Chasing the High: An Entrepreneur's Mindset Through Addiction, Lawsuits, and His Journey to the Edge

by Michael G. Dash

To be on the frontline of entrepreneurship, you must be bold and take risks. But the need to achieve can be as addictive as drugs, with serious side effects. It can make you feel isolated, uncertain, and trapped on an emotional roller coaster ride full of euphoric highs and devastating lows. But there’s a way to get back onto solid ground.An accomplished entrepreneur and recovering gambling and drug addict, Michael Dash realized his gaming obsession and his drive to succeed were two sides of the same coin. He was always “chasing the high,” whether in the office, the casino or out being the life of the party. Through it all, he was able to devise strategies and routines that enabled him to refocus, reboot, and take control of his life. And his winning approach will help all leaders calm their inner chaos and find fulfillment, serenity, and purpose.A different life is possible when you stop Chasing the High...and start living.

Genres: Addiction, Nonfiction

174 pages, Paperback

Published May 31, 2019

Reviews

[Jarno Verschelden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chasing the high – Book critique

“Chasing the high is an absolute eye opener for young individuals trying to amount to greatness, the book tells of his struggles with addiction and how chasing a constant high has the potential to ruin your life. A well written biography, with an incredible insight in to the life of Michael G. Dash”

[JOEY KERCHER · Rating 5 out of 5]

An Amazing story that relates to most people

This is a must read. It’s a powerful true story that relates to entrepreneurs and anyone. Michael explains very well help overcome anything.

[Shashank · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a personal experience of the author it is well written. it is pretty inspiring as I read through it and has a lot of insights from their personal life, however I did feel it is low key advertising of few groups which I didn’t enjoy. Overall, a quick nice read

[Kimberly Walker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heart breaking 💔 😢 great insight to addicts lives

[Juarez Poletto Jr. · Rating 1 out of 5]

There's a thin line between someone who has been delt a bad hand and a jerk, this is the former.