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Dan Millman Personal information Born February 22, 1946 Website www.danmillman.com Sport Country USA Sport Gymnastics Event(s) Trampoline Achievements and titles Highest world ranking - 1 at 1964 Trampoline World Championships
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United StatesMen's Trampolining Trampoline World Championships Gold 1964 London Men's Trampolining Dan Millman (born February 22, 1946) is a former Trampolining world champion athlete, university coach, martial arts instructor and college professor, and an author of fourteen self-help books, currently published in 29 languages, the most famous of which is the semi-autobiographical novel, Way of the Peaceful Warrior (1980), which was adapted into a feature film, Peaceful Warrior (2006) directed by Victor Salva and starring Nick Nolte.[1][2]
In 1964, he became the first World Men's Trampoline Champion at the 1964 Trampoline World Championships in London.[3]
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Career
Presentation of trophy winners at Royal Albert Hall at 1964 First World Trampoline World Championships, Royal Albert Hall, London; Dan Millman in the middle front row.
At the age of 17, he won the United States Gymnastics Federation (USGF)'s Trampoline Championship and competed in gymnastics at John Marshall High School in Los Angeles. While a freshman at U.C. Berkeley, he won the 1964 Trampoline World Championships in London. The same year he won three All-American titles, including national titles in FX and V. Later in 1968, he recovered from a motorcycle injury, and co-captained the 1968 NCAA University of California gymnastics team; also in 1968 he was appointed as Director of gymnastics at Stanford University, where he coached U.S. Olympian Steve Hug and brought the Stanford team to national prominence. In 1972 he became an assistant professor of physical education at Oberlin College at Oberlin, Ohio.
His early background includes training in modern dance, gymnastics, and martial arts. He earned a black belt in aikido. Later he studied various yogas and other martial arts, and traveled around the world researching integrative disciplines, which resulted in his calling since 1980 — writing about and teaching an approach to living he calls the "way of the peaceful warrior" in his career as a motivational speaker. Due to the varied topics of his books, his work is difficult to label, but is generally connected to the human potential movement.[4][5]
Personal life
Dan Millman and his wife Joy live in Northern California. They have three grown daughters and two grandsons.
Works
Peaceful Warrior Series
- Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
- Wisdom of the Peaceful Warrior: A Companion to the Book That Changes Lives
- Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior
- The Journeys of Socrates: The Way Begins
Other Works
- The Life You Were Born to Live: A Guide to Finding Your Life Purpose
- Everyday Enlightenment: The Twelve Gateways to Personal Growth
- No Ordinary Moments: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life
- Living on Purpose: Straight Answers to Life's Tough Questions
- The Laws of Spirit: A Tale of Transformation
- Body Mind Mastery: Creating Success in Sport and Life
- Peaceful Warrior: The Graphic Novel
- The Four Purposes of Life: Finding Meaning and Direction in a Changing World
Children's Books
- Secret of the Peaceful Warrior
- Quest for the Crystal Castle
Collaborative Works with Doug Childers
- Bridge Between Worlds: Extraordinary Experiences that Changed Lives
Further Collaborations
- In 2010, Dan Millman has collaborated with German electronic music band Vargo. He makes a guest appearance on the track "Warriors," reciting philosophical statements. The track is featured on the band's second album Precious and was also released as a digital single.[6][7]
Dan Millman conveys his personal experiences and insights to audiences worldwide, through books and seminars. He writes in order to allow the reader to apply their own insights and new perspectives in daily life. As he states in many of his works, knowledge is knowing what to do and wisdom is actually doing it. Dan instills his readers to not just learn and know things, either from him or others, but to apply them and actually live what they have come to believe. His intent is simple, to teach his readers the "house rules" (the laws the nature bestows upon humanity) and how to apply these laws to daily life.
References
- ^ Dan Millman Profile Hall of Fame- US Gymnastics Honoured Guest, 1994.
- ^ Peaceful warrior at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Trampoline History, about Dan Millman West View Trampoline Community.
- ^ Dan Millman - Brief bio and motivational speaking topics Big Speak.
- ^ Dan Millman - World Champion West View Trampoline Community.
- ^ Dan Millman - On Inspired Music and Warriors Dan Millman about the collaboration with Vargo
- ^ Vargo feat. Dan Millman Vargo feat. Dan Millman
External links
- The Peaceful Warriors Way - Dan Millman's personal website.
- Peaceful warrior Movie website
- Dan Millman's Blog
- Interviews
- Dan Millman - Video Interview with Conscious Media Network
- Interview with Spiritual Endeavors discusses training philosophy, fiction in book
- Working and Living Life Smarter Conference - keynoted by Dan Millman (November 2006)
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- New Age writers
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- American trampolinists
- People associated with the Human Potential Movement
- 1946 births
- California Golden Bears athletes
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