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Book SynopsisFrom bestselling author and mental toughness expert Jason Selk comes a mind-training regimen for reframing every problem into an opportunity for productive action.The most common cause of failing to reach our professional and personal goals is hardwired in us: Humans instinctively focus on problems. Over millennia, our very survival relied on our ability to be alert to any potential dangers that could threaten our existence. But today this negativity bias significantly limits our potential and increases stress, pressure, and underperformance.
The one characteristic all phenomenally successful people share is mental toughness. Mentally tough people are better at making decisions more quickly and with better results. They possess the uncanny ability to control what goes on between their ears. Instead of allowing their minds to focus on their problems when adversity strikes, the most successful people have learned to direct their thoughts in a systematic manner
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1 Pace for Performance
2 Undo Untidy Thinking
3 Leverage Leisure
4 Secure Support
5 Evaluate Effort
6 The Steady-Pulse Path
7 Steady-Pulse Teams and Organizations
Notes
Index
