High Performance Thinking: For Business, Sports, and Life

by Davis, Gayle A.

• ISBN13: 9780967283500
• ISBN10: 0967283507
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Psychology Connections

Summary

High Performance Thinking, using sport psychology techniques, is a must read for anyone who wants to improve their performance in any area of life. While athletes have a specific practice routine and lifestyle to enhance their innate talents, they too set goals, experience setbacks, respond to change, have fears, and deal with stress.

Author Biography

Gayle A. Davis, a psychologist, is nationally and internationally recognized for her seminars on personal growth and performance in life, sports, and business. In addition to her clinical practice in Colorado Springs, Dr. Davis has worked for over twenty years in sports psychology.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The mind and how it works	p. 7
Self-talk	p. 19
Visualization	p. 29
The files and how they work	p. 41
Self-image	p. 47
Goals	p. 57
Concentration	p. 63
Perfectionism	p. 75
Change	p. 79
Stress	p. 85
Communication	p. 91
Mood	p. 97
Fear	p. 101
Relaxation	p. 109
Time	p. 117
Balance	p. 123
Putting it all together	p. 129
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