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CatchFire [Hardcover]

Peter McLaughlin (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)


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December 16, 1997
Thriving in today's high-pressure work world. Having fun in the midst of chaos. Unleashing the energy, enthusiasm, and enterprise you need to maximize your performance at work. That's what CatchFire is all about. Forget struggling through your work day stressed out, tired, or scattered. To work at peak productivity today you need focus, flexibility, confidence, humor, and a balanced, healthy lifestyle.

You need CatchFire.

Written by top business consultant Peter McLaughlin, co-author of the highly acclaimed Mentally Tough, CatchFire presents a seven-step program that will ignite your enthusiasm, boost your productivity, and energize your performance at work. Based on scientific research, hundreds of interviews with successful executives, and a nationwide Professional Workforce Survey, this book offers proven strategies to revitalize your body and brain--and provides real-life examples of how individuals and corporations stay healthy, focused, and fun in the face of tough deadlines, heavy workloads, and continual changes. Using CatchFire, you'll learn how to

¸  Master the power of a positive mind-set
¸  Tailor a personal "energy zone" that keeps you focused and effective at work
Adopt a high-performance diet and daily aerobic exercise to maximize health, confidence, and productivity
¸  Put humor and fun to work for you
¸  Take short, frequent breaks that rapidly recharge your battery
¸  Embrace problems by channeling tension into determination

McLaughlin has already helped thousands of business leaders and their staff nationwide to increase their output and transform their lives. Now it's your turn. Read CatchFire and spark the flame of success today.

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The key to thriving in today's tumultuous business environment, says consultant and speaker Peter McLaughlin, is the ability to summon and then maintain peak levels of both enthusiasm and concentration--no matter what the circumstances. Based on scientific research and hundreds of interviews with successful executives, his CatchFire: A Seven-Step Program to Ignite Energy, Defuse Stress, and Power Boost Your Career outlines an integrated method for formulating the thought, diet, exercise, relaxation, determination, humor, and motivational strategies that, he contends, ultimately will result in the development of a competitive edge in the workplace.

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Thriving in today's high-pressure work world. Having fun in the midst of chaos. Unleashing the energy, enthusiasm, and enterprise you need to maximize your performance at work. That's what CatchFire is all about. Forget struggling through your work day stressed out, tired, or scattered. To work at peak productivity today you need focus, flexibility, confidence, humor, and a balanced, healthy lifestyle.

You need CatchFire.

Written by top business consultant Peter McLaughlin, co-author of the highly acclaimed Mentally Tough, CatchFire presents a seven-step program that will ignite your enthusiasm, boost your productivity, and energize your performance at work. Based on scientific research, hundreds of interviews with successful executives, and a nationwide Professional Workforce Survey, this book offers proven strategies to revitalize your body and brain--and provides real-life examples of how individuals and corporations stay healthy, focused, and fun in the face of tough deadlines, heavy workloads, and continual changes. Using CatchFire, you'll learn how to

¸  Master the power of a positive mind-set
¸  Tailor a personal "energy zone" that keeps you focused and effective at work
Adopt a high-performance diet and daily aerobic exercise to maximize health, confidence, and productivity
¸  Put humor and fun to work for you
¸  Take short, frequent breaks that rapidly recharge your battery
¸  Embrace problems by channeling tension into determination

McLaughlin has already helped thousands of business leaders and their staff nationwide to increase their output and transform their lives. Now it's your turn. Read CatchFire and spark the flame of success today.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 238 pages
  • Publisher: Fawcett; 1 edition (December 16, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0449910997
  • ISBN-13: 978-0449910993
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,867,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Recharged and Ready, November 24, 1999
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This review is from: CatchFire (Hardcover)
The humor and fresh perspective of this book kept my interest throughout the reading. I have already implemented 3 of the ideas and - THEY WORK! Well written, and well worth reading.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great stress reducer, March 30, 1999
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This review is from: CatchFire (Hardcover)
This book helps a person relax when looking for a fulfilling career. I used this book the help me get ready for the tremendous task of finding a great job and I used resources like Vaultreports.com to actually go out and find my dream job.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Becoming Partners With Your Mind & Body for Super Power, March 10, 2006
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This review is from: CatchFire (Hardcover)
Peter McLaughlin was named one of the top business speakers by the Journal of Business Strategy. He is also a talented writer. This book focuses on the correlation between positive healthful habits and increased productivity, lowered stress and higher energy. The premise is that this correlation is a cause and effect relationship.

Mclaughlin's 7 focus areas to achieve this high level condition are:

1) Mastering your mind - being aware of your current state and visualization

2) Eating for performance - good advice but says that "foods are essentially drugs" (?)

3) Exercise

4) Frequent Breaks

5) Attitude of Loving Problems - the limiting power of anger

6) Humor - make work fun - attitude of play

7) Power of context - change your environment to one you enjoy!

Not much new hear but a fresh look and great reminders.

Five Stars
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