myth that sets a false expectation for how quickly one should grow, scale, and sell the business. Many entrepreneurs don’t fully understand the hill they are about to climb or the compounded commitment, discipline, sacrifice and non negotiables that journey will require. Once you reach the top of one, you realize that no hill is impossible to climb.

The only thing keeping you from the hill of your dreams is that fear. Fear of loss. Fear of rejection. Fear of failure. By the end of this book, you will understand the myth of fear. Everything is impossible until someone has the courage and belief to make the impossible possible. That is the North star of this book, the belief that anyone can be a hilltaker and that anything is possible.

The author feels the last 35 years of his life was a grooming process by our heavenly father to put him at this place in his life. He believes his “Why” is to share his real-life experiences with anyone and everyone who aspires to live the American dream. By hearing his stories, he hopes you will inspire your own journey of amazing experiences, wealth, love, happiness, and prosperity. This book is for those who would like to hear the uncensored version and the truth on what it takes to win both physically, mentally, and financially.

We’ve been conditioned to believe success comes easy and is for everyone regardless of the sacrifice, discipline, or commitment. If we don’t see an immediate result, we lose interest and look for the next shortcut or quick-fix to a million-dollar net worth. People will continue to try and sell you get rich quick strategies as long as you’re willing to pay. Never forget the timeless lesson of the tortoise and the hare. The tortoise always wins because the tortoise doesn’t stop. I want you to be the steady tortoise in your own life.

Scarlett Jensen

24 February 2021

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The Hilltaker Method

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2021

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Impossible Hill: Discover Your Unstoppable Fire, Destroy Your Limits & Take The Hill of Your Dreams by Peter Taunton will help you to clarify your thinking, process your feelings, and make better decisions. If you are you ready to stop drifting and design a life you love, this book with help you on your journey. The author has put his heart in the pages of this book and will encourage and give hope to the reader. So many wonderful and courageous people share their experiences through books, and I thank this author for sharing his.

The overall tone was simply imparting knowledge, personal experience and wisdom in a gentle and generous way. His words will help to better equip you to interpret and handle life in a whole new way, which in turn will bring peace, love and joy into your life. If you are looking for inspiration and encouragement in the face of serious issues, Impossible Hill will not leave you disappointed.

No matter what your situation is today, this book will put you on the right path to better things. This wonderful book will show you how to properly tune into life and the simple rules you must follow to achieve this. The author must be commended for his time and effort in producing such an insightful book. Also, the writing style is friendly which makes for an enjoyable read.

Impossible Hill is a wonderful read that will leave you feeling like a better person for having read it. It’s an impressive work for author Peter Taunton and I’ll certainly be looking forward to reading more from him in the future. I would highly recommend this perceptive and intuitive read. A well-deserved five stars from me.

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Impossible Hill: Discover Your Unstoppable Fire, Destroy Your Limits & Take The Hill of Your Dreams

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2021

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A very important book about growing your business

At the very heart of this book is the author’s desire to help you move from foundation to success. Peter Taunton takes the time in this book to explain why many businesses never make it past the first two years.

In these 114 pages, the author uses his personal experience to teach why it is essential to keep the motivation burning inside. It is also noteworthy to mention that the author has been successful in business for over 35 years. If you ask me, I will admit that there is no better person to tell you about business than one who has a lot of experience in it.

The author teaches a hill taker approach that will help you avoid those things that you unconsciously do that kills your business unknowingly. He provides useful insights on how to make your decisions concrete with proofs.

Impossible Hill equips the reader with ways to become an active part of their dream as well as ways to inspire the people around to believe in your dreams. I strongly recommend this book for anybody finding it difficult to push their dreams to the next level.

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Jimmy ray

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Reach for the stars. How to climb the hill

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2021

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This book is a strategy to being a successful business owner. The author discusses how to beat the odds and strive to achieve success by being all in and showing that while you set the bar for everyone who works with you. Leading the charge shows just how hard you work to climb the hill one step at a time. There are many good methods and plenty of actionable information included in this well written book. This is a must read for anyone who is looking for the right way to reach the top and best advice on methods to get you there. Check this one out folks, it is worth the read.

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Albert

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Excellent and extremely interesting!

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2021

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Excellent and extremely interesting book that offers us a wealth of excellent information, methodologies and excellent advice that will allow your business to achieve the desired success. In fact, the book is based on the author's own experiences, in which for 35 long years he has led great businesses, always obtaining great results and, consequently, great success. Without any doubt, I consider it a must-read book for all those people who are working in business and want to get to the top or who, like me, love the business world and want to get much more information.

So, I totally recommend this book. It has totally met my expectations!

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Aaron Paradise

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Unbridled positivity and gratitude.....

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2021

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Thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘Impossible Hill’ by Peter Taunton. Clearly Peter has an inspirational story to share when it comes to his business life and the journey from taking over a failing health club in his early 20’s to building one of the most successful franchises in the fitness industry. I would imagine this is a must read for any person who is embarking on their own entrepreneurial endeavors. If you enjoy a very down to earth perspective on what allows a story like Peter’s to be possible, then I would highly recommend this book. What I find particularly interesting is what reads between the lines, mainly, unbridled positivity and gratitude allow any person to reach their “North Star”.

Here is a quote I picked up on Peter’s social media:

“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.”

Would the world not be a better place if we all tried to stay in this frame of mind? Read the book and you will better understand how to reach this way of thinking.

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Rachel Amundson

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WOW! Great Book Written by a Great Man

Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2021

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I have heard and read about a lot of these topics and advice before in a theoretical way but never in such a practical way as Peter Taunton has done in this book. The lessons learned from growing many many businesses to massive scale is incredible and so cool how he was able to set and achieve big goals when he really wasn't set up for that much success. This book has helped me buckle down and realize that big time ACTION is necessary to achieve big time dreams!

I bought a bunch of copies and have been handing them out to my team and friends and family. Such a good read!

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Augusto Valverde

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Incredible Inspiration!

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2021

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This book is filled with wisdom for anyone who wants to succeed in life. Peter teaches from a lifetime of experience that will fuel your dreams forward and enable you, through practical advise, to avoid the pitfalls that many entrepreneurs fall into. Highly recommend it!

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@jcofthefinest

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Great book! Must read! 📖

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2021

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Peter does an amazing job of depicting success, and then breaking down what it will take to achieve climbing your impossible hill. The examples he gives based off of real

Success and a 35+ year and counting career are invaluable. This book will be helpful at any step of your journey as he details setbacks, failures, limiting beliefs, and how to overcome them and reach your North Star, and ultimate goal!

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Zach Husted

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Debunking the myths that owning a business is easy. It takes grit!

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2021

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If you’re looking for the frame work of how to attack a plan or vision that you have, look no further. In this book Peter drops some great nuggets about how to invest in yourself, and your ideas. He talks through the myths of all the social media hype of how easy it is to start a business. If you’re looking for honest, truthful, advice on what it takes, order it now. It’s a great read.

David Balji

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This book will build you a rock solid foundation!

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2021

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Absolutely amazing book. Peter uses his real experiences from his multi-million dollar business portfolio and shares the strategies to overcome struggles. This isn’t just for business owners. It’s for everyone trying to unlock their purpose and find the right direction to take. He’s an amazing author and entrepreneur. Definitely will be following his journey.

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Alexander H.

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Peters insights on business and life is absolutely remarkable!

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2021

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Peters Taunton’s insights on business and life is absolutely remarkable. I’ve spent my whole life as a dedicated reader of many great books and Impossible Hill is hands down one of my favorites of all time. It is such an enjoyable and captivating read.

Peter has a wealth of knowledge that has and will level up anyone from anywhere in the world. I highly recommend this book!

Carolina Vidal

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Take the Hill

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2021

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Impossible Hill is a smart, witty, and empowering book that motivates any reader to climb the hill and get to their “North Star.” From beginning to end the author hooks you with insightful anecdotes from his personal life and 35 years of business experience to fuel your fire to succeed.

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C.M

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Great Book!

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2021

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An awesome book that will change your perspective on life. This book is super inspiring and filled with wisdom. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to succeed in life and gain a new perspective!

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James Ruchie

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Great book beating the odds

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2021

This book is a strategy to being a successful business owner. Peter discusses how to beat the odds and strive to achieve success by being all in and showing that while you set the bar for everyone who works with you. Peter one a leader always a leader. Powerful reading and must get book!

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Maxine M

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I am a Hilltaker and nothing will stand in my way

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 21, 2021

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An inspiring read with important tips on progress, business & mindset for entrepreneurs, business owners & leaders.

Written in Tauntons own words with stories from his life & analogies to keep you interested and to explain & solidify the meaning behind his experiences & lessons learnt.

Taunton places importance on aligning all your decisions with what he calls your North Star, your vision, and to navigate towards it.

There is no overnight sucess, get rich quick or perfect blueprint.

You need to:

1.Solidify your decision

2.Clarify your vision

3.Apply constant Action

Anyone can be a Hilltaker & anything is possible.

It is possible as long as you believe & keep your vision in mind.

A great reminder to focus on our overall vision/purpose , to keep working towards it, to keep setting those daily goals, to overcome the fear, to keep solving problems, to keep progressing & evolving.

An inspirational read if you are ready to believe you can make the impossible, possible.

"Stay focused on your climb, measure progress, and inspire everyone around you with your passion."

Blake Colman

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The only business book you need to read in 2021

Reviewed in Australia on April 20, 2021

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This book was such a detailed blueprint of what to do in business and what not to do.

Highly recommend it!