This new fifth edition provides the most effective strategies and step-by-step
plans for developing a personal path to excellence. It teaches how to focus
for excellence while living and enjoying life to the fullest. Readers will
gain a more positive outlook, better ways of dealing with distractions, and
strategies for overcoming obstacles.
How to Win in Sport and Life Through Mental Training - Fourth Edition
320 pages
12 hours of reading
Reach your potential! Whether you are an athlete, a coach, or a promising high achiever in another walk of life, In Pursuit of Excellence provides the expert advice and proven techniques to help you fulfill your aspirations. Author Terry Orlick, an internationally acclaimed sport psychologist, has helped hundreds of Olympic and professional athletes maximize their performances and achieve their goals. In this fourth edition, Orlick provides new insights and a powerful step-by-step plan for you to develop your own personal path to excellence. You'll learn to focus for excellence and high-quality living. You'll gain a more positive outlook, a more focused commitment, better ways of dealing with distractions, and strategies for overcoming obstacles. You'll also achieve greater personal and professional satisfaction and discover better ways to work with teammates, respond more effectively to coaching, and become more self-directed in your thoughts and actions. Both practical and inspirational, In Pursuit of Excellence is a guide to daily living and motivation as well as a road map to long-term achievement. Read it, use it, and win with it--on and off the field.
Suitable for physical education teachers and recreation leaders. The games in
this book aim to build confidence and encourage inclusion, cooperation,
empathy and fun. They do not have to be restricted for use with children, but
are useful as a basis for teambuilding activities with sport teams, business
groups, work teams and older students.