Executive toughness : the mental-training program to increase your leadership performance / Jason Selk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Selk, Jason, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executives--Psychology.

Executives.

Executive ability.

Mental discipline.

Success in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 v.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Mental-training program to increase your leadership performance

Place of Publication:

2011.

New York : McGraw-Hill Education, [2012]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Take your professional game to the next level—in 100 seconds o r less! People with inborn talent may be good at what they do—but only the mentally tough reach the highest plateaus in their field. And here’s the best news of all: mental toughness is something anyone can learn. Director of mental training for the St. Louis Cardinals and a top-tier executive coach, Dr. Jason Selk knows everything there is to know about developing the mental toughness required for achieving any goal you set for yourself. In fact, the techniques he outlines in this book are the same ones he used to help the Cardinals defeat the heavily favored Detroit Tigers in the 2006 World Series. Inspired on the vision of legendary basketball coach John Wooden, Selk’s program is as simple as it is effective. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy. You have to put effort into your drive to success; it’s the only way to build up your mental “muscles.” Selk provides hands-on daily exercises for breaking old, self-defeating patterns of behavior and replacing them with the can-do attitude and positive behavior that would make Coach Wooden proud. Executive Toughness outlines the three fundamentals for attaining high-level success: ACCOUNTABILITY —admit to mistakes, correct them, and, most important, learn from them FOCUS —on your strengths, on winning, on reaching your goal . . . for only 100 seconds per day OPTIMISM —don’t just believe you can succeed, know you can succeed Executive Toughness takes you through the steps of making these critical behaviors part of your everyday routine. Practice your accountability, focus, and optimism, and you’ll be on the path to attaining your goals; make them part of your mental “DNA,” and there will be no turning back—ever. A complete regimen from a leading expert on developing the mindset for attaining goals, Executive Toughness is your workout for ultimate success in your career and in your life.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Foreword by Andy Hill

Preface to the Hardcover Edition

Preface to the Paperback Edition

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Mental Toughness: Potentially the Difference Between Life and Death

Foundation of Mental Toughness: What You Want and Who You Are

Chapter 1: Define Your Win: Determine Your Purpose and Priorities

Chapter 2: Turn Up Your Thermostat: Heat Up Your Performance

Developing Executive Toughness Characteristic 1: Accountability: Doing What Needs to Be Done

Chapter 3: The Process of Achievement: Goals That Really Work

Chapter 4: Prioritizing the Priorities

Chapter 5: Accountability Through Self-Evaluation: Learn to Look in the Mirror Every Day

Developing Executive Toughness Characteristic 2: Focus: Improving Execution and Consistency

Chapter 6: Preparation: Control Your Emotions, Control Your Performance

Chapter 7: Script Your Way to Focus: Always Say the Right Thing

Chapter 8: The Mental Workout: 100 Seconds a Day Keeps Failure Away

Developing Executive Toughness Characteristic 3: Optimism: Overcoming All Obstacles

Chapter 9: Relentless Solution Focus: The Ultimate Measure of Mental Toughness

Chapter 10: Gable Discipline: Optimism Through Unremitting Action

Conclusion: The Minimum Requirements for Greatness

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613522269

9781280117978

1280117974

9780071786799

0071786791

OCLC:

819322897