Your Performing Edge: The Complete Mind-Body Guide for Excellence in Sports, Health, and Life, Third Edition (Paperback)

by JoAnn Dahlkoetter (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
Excellent information on so many crucial points of performance. Good strong writing that gets to the point, with powerful examples. -- Runner's World Magazine – Eileen Portz-Shovlin, Senior Editor

This book has everything you need to be successful. It's filled with powerful mental training exercises, humor, and inspirational tips... -- Bill Rodgers, Four-time winner, Boston and New York City Marathon --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
This step-by-step training program contains the latest on mind-body performance to help you achieve major breakthroughs in sports, health, business, and life. Features hundreds of practical tools and tips on focusing, building confidence, handling slumps, and overcoming performance anxiety as well as over 50 proven training exercises. This book is receiving substantial national media attention with articles and excerpts on ABCTV and in USA Today, Shape Magazine, Runner's World, Triathlete Magazine, and the San Francisco Examiner. Discover the winning strategies of the world's greatest athletes including personal interviews with Lance Armstrong, Bill Rodgers, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Dan O'Brien, and many Olympic gold medalists.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Pulgas Ridge Press; 3 Rev Upd edition (January 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970407971
• ISBN-13: 978-0970407979
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #749,464 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Being a mentally strong competitor -Your Performing Edge, October 19, 2001

By	Chuck MacDonald (Redding California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Performing Edge : The Complete Guide to Success and Fulfillment in Sports and Life (Paperback)

For the past 10 years I have been a fairly competitive Masters and Seniors(50 age group) runner in The PA Series of USATF in both Road Racing and Cross Country. As I have gotten older I find that the mental aspects of running, racing and training are even more important than the physical aspects. You can be in great shape physically, but if you are not mentally strong your performance will suffer. Dr JoAnn Dahlkoetter's book, Your Performing Edge helps you to see in very easy steps how to become mentally tuff, how to focus on your goal. I have learned more in a few weeks about being mentally focused to compete than I have in many years of running and racing. JoAnn shows you step by step how to become a mentally stronger, more focused competitor in sports and in life. I would highly recommend Dr Dahlkoetter's book to any athlete of any sport, or anyone who wants to compete better at life in general. I wish I had this knowledge 10 years ago, I would definitely be a stronger and faster runner and a better person.

Chuck MacDonald

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Guaranteed Success", August 12, 2001

By	Deb Potashnik Hecker "Dr. Deborah Potashnik H... (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Your Performing Edge : The Complete Guide to Success and Fulfillment in Sports and Life (Paperback)

Are you a marathon or recreational runner, a person concerned with general physical fitness, or a competitive athlete? Perhaps you are an individual who pushes him/herself in order to feel capable and strong in ALL areas of your life. If so, "Your Performing Edge - The Complete Guide To Success And Fulfillment In Sports And Life," by JoAnn Dahlkoetter, Ph.D. is written for you.

As a mental health practitioner and current trainer for my first marathon this Fall (Marine Corp Marathon, Washington, DC), it is with pleasure that I review Dr. Dahlkoetter's fine book. The importance of developing sound mental strategies for successful running cannot be overstated. As a 53 year old non-runner, I initially harbored some doubts about my ability to take on the physical challenges of a marathon. Having completed over half of the training, I am now confident that I have the physical strength to attain my goal. What I did not realize was that SUCCESSFUL running is also very much a state of mind, and in order to achieve EXCELLENCE as a runner, one must also acquire sound mental training skills. As luck would have it, I came across "Your Performing Edge - The Complete Guide To Success And Fulfillment In Sports And Life," which I strongly recommend. Dr. Dahlkoetter, a former San Francisco Marathon winner and trainer of numerous Olympic and professional athletes, has written the ultimate book on optimal mind-body performance. I have used JoAnn's book as my Bible, and refer to it frequently in my capacity as a physically active woman as well as for my personal growth. It is easy to read, thorough and intelligent.

I am happy to say that, with Dr. Dahlkoetter's help, I have now developed the muscles of BOTH my body and spirit, and am fully prepared for the "race of my life."

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars YOUR PERFORMING EDGE, A Coaches Friend, October 19, 2001

By	Wayne R Spaulding (Pleasant Hill, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Performing Edge : The Complete Guide to Success and Fulfillment in Sports and Life (Paperback)

I am happy to say that, with Dr. Dahlkoetter's help, I have now added to my coaches toolbox the ability to not only develop my athletes bodies but also their minds. Your Performing Edge is an empowering read...straightforward and concise. It offers the practical approach that is missing in many books on sports psychology. As a coach who prepares over 90 athletes a year for Ironman distance racing, YOUR PERFORMING EDGE: The Complete Guide to Success and Fulfillment in Sports and Life, is THE tool for a coach to pull valuable lessons from. Check it out at JoAnn's website. www.YourPerformingEdge.com