Freshly Printed - allow 7 days lead
Couldn't load pickup availability
Mind Games
Inspirational Lessons from the World's Finest Sports Stars
Jeff Grout (Author), Sarah Perrin (Author), Sir Clive Woodward (Foreword by)
9781841127392, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 7 July 2006
304 pages
19.6 x 13.1 x 1.6 cm, 0.34 kg
What makes a winner - in business or in sport? Why do some people consistently break sales targets, cross the line first or hammer the ball in the net with pinpoint accuracy? Natural talent and disciplined training are vital. But with two equally matched professionals, something else makes the difference that provides that extra, champion factor: the mind.
Mind Games looks into the mental processes of sporting stars, identifying the attitudes and approaches that enable them to achieve peak performance, every time, and applies them specifically to the world of business. What are the key mental characteristics that make some people come out on top? How do winners channel adrenalin into controlled power while losers choke? What do sportsmen and women mean when they talk about 'the inner game', being 'in the zone' or being 'in the now'? What is it that coaches do to realise the potential they see? What are the lessons that business winners need to learn from sport's superstars?
Mind Games has the full involvement of over 30 sporting household names, including Sven-Goran Eriksson, Matthew Pinsent, Clive Woodward, Nick Faldo, Jonny Wilkinson. The authors draw on extensive first-hand experiences of acknowledged sporting champions across a range of sports, identifying personal techniques proven to have worked under the pressure of top-level competition. They also draw on the expertise of professional coaches and psychologists who have worked with sportsmen and women.
Foreword by Sir Clive Woodward OBE vii About the Authors ix Acknowledgements xi Introduction 1 Part I: Personality Power 7 Chapter 1: True Grit 9 Chapter 2: I Believe! 23 Chapter 3: Positive Power 35 Analysis I: Personality Power 45 Part II: Motivational Matters 53 Chapter 4: The Success Magnet 55 Chapter 5: Fleeing Failure 65 Chapter 6: Goals Galore 71 Analysis II: Motivational Matters 85 Part III: Mental Training 93 Chapter 7: Mental Rehearsal 95 Chapter 8: Anchors and Triggers 109 Chapter 9: Preparing for Pressure 117 Chapter 10: Review and Revise 133 Chapter 11: Coaching Relationships 145 Analysis III: Mental Training 157 Part IV: Peak Performance 171 Chapter 12: Nerve Control 173 Chapter 13: The Rock of Routine 185 Chapter 14: Positive Talk 193 Chapter 15: Into the Zone 203 Chapter 16: Focus and Refocus 213 Analysis IV: Peak Performance 229 Part V: Team Spirit 243 Chapter 17: The Right Combination 245 Chapter 18: Team Build-up 255 Chapter 19: Team Talks 267 Analysis V: Team Spirit 275 Index 283
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
