The chief sports psychologist for the United States Olympic Committee from 1987 to 1994 presents eight simple steps that readers can use to improve their lives: focus, concentrate, energize, be consistent, stay calm, think like a winner, keep emotions in check, and think creatively. Reprint.
| |||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
From 1987 to 1994, Murphy was the sports psychologist at the U.S. Olympic Committee's training center in Colorado. Now a private corporate consultant, he applies the sports notion of being "in the Zone," when athletes feel everything is going perfectly, to all fields of human endeavor. Skills required to enter the Achievement Zone include short-term focus on the stepping-stones to the ultimate goal; visualization of a good performance; analysis of weaknesses in order to overcome them; calm and confidence to overcome nervousness; concentration; the capacity to recharge; and, above all, consistency in both preparation and performance. The text is filled with examples from the careers of successful athletes, plus exercises, which may help readers apply the book's principles to their daily and business lives. Murphy's slant on self-help distinguishes his book from the derivative pack of such guides.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Sport psychologist Murphy applies his years of experience working with athletes to the world of business, explaining that, if applied to the technical aspects of a challenge, the eight mind/body skills he lists here would enhance the probability of success. He fully develops the mind/body skills of action focus, creative thinking, productive analysis, keeping cool, concentration, emotional power, energizing, and consistency with numerous practical, step-by-step approaches. For example, Murphy suggests that rather than focusing on a goal of losing weight, one should focus instead on any number of more specific actions, such as reducing daily fat intake. Murphy's work nicely complements Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's more cerebral Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (LJ 3/15/90) in a useful guide to a new way of approaching life and especially athletic training. As with any self-help work, the difference lies in the commitment to following this sound advice. Recommended for academic libraries supporting a sport or business psychology curriculum.?Dale Farris, Groves, Tex.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
this book is for everyone who wants to get ahead!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Achievement Zone: An Eight-step Guide to Peak Performance (Paperback)
It was wonderful to read this book and feel so empowered to go after my goals in life. It's about achieving success and knowing how to get there! Mr. Murphy's guidelines taught me how to get my mind working together with my body to achieve happiness and health. I would recommend this book to anyone that wants to get ahead and feel good at the same time!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Practical Methodology for Improving your Performance,
By
This review is from: The Achievement Zone: An Eight-step Guide to Peak Performance (Paperback)
I bought this book not to improve my athletic performance -- though I used it for my swimming -- but for other areas of my life, and I found it to be very helpful. It's easy to read, doesn't contain the wild hype and intensity of some other books on similar subjects, and is nicely formatted so you can quickly refresh your understanding of helpful techniques.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Stuff,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Achievement Zone: An Eight-step Guide to Peak Performance (Paperback)
Practical steps you can take that will help you accomplish what you want to do. First you have to know what you want to do.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
