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Full Throttle
122 Strategies to Supercharge Your Performance at Work
"Full Throttle has empowered us with a new mental strategy to help us all achieve full potential over our emotions. This work indeed has greatly added to the new science of positive psychology." "A must read for every for every business person. It will be required reading for all my CEOs." "Dr. Steinberg has the creative and intellectual ability to transform the latest research in psychology to practical guidelines useful for those aspiring for success in the business world." "Dr. Steinberg applies his knowledge of athletes and peak athletic performance to the business world and provides information that is fun, pertinent and insightful." "As a casting director I find Gregg Steinberg’s insights extremely relevant across many genres, not just business. I will use this wisdom in my work coaching talent -- including actors, television hosts and experts."
–Dewey Bushaw, Executive Vice President, Pacific Life
–Tim Shaver, Vistage Chair and CEO Coach
–Former President of the American Psychological Association
–Pam Brown, Head of Human Resources, Vanderbilt University
–Barbara Barna, Barbara Barna Casting, Dr. Robert Singer
Gregg M. Steinberg (Author)
9780470452424, Wiley
Hardback, published 26 June 2009
272 pages
23.1 x 14.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.454 kg
Do you want to be charged up every day? Do you want to be focused for every meeting? Do you want greater health, balance and happiness? Facing a continual barrage of tasks coupled with a tough economy, many people feel completely drained by day’s end. To stay ahead of the game, you need to capitalize on your energy, to go full throttle when needed. Based upon his years of research as well as his coaching experiences with professional athletes and top executives, Dr. Steinberg has developed an energy management system comprised of 6 key emotional strengths. When you learn to master these strengths, you will thrive on the inside, regardless of what is happening on the outside. Full Throttle is filled with incredible stories, realistic examples, topical insights and hands on tools-Here is what you can expect to gain from reading this book:
Acknowledgments viii Introduction: Master Your Emotions—Master Your World ix Part 1 Emotional Awareness 1 Chapter One Cycling with Energy 3 Chapter Two Vision Guides Destiny 9 Chapter Three Race into the Strength Zone 15 Chapter Four Set Your Flame 21 Chapter Five Get a Charge from Risk 27 Chapter Six Find Your Flow 33 Chapter Seven Stick with the Basics 37 Chapter Eight Through the Uprights 41 Chapter Nine Start with a Beginner’s Mind 45 Part 2 Emotional Preparedness 49 Chapter Ten Plan for the Best, but Prepare for the Worst 51 Chapter Eleven Wear the Red Shirt 57 Chapter Twelve Choose Your Attitude 61 Chapter Thirteen Fill Your Mind with Golden Nuggets 65 Chapter Fourteen Enlighten Your Game 69 Chapter Fifteen Be Comfortable in the Uncomfortable 75 Chapter Sixteen Pump Up with Positive Self-Talk 79 Chapter Seventeen Get a Lifeline 83 Chapter Eighteen Think Big 87 Chapter Nineteen Anticipate Your Excellence 91 Part 3 Emotional Bravado 95 Chapter Twenty Squash the Grapes 97 Chapter Twenty-One Turn Pressure into Pleasure 99 Chapter Twenty-Two Face Your Fears 103 Chapter Twenty-Three Sing the Carly Principle 109 Chapter Twenty-Four Get Rational 113 Chapter Twenty-Five Make Good from Bad 119 Chapter Twenty-Six Risk the Pain of Losing 123 Chapter Twenty-Seven Fly in the No-Complaint Zone 127 Chapter Twenty-Eight Develop Positive Rituals 131 Chapter Twenty-Nine Kick the Anxiety Habit 135 Part 4 Emotional Connectedness 141 Chapter Thirty Zen and the Art of Business 143 Chapter Thirty-One Quiet the Mind 147 Chapter Thirty-Two Develop a Post-Event Routine 151 Chapter Thirty-Three Open the Gates of your Concentration Reservoir 155 Chapter Thirty-Four Flow with Your Concentration Style 159 Chapter Thirty-Five Do the Twain 163 Part 5 Emotional Drive 167 Chapter Thirty-Six Passion Play—The Phelpsian Way 169 Chapter Thirty-Seven Discover the Power of Pride 173 Chapter Thirty-Eight The Secret Is in the Dirt 177 Chapter Thirty-Nine Find Your Joy Spot 179 Chapter Forty Get a Mentor 183 Chapter Forty-One Drive to the Goal 187 Chapter Forty-Two Commit to Finishing the Race 191 Chapter Forty-Three Rocket Past a Plateau 195 Chapter Forty-Four Catapult with Charity 199 Chapter Forty-Five Leap Above Boredom 203 Part 6 Emotional Balance 207 Chapter Forty-Six Discover Your Inner Tiger (Woods) 209 Chapter Forty-Seven Let It Be 213 Chapter Forty-Eight Serenity Now 217 Chapter Forty-Nine The Best Are Never Satisfied 223 Chapter Fifty Let Integrity Flow 227 Chapter Fifty-One Temper Competitiveness with Mastery 231 Chapter Fifty-Two Diversify Your Life’s Portfolio 235 Part 7 Mastering Full Throttle 239 Chapter Fifty-Three Hit It out of the Park! 241 ESAT (Emotional Strength Assessment Tool) 243 Bibliography 246 More Information 256
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
