Steve Kamb. (2016). Level Up Your Life: How to Unlock Adventure and Happiness by Becoming the Hero of Your Own Story. Harmony/Rodale.

Steve Kamb. 2016. Level Up Your Life: How to Unlock Adventure and Happiness By Becoming the Hero of Your Own Story. Harmony/Rodale.

Steve Kamb, Level Up Your Life: How to Unlock Adventure and Happiness By Becoming the Hero of Your Own Story. Harmony/Rodale, 2016.

Steve Kamb. Level Up Your Life: How to Unlock Adventure and Happiness By Becoming the Hero of Your Own Story. Harmony/Rodale, 2016.

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   • bioText: Steve Kamb is the force behind NerdFitness.com, which began as a simple blog that has since evolved into a worldwide community of nerds, average Joes, and desk jockeys helping each other make positive changes in their lives. He is lives in New York City, and hopes to one day become Captain America.
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In 5 years, Steve Kamb has transformed himself from wanna-be daydreamer into a real-life superhero and actually turned his life into a gigantic video game: flying stunt planes in New Zealand, gambling in a tuxedo at the Casino de Monte-Carlo, and even finding Nemo on the Great Barrier Reef. To help him accomplish all of these goals, he built a system that allowed him to complete quests, take on boss battles, earn experience points, and literally level up his life. 

If you have always dreamed of adventure and growth but can’t seem to leave your hobbit-hole, Level Up Your Life is for you. Kamb will teach you exactly how to use your favorite video games, books, and movies as inspiration for adventure rather than an escape from the grind of everyday life. Hundreds of thousands of everyday Joes and Jills have joined Steve’s Rebellion through his popular website, NerdFitness.com, and leveled up their lives—losing weight, getting stronger, and living better. 

In Level Up Your Life, you’ll meet more than a dozen of these members of The Rebellion: men and women, young and old, single and married, from all walks of life who have created superhero versions of themselves to live adventurously and happily. Within this guide, you’ll follow in their footsteps and learn exactly how to:

• Create your own “Alter Ego” with real-life super powers
• Build your own Epic Quest List, broken into categories and difficulty levels
• Hack your productivity habits to start making progress 
• Train your body for any adventure
• Build in rewards and accountability that will actually motivate you to succeed
• Travel the world freely (and cheaply) 
• Recruit the right allies to your side and find powerful mentors for guidance

Adventure is out there, and the world needs more heroes. Will you heed the call?

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   • source: Publisher’s Weekly
   • content: “Kamb's system is commendable for its specificity and practicality and lack of bland platitudes, but he also provides some poignant thoughts on living a meaningful life, namely that "happiness is a consequence of the things you do daily."
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   • source: Chris Brogan, CEO of Owner Media Group
   • content: "This is a +5 book of awesome and your Konami Code to getting more fit and finding adventure. Dig in!"
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   • source: Abel James, Best-selling author of The Wild Diet and Award-Winning Creator of Fat-Burning Man
   • content: "Steve Kamb is a real-life superhero. If you want to discover how to conquer your fears, lead a life of adventure, and become a legend, read this book. No matter where you are now, you're about to become 110% more awesome."
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   • source: Mike Vardy, Founder of Productivityist
   • content: "Level Up Your Life isn't just a book, but a strategy guide that will get you as close to superheroism as you can get. Steve presents practical, tactical, and fun approaches to carve out a better path and a better story for your life -- and he does so in a way that will make you say "GAME ON!" If you want to build a better story, a better character, and a better life, this book is your best bet."
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   • source: Brett McKay, Founder of ArtofManliness.com
   • content: "Who knew that the secret to leveling up your life was embedded in all those video games you played growing up? Steve reveals these hidden lessons and shows how to gamify your life so that the quest to reach your goals is just as fun as rescuing the princess. Press up, up down, down, left, right and then buy this book to get one heck of a cheat code for life."
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     January 25, 2016
     Nerd Fitness founder Kamb draws inspiration from great heroes of geek canon to outline a life-improvement plan focused on taking risks, achieving goals, and becoming physically fit. His system, "The Epic Quest of Awesome," creates opportunities to "gain experience points, accomplish quests, complete missions," using the psychological rewards of gaming for motivation. While the missions are yours to create, Kamb provides some character archetypes for inspiration and a writing exercise to flesh out the specifics. He then lists a host of potential goals, ranging from the strictly physical to the financial and altruistic. As a fitness guru, his "Antifragile Playground Workout" detailing exercises that can be done anywhere, is particularly useful, as are his tips on "travel hacking." Throughout, Kamb draws parallels to South Park, The Matrix, Harry Potter, and a host of others. Star Wars characters illustrate the importance of interpersonal relationships, and Bill Murray's character in the comedy What About Bob? serves as an example for conquering anxiety. Kamb's system is commendable for its specificity and practicality and lack of bland platitudes, but he also provides some poignant thoughts on living a meaningful life, namely that "happiness is a consequence of the things you do daily." 12 illus. Agent: David Fugate, LaunchBooks.

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If you have always dreamed of adventure and growth but can’t seem to leave your hobbit-hole, Level Up Your Life is for you. Kamb will teach you exactly how to use your favorite video games, books, and movies as inspiration for adventure rather than an escape from the grind of everyday life. Hundreds of thousands of everyday Joes and Jills have joined Steve’s Rebellion through his popular website, NerdFitness.com, and leveled up their lives—losing weight, getting stronger,...

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