Description
Book SynopsisIan Price is a performance psychologist specialising in developing mental toughness skills in others. He has worked with leaders in companies including CA Technologies, BT, EMC, Worldpay, MoneyGram, Enterprise Inns and De Vere Venues.
Following a degree in English Literature from Magdalen College, Oxford and a twenty year career in industry including a number of leadership roles - Ian completed an MSc in Organisational Behaviour from Birkbeck College in 2010. In 2011 Ian published The Activity Illusion described as A book we all need to read by the Chartered Management Institute.
Table of Contents
- PART 1: Beliefs
- Chapter 1 Ten myths about achieving your goals
- Chapter 2 Managing your negative emotional chatter
- Chapter 3 Reframing your beliefs by building a growth mindset
- Chapter 4 Dealing with setbacks
- PART 2: Behaviours
- Chapter 5 Identifying your goals
- Chapter 6 Cultivating the ability to persist
- Chapter 7 Learning self-control
- PART 3: Best practice
- Chapter 8 Focus – removing time as an excuse
- Chapter 9 Think like an athlete
- Chapter 10 The virtuous habits of high performance
- Conclusion: Head-start-to-finish
- Appendix
- Notes
- Index
