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More About This Title Mind Games - Inspirational Lessons from theWorld's Biggest Sports Stars
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Sarah Perrin is a freelance journalist and writer, contributing regularly to business and professional magazines. She is co-author of Kickstart Your Career and Recruiting Excellence, and author of The Guardian Careers Guide to Accountancy. She is also a qualified NLP practitioner, a technique increasingly used by sporting champions.
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Foreword by Renzie Hanham and Ceri Evans.
Introduction.
Part I: Personality Power.
Chapter 1: True Grit.
Chapter 2: Family and Fate.
Chapter 3: I Believe!
Chapter 4: Positive Power.
Analysis I: Personality Power.
Part II: Motivational Matters.
Chapter 5: The Success Magnet.
Chapter 6: Fleeing Failure.
Chapter 7: Goals Galore.
Chapter 8: Heroes Have Heroes Too.
Analysis II: Motivational Matters.
Part III: Mental Training.
Chapter 9: Mental Rehearsal.
Chapter 10: Anchors and Triggers.
Chapter 11: Preparing for Pressure.
Chapter 12: Review and Revise.
Chapter 13: Coaching Relationships.
Analysis III: Mental Training.
Part IV: Peak Performance.
Chapter 14: Nerve Control.
Chapter 15: The Rock of Routine.
Chapter 16: Positive Talk.
Chapter 17: Into the Zone.
Chapter 18: Focus and Refocus.
Analysis IV: Peak Performance.
Part V: Team Spirit.
Chapter 19: The Right Combination.
Chapter 20: Team Build-up.
Chapter 21: Team Talks.
Analysis V: Team Spirit.
Chapter 22: Mind Games – A Footnote.
Appendices.
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“…fresh insights…” (Director, September 04)
“…4 stars…a cracking read…” (Business Life, September 04)
“…reinforces the power of the mind and leaves you in no doubt that sports psychology is worth looking into further.” (British Runner, October 2004)
“...identifies the attitudes and approaches that enable sporting stars to reach their peak, and applies them to the corporate world…” (Human Resources, October 04)
“…will delight sports fans and those who get turned on by all that locker-room talk of “pressure” and performance” (Accounting and Business, October 2004)
“both writers have lots of experience of these mental disciplines and the sporting contributions are all household names.” (City to Cities, November/ December 2004)
