Performance Psychology

In the world of elite sports, victory is often attributed to physical and athletic prowess alone. But what if the key to unlocking your full potential lies not in your physical abilities, but in your mindset? In Extreme Balance, three renowned experts on performance, motivation, and competition dive into the unexplored territory of the mind, paradoxically revealing the one mindset that can truly elevate your game: the ability to embrace an unfixed mindset.

Did you know there is an area of your brain known as the "Lizard Brain" that thinks only about the immediate moment and your means of survival? Yes, in certain circumstances, your "Rational Brain" can effectively "shut down" and you are at the mercy of a reptile... dry-mouthed, sweating, queasy, unable to think clearly - even though you know better. When does the Lizard Brain run the show? It can happen in any number of unfamiliar, uncomfortable, challenging, or "stressful" riding situations. But here's the thing: with the right kind of training, you can learn to manage the reptile within.

Trauma is everyone’s teammate. Uncover the transformative power of pain, hope, and healing, and find the road to creating a culture of care for a culture of champions. Discover the extraordinary power of healing and transformation within the pages of this groundbreaking book. With a focus on trauma, resilience, and creating a culture of care, it unveils significant insights into making meaning from adversity.

Why Jazz Happened is the first comprehensive social history of jazz. It provides an intimate and compelling look at the many forces that shaped this most American of art forms and the many influences that gave rise to jazz’s post-war styles. Rich with the voices of musicians, producers, promoters, and others on the scene during the decades following World War II, this book views jazz’s evolution through the prism of technological advances, social transformations, changes in the law, economic trends, and much more.

The Plant-Based Athlete by Matt Frazier and Robert Cheeke offers a persuasive body of evidence for adopting a plant-based lifestyle to achieve endurance, flexibility, sport, training, or lifting goals. Featuring more than 60 recipes, insights from famous plant-based athletes, and explosive scientific research, it is the ultimate invitation for joining the growing community of athletes (from elites to weekend warriors) who use plants to power their workouts and their every day.

In these three best-selling trading psychology books you will find practical, immediately usable strategies to improve the way you trade. Control Your Inner Trader, Overcome Your Fear in Trading and How to Stop Over-trading have five star reviews because they solve a traders' pressing problem of how to take control of their trading. They offer implementable solutions, unlike most other trading psychology books which are overly complex and vague.

Includes Patience, Trading Psychology Made Easy: Use These 50 Time-Tested Sayings to Transform Your Trading Psychology, and Stoic Philosophy for Traders.

Get ready to dominate the field with "Dominate the Field: The Ultimate Guide to American Football Training, Nutrition, and Mental Mastery." This comprehensive e-book is packed with insider tips, scientifically-backed exercises, and practical advice to help you take your American Football performance to the next level. Featuring the expertise of a seasoned coach and trainer with 20 years of experience working with football players and other athletes, this book covers everything you need to know to maximize your skills, from strength and conditioning to nutrition and recovery, and mental ...

By understanding the psychological forces that drive The Walking Dead's action, fans can better grasp Robert Kirkman's compelling fictional universe. Which characters suffer PTSD, which show the most hope for recovery, and which instead show post-traumatic growth? Has Rick Grimes lost his mind? In 19 chapters from a range of esteemed contributors, The Walking Dead Psychology: Psych of the Living Dead answers these and many other questions.

For decades, alarms have sounded about declining engagement. Yet companies continue to struggle with toxic cultures, and the low productivity and unhappiness that go with them. Why is "culture" so difficult to improve? What makes so many good employees check out? Neuroscientist Paul Zak shows that innate brain functions hold the answers. It all boils down to trust. When someone shows you trust, a feel-good jolt of oxytocin surges through your brain and triggers you to reciprocate.

Coaching as a business? Coaching clients? Coaching leaders? Coaching staff? Coaching friends? Coaching students? Coaching sportsmen and women? Become an enabler of transforming growth in other people’s lives. Powerful coaching transforms the 'client's' view of the world. As the coach, you are not solving their problem for them; you are not some wise old sage with the answer to everything. In fact, even if you have the answer, giving it to them is wrong. The general message is to question your way to their solution, not give it to them. If you give it to them, you are not creating a sense ...

This audiobook takes you back in time to the origins of the Eastern practices, which have long been known to bring mind and body into a seamless whole, and applies them specifically to the game. It offers an alternative to steering the body into certain positions by helping you develop fundamental movement skills, raising your enjoyment and performance levels.

"Creepy crawling" was the Manson Family's practice of secretly entering someone's home and, without harming anyone, leaving only a trace of evidence that they had been there, some reminder that the sanctity of the private home had been breached. Now, author Jeffrey Melnick reveals just how much the Family creepy crawled their way through Los Angeles in the sixties and then on through American social, political, and cultural life for close to fifty years, firmly lodging themselves in our minds.

Dive into the transformative world of "Emotional Anchors," your groundbreaking guide to harnessing the power of psychological anchoring to navigate the choppy waters of life's emotional challenges. Unveil the secrets to find the stability and direction you've been seeking in your personal and professional life. As your voyage begins in "Chapter 1 The Essence of Anchoring," you'll set sail for an understanding of how anchors shape and guide our emotional experiences. Traverse the historical landscape and discover the profound impact anchoring has in our everyday lives. Your journey continues...

For more than two decades, Ash Ketchum, has been chasing his dream of becoming a Pokémon master. The Psychology of Pokémon guides gamers on a real-world quest of self-discovery so that they can Catch ‘em All. And, as part of this examination, psychologists, clinicians, video game researchers, professors, and enthusiasts unravel the mysteries of the Pokémon series.

Mental performance coach and CEO of Master Your Mindset, Collin Henderson, teaches you 10 keys to get out of your own way, quiet the noise, and build systems to unlock your full potential. Collin shares many stories and tips from his time as a 2-sport division-I student-athlete, number one ranked medical sales professional, and years as a performance coach to professional and college athletes, and the biggest organizations in the world (Nike, Zillow, Amazon, Microsoft, Salesforce, etc.).

You can train your brain to pay attention more effectively. Acclaimed neuroscientist Dr Amishi Jha has dedicated her life's work to understanding the science of attention at every level - from brain-imaging studies in the lab to field testing soldiers, firefighters and athletes. Her mission has been to scientifically determine how we can harness the full power of our attention to better meet all that life demands.

Daniel Amen, MD, one of the world's foremost authorities on the brain, has news for you: your brain is involved in everything you do - learn to care for it properly, and you will be smarter, healthier, and happier in as little as 15 days!

How does an immortal deal with death? What kind of person makes the best companion? Why does the Doctor say he and Freud "got on very well"? How do the Daleks and Cybermen reflect concerns about losing our humanity? And what can looking at an ancient Time Lord teach us about real human nature? Doctor Who Psychology: A Madman with a Box explores these questions and many more.

In BJJ and in life, a strategic mindset matters more than raw talent or skill. It is very difficult for new students and even some experienced fighters to develop aspects of their ‘inner game’ if they don’t have the concepts and methods to play with. In the Champions Mind, best-selling Brazilian Jiu Jitsu coach, Oliver Staark, will teach you the routines and exercises that the greatest Jiu jitsu stars use to take their performance to the next level — whether the ‘next level’ for you means getting onto the mat in your first competition or striving for a win in a professional super fight.