Dr. Jim Loehr is a renowned performance psychologist whose work centers on building character strength as the primary driver of achievement and fulfillment. Drawing on over three decades of research and applied experience, he has guided elite performers across sports, business, and other demanding fields. Loehr posits that character strength can be cultivated through dedicated energy investment, much like developing physical muscle. His scientifically-based approach to energy management offers a transformative framework for sustained high performance.
Exploring the paradox of human nature, this book delves into the enduring tendencies towards aggression and violence that persist despite our evolutionary advancements. It examines psychological, social, and historical factors that contribute to these behaviors, offering insights into the complexities of human instincts and societal influences. Through a blend of research and analysis, it seeks to unravel the reasons behind our violent impulses and the implications for our future.
A concrete and hands-on method for improving your everyday decisions Every 15 minutes, each of us can make ten or more small decisions. Some of them are relatively inconsequential, while others can change the course of our lives. What if you could improve all of your decisions, across the board, and start to build a healthier, more productive, and meaningful life? In Wise Decisions: A Science-Based Approach to Making Better Choices, a team of accomplished industry experts delivers an evidence- and research-based blueprint for making the best decisions you can with the information you have. You’ll learn to make the targeted, repeated investment of energy required to turn your decision-making process into one informed by reason, emotion, intuition, and science. In the book, you’ll discover: How to put the decision-making process under a microscope and learn what makes a decision truly wise Ways to help children, teens, and families make wise decisions How to train yourself to make wise decisions with voice training and other strategies A can’t-miss resource for parents, teachers, coaches, managers, executives, and other business leaders, Wise Decisions also offers timeless advice and guidance for anyone else hoping to improve the decision-making abilities of the people close to them.
From leadership expert Dr. Jim Loehr, strengthen your moral and ethical character for outstanding leadership results with this must-have set.Leading with Character: 10 Minutes a Day to a Brilliant LegacyAt the end of your life, how are you likely to be remembered? Chances are that people won't be praising your money, power, and status. Instead, the people you've impacted will remember you for your compassion and personal strength--in short, your character. Unfortunately, many leaders are unaware of their character shortcomings and blind spots that hold so many of us back from building the lasting legacy we are capable of.With the right motivation, you can begin to strengthen your character and become a moral and ethical leader capable of creating lasting change. In Leading with Character: 10 Minutes a Day to a Brilliant Legacy, Dr. Jim Loehr, cofounder of the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute, reveals 50 character competencies that you can practice daily to transform your life and work.This book will also guide you through the process of developing a Personal Credo that will serve as your decision-making mission statement. Most leaders never take the time to identify their own core values, instead defaulting to a reflexive form of decision making. Gain an awareness of the conscious and unconscious processes that guide what you do and why you do it, and take charge of your leadership legacy.Even good leaders are vulnerable to corruption. Read Leading with Character to learn how human evolution and contemporary culture can lead us astray without our even knowing it. As we work hard to get to the top, who are we becoming along the way? If we want to become heroes whose memories will long outlast us, we need to channel our energy into creating habits that will add up to a strong and meaningful character
This second collection by the author of You and the Moon, the Sun and the Stars deals with the pain of young love in all its anguished forms, be it falling in love with a friend, or the sadness of your first love telling you they no longer love you: not to mention the dangers of late nights and alcohol combined with love. Heart-wrenching, bittersweet or just plain sad, the feelings are common to us all and revisiting them here is an experience in sentiment and memory, to say nothing of the reminder of the well-known hidden dangers of the Drunk Txt! Settle back, remember, enjoy.
Love, obsession, memories: the sun, the moon and the stars. All of these elements combine in this collection of poetic musings, taking the reader on an emotional journey through time and space, seeking a place in the universe for their love and all of their feelings.The poems tell us the tale of uncertainty in a relationship and the hopes and fears of the poet, who dreams of the perfect love and has - perhaps - maybe - almost - found it. The worry when they are apart, the nerves when they're together, the assurances and reassurances, as well as the desolation and pain of unrequited, wasted love and heartbreak: all is discussed. Every reader will identify with some or all of the feelings expressed in this story, told in a quiet and contemplative tone.
Do you ever wonder whether it's possible to be a person or company of honor and still succeed in today's world? If your fellow athletes take steroids and you don't, will you make the team? If you tell the truth but your competitors lie, will you go out of business? After decades of working with dozens of top athletes and executives, coach Jim Loehr argues persuasively that success stems from achievement based on your values and purpose. He teaches that no matter how enormous your gains, if you lie or cheat to attain them - or even if you achieve them honestly but for the wrong reasons - you will fail. Loehr doesn't preach; rather, he compellingly - if a bit repetitively - asks you to define what you stand for and then to implement the standards you value as you compete, rather than pursuing only extrinsic rewards. getAbstract recommends this substantive manual to those who seek meaning from their work, to leaders trying to build sustainable cultures, and to parents striving to raise children with good values
Explains how the way people tell stories about themselves influences how they are viewed by others in their business and personal lives and explains how to become an engaging story teller.
The number of hours in a day is fixed, but the quantity and quality of energy available to us is not. This fundamental insight has the power to revolutionize the way you live. As Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz demonstrate in their groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, managing energy, not time, is the key to enduring high performance as well as to health, happiness, and life balance. Their Full Engagement Training System is grounded in twenty-five years of working with great athletes -- tennis champ Monica Seles and speed-skating gold medalist Dan Jansen, to name just two -- to help them perform more effectively under brutal competitive pressures. Now this powerful, step-by-step program will help you to: · Mobilize four key sources of energy · Balance energy expenditure with intermittent energy renewal · Expand capacity in the same systematic way that elite athletes do · Create highly specific, positive energy management rituals The Power of Full Engagement is a highly practical, scientifically based approach to managing your energy more skillfully. It provides a clear road map to becoming more physically energized, emotionally connected, mentally focused, and spiritually aligned -- both on and off the job.
This work offers a precise understanding of how to help individuals and organizations manage energy to drive full engagement -along with a step-by-step programme to make that happen.
