Young, poor and black, when his hopes of NBA stardom are dashed, he beats the odds, fights his way back, creating EDM beats, driving race cars and becoming one of America's top brain surgeons. Now, Dr. Jason Cormier shares his simple plan for overcoming every challenge to find your own path to success.

It's a gripping, remarkable and inspiring story that unfolds in Jason Cormier's own words as well as those of friends, colleagues and family members expressing revelations that are sometimes witty, sometimes heart-rending but always brutally honest. The reader will find not only an inspiring story but also a guide to achieving what Dr. Cormier considers the ultimate goal: a happy and fulfilling life based on the seven characteristics that he has adopted and developed in every aspect of his life on the basketball court, at the racetrack, in the recording studio and in the operating room.