Three Streams

My Wild Pursuit of Meaning, Money, and Mastery

“One of the best ways to learn is through stories. When a storyteller does it right, we laugh, we cry, and we remember. In Three Streams, John Grover has woven impactful life lessons into stories that leave us not only smiling but also smarter.”

—Jocko Willink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Extreme Ownership

A gripping memoir and founder’s journey about rejecting the false choice between adventure and ambition.

When John Grover shattered his ankle deep inside a remote Utah slot canyon more than twelve hours from rescue, every belief he held about strength, independence, and success was put to the test. Unable to climb out on his own, he was forced to rely completely on others. That moment became the lens through which he would finally understand the lessons a lifetime of adventure had been teaching him.

Three Streams is the story of how a skinny kid from Alabama set out west at twenty years old with little more than determination and two hundred dollars. Along the way, he witnesses a grizzly bear attack in Glacier National Park, guides fly fishermen on Wyoming’s Snake River, and ultimately helps build a thriving IT services company amid California’s tech boom.

At the book’s heart is a simple but powerful framework. A fulfilling life requires three streams: meaning, money, and mastery. When all three are flowing together, you won’t have to choose between being rich and being happy. You’ll be both.

Blending compulsively readable coming-of-age memoir with hard-earned business insight, Three Streams reveals what’s possible when we believe in ourselves and when others believe in us—even before we do.

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ISBN: 979-8-90026-309-0
SKU: 18-1683-01
Categories:Amplify Publishing, Leadership and Management

“John Grover is an engaging storyteller with a valuable message. The life lessons laid out in this book are the best North Star for self-actualization that I’ve seen in a very long time and a valuable blueprint for success in business and in life. Read this book. You will be infinitely better for it.”

—Hap Klopp, founder, The North Face, and author of The Adventure of Leadership

“Most people think you have to choose between making money and living a life you love. That’s a myth. Three Streams is part adventure story and part playbook, grounded in hard-earned experience. A smart, refreshing take on what it really looks like to build a life that works.”

—Jesse Itzler, serial entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author of Living with a SEAL

“The life of John Grover is as wild as it is entertaining. I might not even believe it if I hadn’t had a front-row seat. I’ve spent decades alongside him as a partner, but this book reveals the full arc, the risks, the discipline, and the mindset behind it all. It’s a story that will make you laugh, pull you in, and leave you thinking differently about what it means to live fully.”

—Mike Chaput, CEO, Endsight

“What does it mean to truly get the most out of your life? John Grover doesn’t just ask the question—he’s lived the answer, and here he shares it with disarming honesty and humor. This is a book full of hard-won wisdom, told through stories so vivid and compelling you won’t want to stop reading.”

—Dr. Kinari Webb, author of Guardians of the Trees and coauthor of The Art of Radical Listening

“As an educator, I’m always looking for ideas that are both simple and enduring—concepts people can return to over time. Three Streams offers exactly that. Through vivid storytelling and honest reflection, John Grover brings to life a framework that helps readers think more clearly about how they want to live, work, and grow.”

—Perry Atwal, instructor, University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business, and author of Wisdom for Life

John Grover

Adventure-Tested Leadership, Performance Coach

John Grover is an entrepreneur, outdoorsman, and former technology executive whose career and life have been shaped by a relentless pursuit of challenge, growth, and meaningful work.

After formative years working in Glacier National Park and guiding fly-fishing trips in Wyoming, Grover carried those lessons into the emerging technology industry during the dot-com era. At twenty-seven, he became a partner in a struggling IT services company. Over the next two decades, he helped grow the firm (now called Endsight) into a nationally recognized managed services provider with more than one hundred and seventy employees and more than thirty million dollars in annual revenue before completing his exit in 2024.

Outside of business, Grover has pursued demanding terrain around the world, including surfing, climbing, backcountry snowboarding, endurance racing, and desert canyoneering.

He lives in Northern California with his wife, Sarah, and their son. Three Streams is his first book.