The Psychology of High Performance


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2020 NAGC Book of the Year Award Winner ​ Finalist in the 2020 PROSE Awards This volume explores how early potential develops into high performance in five domains: sport, the professions, academia, the performing arts, and the producing arts.




High Performance Habits


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THESE HABITS WILL MAKE YOU EXTRAORDINARY. Twenty years ago, author Brendon Burchard became obsessed with answering three questions: 1. Why do some individuals and teams succeed more quickly than others and sustain that success over the long term? 2. Of those who pull it off, why are some miserable and others consistently happy on their journey? 3. What motivates people to reach for higher levels of success in the first place, and what practices help them improve the most After extensive original research and a decade as the world’s leading high performance coach, Burchard found the answers. It turns out that just six deliberate habits give you the edge. Anyone can practice these habits and, when they do, extraordinary things happen in their lives, relationships, and careers. Which habits can help you achieve long-term success and vibrant well-being no matter your age, career, strengths, or personality? To become a high performer, you must seek clarity, generate energy, raise necessity, increase productivity, develop influence, and demonstrate courage. The art and science of how to do all this is what this book is about. Whether you want to get more done, lead others better, develop skill faster, or dramatically increase your sense of joy and confidence, the habits in this book will help you achieve it faster. Each of the six habits is illustrated by powerful vignettes, cutting-edge science, thought-provoking exercises, and real-world daily practices you can implement right now. If you’ve ever wanted a science-backed, heart-centered plan to living a better quality of life, it’s in your hands. Best of all, you can measure your progress. A link to a free professional assessment is included in the book.




Performance Psychology


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This book integrates findings from across domains in performance psychology to focus on core research on what influences peak and non-peak performance. The book explores basic and applied research identifying cognition-action interactions, perception-cognition interactions, emotion-cognition interactions, and perception-action interactions. The book explores performance in sports, music, and the arts both for individuals and teams/groups, looking at the influence of cognition, perception, personality, motivation and drive, attention, stress, coaching, and age. This comprehensive work includes contributions from the US, UK, Canada, Germany, and Australia. - Integrates research findings found across domains in performance psychology - Includes research from sports, music, the arts, and other applied settings - Identifies conflicts between cognition, action, perception, and emotion - Explores influences on both individual and group/team performance - Investigates what impacts peak performance and error production




The Oxford Handbook of Sport and Performance Psychology


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This title describes current research findings in the study of human performance Experts from all fields of performance are brought together, covering domains including sports, the performing arts, business, executive coaching, the military, and other applicable, high-risk professions.




High Performance Trading


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High Performance Trading provides proven practical techniques and strategies to help traders of all abilities, experience levels and styles to enhance their trading performance and psychology. Based on practical coaching and training interventions, personal experiences, the latest research and feedback, and advice from leading traders, trading coaches and trading psychologists, this book offers something for everyone who wants to become a better trader. - Discover how to avoid the common pitfalls of trading and how to take the practical steps that can set you up for trading success. - Strengthen your trading discipline as you discover the art of flawless execution. - Develop and hone your mental edge through learning to think like a successful trader. - Programme yourself for trading success with powerful mental conditioning techniques. - Develop unshakeable focus and concentration and learn how to get into the trading zone. - Understand how to achieve and sustain a core of trading confidence. - Learn how to utilise simple techniques to manage your emotional states. - Build resilience to cope with trading stresses, and pressures and manage losses, setbacks and errors. - Move towards greater consistency and success in your trading performance.




Performance Psychology in Action


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This is one of the first studies to describe the practice of 'performance psychology'. It blends theory and practice by integrating literature reviews with real-world applications for a broad range of clients. It provides extensive session transcripts, including consultants' thoughts and reactions throughout each session.




Sustain High Performance With Psychological Safety


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Search the internet for “worst bosses” and you will find plenty of real-life horror stories. Toxic leadership extends beyond screaming threats to subtler but equally damaging bullying, silence or ignoring, and exclusion. Three decades of research by academics and applications by practitioners have shown that, in contrast, leaders who create psychological safety gain and sustain high performance among employees. Psychologically safe cultures treat team members with care and empathy. In this issue of TD at Work, Kenneth Nowack and Paul J. Zak detail the role talent development professionals play in helping leaders hone their management skills. Further, they: · Provide a brief history and explain the neuroscience of psychological safety. · Review the reasons it leads to high-performance teams. · Identify ways leaders and organizations can create safe cultures. · Demonstrate how to measure psychological safety and related outcomes.Job aids included in this issue are a team psychological safety survey, a psychological safety exercise, and a leadership checklist.




The Science of High Performance


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Develop High Performance Mindset, Train Your Mind to Build Self-Discipline, Discover How to Learn Faster and Become the Best Version of Yourself. Do you always wonder - why only a handful people beam with self-confidence & perform at their best, while other struggle to finish their tiny 5-pointer to-do-list? Why some people always move at fast pace despite facing obstacles, and others drag their feet back merely on fearful thought? What if you were told that everyone can perform at highest levels? What if you can learn the strategies all performers adopt to master their mind? The Science of High Performance is written to show you that each of us is gifted and capable of high performance. The book will show you scientifically backed principles to help you understand the power of your body and mind- and how you can stretch yourselves beyond 'self created' false limits. You will understand the principle behind why high performers do perform that way and how that approach is accessible to each of us. Som Bathla is an avid reader, researcher and author of multiple bestseller books. In this book, he will hold your hand on a journey to the world of high-performers and hand you over the new set of lenses to help you look at the world differently, thoroughly backed up with scientific principles and psychological studies. The Science of High Performance- will show you how to: Train Your Mind to Take Massive Action regardless of what you feel. Learn how to change your self-image, develop self-confidence and perform at your best. Learn to take stress as a challenge, not as a threat - don't run away from stress, rather learn to work with stress. Learn different ways to control your thoughts to trigger action, despite not feeling like doing it. Learn why you should minimise the use of smartphone and TV to safeguard your mental energy. Master New Skills and Become Expert Learn how to develop optimum balance between stress and recovery to acquire any skills faster. How you can strengthen your layers of learning by following few techniques. Learn the best ways to practice to become an expert in any skill you want. Develop High Performance Habits to Perform at Your Best On Daily Basis Learn the best ways to control your thoughts on moment to moment and keep taking action. How to use your identity to stay on track with your goals that also helps you to feel better. How this different way of goals setting helps you to perform at your best on a daily basis. Don't Get Swayed by Temptations and Boost Your Willpower Learn multiple scientifically proven strategies to beat stress including a simple technique using your breathe. How you can safeguard your willpower using precision and clarity as a tool. Brian Tracy once rightly said: "Leaders set high standards. Refuse to tolerate mediocrity or poor performance." You believe in high standards and sincere about upgrading your performance. Because you know that high performance opens the doors for huge opportunities, builds your self-confidence and ensures you achieve your goals faster. Build Mental Muscles, Boost Self-Discipline for Success, Learn how to master skills and accelerate your journey to success. Take Your First Step Towards High Performance Today




High Performance Learning


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Schools that want to be world class are now paying attention to the findings from neuroscience and psychology that tell us we can build better brains. They are changing their mindset, expecting success for far more students and no longer being constrained by ideas of genetic potential. High Performance Learning provides readers with a ground-breaking and approachable model for achieving high levels of academic performance for all students and schools. It takes what is known about how people reach advanced cognitive performance and translates it into a practical and user-friendly framework, which can be used with all students to systematically build the cognitive thinking skills and learner behaviours that will deliver success in school, in the workplace and in later life. Flexible and adaptable, High Performance Learning can be used in any context, with any curriculum and at any age. It does not require separate lessons but rather becomes the underpinning pedagogy of the school. Drawing on the author’s 40 years of research into how the most able students think and learn, this book provides a framework that has been extensively trialled in schools in eleven countries. . Themes include: Creating world class schools The High Performance Learning environment The High Performance Learning framework Advanced Cognitive Performance characteristics (ACPs) Values, Attitudes and Attributes (VAAs) Creating and leading a High Performance Learning school The role of parents, universities and employers. This invaluable resource will help schools make the move from good to world class and will be essential reading for school leaders, teachers and those with an interest in outstanding academic performance.




High-Performance Training for Sports


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High-Performance Training for Sports changes the landscape of athletic conditioning and sports performance. This groundbreaking work presents the latest and most effective philosophies, protocols and programmes for developing today’s athletes. High-Performance Training for Sports features contributions from global leaders in athletic performance training, coaching and rehabilitation. Experts share the cutting-edge knowledge and techniques they’ve used with Olympians as well as top athletes and teams from the NBA, NFL, MLB, English Premier League, Tour de France and International Rugby. Combining the latest science and research with proven training protocols, High-Performance Training for Sports will guide you in these areas: • Optimise the effectiveness of cross-training. • Translate strength into speed. • Increase aerobic capacity and generate anaerobic power. • Maintain peak conditioning throughout the season. • Minimise the interference effect. • Design energy-specific performance programmes. Whether you are working with high-performance athletes of all ages or with those recovering from injury, High-Performance Training for Sports is the definitive guide for developing all aspects of athletic performance. It is a must-own guide for any serious strength and conditioning coach, trainer, rehabilitator or athlete.