Living in the Sweet Spot Preparing for Performance in Sport and Life

Name: Living in the Sweet Spot Preparing for Performance in Sport and Life
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ISBN: 9781935412090

ISBN-10: 1935412094

ISBN-13: 9781935412090

Edition: 2011

Authors: Amy L. Baltzell

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This is a fresh, inspiring guide of how to get ready for life's big performances. The author integrates the best of the new field of Positive Psychology with the essentials of Sport Psychology. Readers of this book learn how to strengthen their experience of daily fulfilment and concurrently get the most out of themselves when the big moments take place. The issues performers face when under pressure come to life through examples of top athletes, musicians and from the author's experiences as an Olympian and America's Cup sailor. Every chapter contains practical, effective reflective exercises that help the reader rise to the challenge of performing their best when it counts.

Book details

Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Fitness Information Technology, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/16/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 315
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.12" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Foreword


Preface


The Building Blocks of a Champion Approach


What Is Living in the Sweet Spot?: Achievement and Happiness


Self-Awareness and Your Strengths: Learning How Your Strengths Can Impact Your Performance


Positive Emotional Experience: Strengthening Your Resources through Nurturing Positive Emotions


Small Changes: Optimizing Willpower


The Learning Approach: Getting the Most out of Your Wins and Your Losses


The Positive Perspective: Building on Gratitude and Optimism


Preparing for Performance or Competition


Flow and Engagement: Nurturing Enjoyment and Engagement in Training and Performance


Facing Negative Emotions: Recognizing, Accepting, and Shifting Negative Emotions


Coaches, Family, Teammates, and Friends: Letting in the Good and Letting Go of the Negative


Imagery and Scripting for Performance: Creating Your Intentions for Performance


Mental-Emotional Goals for Performance: Creating Clear, Specific "Highest Point of Leverage" Commitments


The Day of Performance


Empowered Thinking: Establishing Your Go-To Responses When It Counts Most


Emotions on the Day of Performance: Getting the Most out of Your Emotional Engine


Motivational Flexibility: Drawing on the Motivational Sources That Best Serve You


Your Plan for Game Day: Tailoring the Ideas to Work for You


References


Index


About the Author