Download or read book Game Set Life Peak Performance for Sports and Life written by Edward Tseng and published by Booksurge Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Game. Set. Life. a new book by Ed Tseng, will teach you how to achieve peak performance in all areas of life.

Download or read book Finding Your Zone written by Michael Lardon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-06-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first research-based program to offer concise, clear ways to realize your best performance. As a therapist, physician, and mental coach, Dr. Michael Lardon has dedicated his career to helping athletes understand and better achieve peak performance. In Finding Your Zone, he shares with readers what he's discovered about reaching the state in which thoughts and actions are occurring in complete synchronicity, and how this state is accessible to all, not just the few. In ten key lessons illustrated by personal anecdotes from his clients' Lardon teaches readers how to access the zone not only in sports but in all aspects of their lives, by understanding how to: - Transform desire into will - Channel emotions to victory - Trust instincts and keep it simple - Conquer fear through acceptance - Perform under pressure

Download or read book Peak Performance written by Brad Stulberg and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A transfixing book on how to sustain peak performance and avoid burnout" —Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Option B, Originals, and Give and Take "An essential playbook for success, happiness, and getting the most out of ourselves." Arianna Huffington, author of Thrive and The Sleep Revolution "I doubt anyone can read Peak Performance without itching to apply something to their own lives." —David Epstein, New York Times bestselling author of The Sports Gene A few common principles drive performance, regardless of the field or the task at hand. Whether someone is trying to qualify for the Olympics, break ground in mathematical theory or craft an artistic masterpiece, many of the practices that lead to great success are the same. In Peak Performance, Brad Stulberg, a former McKinsey and Company consultant and writer who covers health and the science of human performance, and Steve Magness, a performance scientist and coach of Olympic athletes, team up to demystify these practices and demonstrate how you can achieve your best. The first book of its kind, Peak Performance combines the inspiring stories of top performers across a range of capabilities—from athletic to intellectual and artistic—with the latest scientific insights into the cognitive and neurochemical factors that drive performance in all domains. In doing so, Peak Performance uncovers new linkages that hold promise as performance enhancers but have been overlooked in our traditionally-siloed ways of thinking. The result is a life-changing book in which you can learn how to enhance your performance via myriad ways including: optimally alternating between periods of intense work and rest; priming the body and mind for enhanced productivity; and developing and harnessing the power of a self-transcending purpose. In revealing the science of great performance and the stories of great performers across a wide range of capabilities, Peak Performance uncovers the secrets of success, and coaches you on how to use them. If you want to take your game to the next level, whatever "your game" may be, Peak Performance will teach you how.

Download or read book Finding Your Zone written by Michael Lardon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-06-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first research-based program to offer concise, clear ways to realize your best performance. As a therapist, physician, and mental coach, Dr. Michael Lardon has dedicated his career to helping athletes understand and better achieve peak performance. In Finding Your Zone, he shares with readers what he's discovered about reaching the state in which thoughts and actions are occurring in complete synchronicity, and how this state is accessible to all, not just the few. In ten key lessons illustrated by personal anecdotes from his clients' Lardon teaches readers how to access the zone not only in sports but in all aspects of their lives, by understanding how to: - Transform desire into will - Channel emotions to victory - Trust instincts and keep it simple - Conquer fear through acceptance - Perform under pressure

Download or read book Life as Sport written by Jonathan Fader and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do sports captivate people? They allow us to watch human beings achieve peak performance, but, beyond physical strength and skill, what's really impressive is an athlete's mental prowess -- their will to succeed, engagement with their environment, and self-confidence. In Life as Sport, sport psychologist Dr. Jonathan Fader shares the skills that he teaches professional athletes--to enhance motivation, set productive goals, sharpen routines, manage stress, and clarify thought processes--and applies them to real-world situations. Dr. Fader's book is the product of thousands of hours of conversations with athletes from various teams and sports: power forwards, tennis phenoms, power-hitting outfielders, and battle-scarred linebackers, as well as hedge-fund managers, entrepreneurs, A-list actors, and dozens of other elite achievers in sports, business, and performing arts. It offers a compendium of stories, theories, and techniques that have been helpful to players, coaches, and executives in professional sports. What emerges is more than just a set of techniques, but a life philosophy that anyone can live by: an internal code to help translate our talent and drive toward the highest plateaus of performance. Dr. Fader designs his strategies to be studied, learned, practiced, and improved. He offers his readers the same exercises that he uses in every session with a professional athlete. These exercises help you to get truly engaged, whether you are designing a new business plan, working to inspire a team or individual, or even falling in love. This is what it means to truly live life as sport--to approach it with the same immediacy, wonder, and engagement that athletes feel at their peak during a game. Life as Sport helps you to pursue your own goals with an enriched intensity -- not only because it creates new potential, but also because it helps you unlock what was always there to begin with.

Download or read book 8 Ways to Great written by Doug Hirschhorn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-12-31 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read Dr. Doug Hirschhorn's posts on the Penguin Blog. Discover the success secrets of top performers who thrive in today's toughest frontline corporate jobs Hard-hitting and pragmatic, Hirschhorn's no-nonsense advice has inspired thousands via his lectures, one-on-one coaching, and media appearances. But 8 Ways to Great goes beyond inspiration to provide the practical tools that anyone can use-no matter what their profession or personal goals-to break through self-defeating behaviors and deluded thinking to truly excel. 1. Let your true passion be your core motivation. 2. Develop self-awareness and use what you know about both your strengths and weaknesses. 3. Set goals and game plans-and learn to love this process, because it is all about the process. 4. Identify your competitive advantage-what sets you apart and what will turn the odds in your favor. 5. Develop inner confidence that keeps you from judging yourself based on other's standards and expectations. 6. Keep your cool-and don't let emotions dictate your decisions. 7. Take risks yet act intelligently with imperfect information. 8. Be accountable.

Download or read book Peak Performance written by David R. Kauss and published by Prentice Hall Direct. This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the Athletic Performance Improvement Survey for analyzing an athlete's emotional needs as well as providing mental-readiness activites and pre-competition strategies for improving performance

Download or read book Peak Performance in Athletics written by Mosiah Young and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-05-18 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book could turn you into a world-class athlete in no time! "Revealed! Top Secrets on How You Can Possess the Exceptional Physique and Abilities Needed to Excel in Your Favorite Sports, and be the Athlete of Your Dreams!" Do you really want to settle with just being another ordinary fan of your favorite sportsman? You knew everything about him, watched every game he has ever played, and even had an autograph and a picture of both of you taken. You claim to be his #1 fan because you were always by his side. You are living your life according to his game schedules, training, and celebrations. But let me ask you... Why would you want to revolve your life around your idol sportsman, when you can create your own dream life as a world-class athlete? How would you feel if you have numerous fans admiring and idolizing you because of your athletic prowess? Sounds flattering, isn't it? Well, I have exciting news for you! With the right attitude and training, you can become BETTER than your own idol player! As an athlete, you may be having more losses than wins when you play. You allot ample time for training. You give your best in every game. But why does winning seem to elude you? And so you lose hope of being a champion. Instead, you settle for being an ordinary athlete who looks up to other players. Tsk tsk tsk. Not the best fighting spirit! You just don't know that you, too, can be a CHAMPION! And I'm not talking about being a one-hit wonder. I'm talking about being an ace athlete for life! We've all dreamt of being the best on our chosen careers. We want to be recognized, as we want to bring pride to our loved ones and ourselves. Hence, we do our best in order to reach our goals in life. We train, practice, seek advice from more experienced people, read books, gather more knowledge, and so on. But no matter what we do and how hard we try, there always comes a time when we realize that what we're doing isn't really enough to bring us success. Sports-minded people like you are no different from others who might be suffering from the above-mentioned situation. In fact, as you regularly compete with other people, you are more likely to aim for victories; but you may not be triumphant most of the time. But, no matter who you are, where you've come from, or what your sports history is, as long as you put your heart, mind, and soul into what you're doing, your dream of being an ace athlete can turn into reality! There's really a lot more to being an ace athlete than just loving the sport. And if you're planning to be one, you've got to know, absorb, and practice the proper techniques with passion and dedication. Fortunately for you, I've come up with a report containing every single thing you need to know in making that athletic dream of yours come true. "Peak Performance in Athletics" will help bring out the superior athletic skills you've always kept hidden within you, so you can start using them until you become your own idol player. It will help you understand what the mind, body, and life of ace athletes are like, including never before shared secrets of honing various sports skills. As an athlete, you have many needs you may not even be aware of. And knowing them is the first step to seeing your future in the sports business. This book will not only let you see what and where you're lacking, but will provide your needs to become an ace athlete as well. No matter if your passion is basketball, volleyball, tennis, billiards, or any other sports - the priceless information in this book will mold you into the best athlete you can be.

Download or read book Peak Performance Every Time written by Simon Hartley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peak performances should not be left to chance. Rather than hoping that you will perform at your best, why not engineer your performance? Peak Performance Every Time incorporates principles from sport psychology and performance coaching and applies these to all areas of life. Using illustrations and real-world examples from top athletes and business executives, it focuses on the three main components that underpin performance: Confidence Motivation Focus. As well as offering practical strategies to help the reader achieve their optimal mindset, it also explains how to coach others to perform to their potential. Throughout, the book is underpinned by theoretical frameworks, literature and research findings and will be invaluable to anyone trying to reach their full potential, in particular athletes, coaches, managers and executives. It may also be of interest to sports psychology, management and business students.

Download or read book Peak Performance written by Charles A. Garfield and published by Grand Central Pub. This book was released on 1989-08 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading sports psychologist and a veteran sports writer examine the new mental training techniques of Russian and Eastern European athletes and detail exercises that allow everyone to benefit from those techniques.

Download or read book Mental Training for Peak Performance written by Steven Ungerleider and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2005-09-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features suggestions and mind exercises to help athletes in many sports, including cycling, golf, running, swimming, tennis, and weightlifting.

Download or read book The Inner Game of Tennis written by W. Timothy Gallwey and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 1997-05-27 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The timeless guide to achieving the state of “relaxed concentration” that’s not only the key to peak performance in tennis but the secret to success in life itself—part of the bestselling Inner Game series, with more than one million copies sold! “Groundbreaking . . . the best guide to getting out of your own way . . . Its profound advice applies to many other parts of life.”—Bill Gates, GatesNotes (“Five of My All-Time Favorite Books”) This phenomenally successful guide to mastering the game from the inside out has become a touchstone for hundreds of thousands of people. Billie Jean King has called the book her tennis bible; Al Gore has used it to focus his campaign staff; and Itzhak Perlman has recommended it to young violinists. Based on W. Timothy Gallwey’s profound realization that the key to success doesn’t lie in holding the racket just right, or positioning the feet perfectly, but rather in keeping the mind uncluttered, this transformative book gives you the tools to unlock the potential that you’ve possessed all along. “The Inner Game” is the one played within the mind of the player, against the hurdles of self-doubt, nervousness, and lapses in concentration. Gallwey shows us how to overcome these obstacles by trusting the intuitive wisdom of our bodies and achieving a state of “relaxed concentration.” With chapters devoted to trusting the self and changing habits, it is no surprise then, that Gallwey’s method has had an impact far beyond the confines of the tennis court. Whether you want to play music, write a novel, get ahead at work, or simply unwind after a stressful day, Gallwey shows you how to tap into your utmost potential. No matter your goals, The Inner Game of Tennis gives you the definitive framework for long-term success.

Download or read book An Athlete s Guide to Peak Performance Series written by Delice Coffey and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-06-03 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to get in the zone and stay there? Focus like a Champion will teach you key concentration skills and ways to eliminate mental distractions. You will learn strategies to help you identify what to focus on and how to stay focused on what is important. The ability to focus is critical. World-class athletes have mastered the power of the zone, and this workbook will teach you how.

Download or read book Achieving Excellence written by Colleen M. Hacker and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perform to your potential with proven mental training techniques! Achieving Excellence: Mastering the Mindset for Peak Performance in Sport and Life offers a variety of peak performance strategies to help athletes, coaches, and performers of all kinds achieve a winning mindset. The book explores sport psychology concepts and provides practical, proven strategies to incorporate into your daily life and competitive career. Renowned mental skills coach and performance psychology expert Colleen Hacker has helped hundreds of Olympic and professional athletes to achieve their individual and team goals. In Achieving Excellence, she shares her approach for cultivating confidence, focus, and habits of excellence. She will teach you how to create action plans for success and develop performance routines that optimize achievement. Inside, you will discover the strategies and practical tools needed for success in life and sport, such as these: Bulleted checklists that offer step-by-step application tips for mental skills Sidebars that highlight strategies for overcoming common challenges Success stories from top athletes and firsthand accounts of their experiences using different techniques Inspirational quotes throughout the book will motivate you, and implementation worksheets—available both in the book and online through HKPropel—are provided to help you apply mental training strategies in competition or in other achievement domains. With Achieving Excellence, you will develop a winning mindset with evidence-based, step-by-step plans that lead you to peak performance. Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with this ebook.

Download or read book Peak Performance written by Erik Seversen and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PEAK PERFORMANCE: Mindset Tools for Athletes was created to help you identify conscious and unconscious factors in your life that affect athletic performance and to highlight strategies that can help take your performance in sports to the next level. This book explores the habits of peak performers, the actions peak performers take, and the strategies peak performers employ. It is a kit providing various tools you can use to perform at your best as an athlete.The number one goal in PEAK PERFORMANCE: Mindset Tools for Athletes is to provide examples from elite athletes, coaches, psychologists, personal trainers and more on how to perform at peak levels. There are no limits to what levels of performance we can achieve, and this book will provide an array of perspectives to train your mind and body as you strive toward peak performance as an athlete in both individual and team sports.The 25 expert-authors of this book come from all over the USA, Canada, Scotland, Ireland, Greece, Norway, Qatar, and Australia. They are professionals who are mindset and peak performance coaches, fitness and conditioning trainers, leadership, national team, and Olympic coaches, psychologists, PhDs, holistic performance coaches, gym owners, nutritionists, and more. The athletes who helped author this book have competed professionally in individual and team sports and have won medals in Division I College, National Championships, Olympics, Paralympics, and more. These athletes have competed or coached in various sports including weightlifting, track and field, water polo, taekwondo, triathlon, marathon, CrossFit, luge, soccer, football, lacrosse, baseball, figure skating, sled hockey, squash, diving, and more. As elite athletes and coaches, the authors in this book also include Olympic committee members, military combat veterans, Guinness World Record holders, hall of fame inductees, and more. The one thing these individuals have in common is that they all have a clear idea about peak performance, and these ideas can be applied to any situation in athletics and in life.

Download or read book Coaching the Mental Game written by H. A. Dorfman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whoever claims winning isn't everything obviously has not spoken with an athletic coach.Coaching the Mental Game offers coaches of all sports a definitive volume for effectively understanding an athlete's mental awareness, which in turn will help drive success. Author H.A. Dorfman details appropriate coaching strategies aimed at perfecting the player's mental approach to performance. Coaching the Mental Game will become the Bible for coaches who strive to make their athletes the most complete performers possible. Not only a wonderful asset to athletic coaches, this book will also prove to be a motivational resource for workers in all industries as well as in the game of life.

Download or read book Peak Performance Table Tennis written by Kevin Finn and published by Meyer & Meyer Sport. This book was released on 2021-11-10 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peak Performance Table Tennis comprehensively covers game aspects needed for peak performance and provides action steps for athletes to ensure they perform at their peak when it matters most. This book contains cutting-edge sports science, curated specifically for table tennis athletes. It dives deep into sports nutrition, supplementation, training methodologies, advanced recovery tactics, injury prevention, psychological and emotional skills training, motor learning, and more. In the book, the reader will find: • science-based methods to prevent choking during critical matches; • information on fueling performance using advanced sports nutrition; • the author's secret "looper" formula which enhances cognitive functioning and bottles that "in the zone" feeling; • how-to on hacking sleep patterns and using biorhythmic optimization to improve performance, enhance body composition, and more; • the counterintuitive secret to increasing speed, power, and agility in table tennis; • a scientific approach to achieving the "flow state;" • a secret from the Chinese National Team on how to control the flow of play and find that winning momentum; • and much, much more...