Mindset: a mental guide for sport
£12.30
This book teaches you how to be mentally strong. It guides you through the exact same exercises Olympic athletes, world-class performers and business leaders have done to perform at their very best when it matters most. You’ll get all the practical tools to train how to stay relaxed and focused at the same time under all circumstances.
Mindset describes a new way of thinking in sport. It is written for athletes of all playing levels, coaches and parents of children engaged in (competitive) sports. You will be able to convert anger, impatience, tension and frustration into self-confidence, better focus and more pleasure, transforming your perception of sport and competition forever.
Elite performance coach and former professional tennis player Jackie Reardon has trained Olympic gold medallists and world champions using unorthodox exercises, with sport as a metaphor to help them improve their focus and heighten their awareness. Combining her expertise in professional sports and meditation she has developed a hands-on philosophy called ‘Friendly Eyes’ to guide athletes of all levels to reach their best. Friendly Eyes means: being kind to ourselves, being kind to others and observing without judgment.
Both the books and the video courses teach you how to improve your mindset through kindness. Read the rave reviews on friendlyeyes.com and join the mental revolution.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Mindset Publishers (13 April 2023) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 192 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 9082797488 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-9082797480 |
| Dimensions | 15.24 x 1.12 x 22.86 cm |
by SP
Bought this for my teenage daughter, she can understand it, with just a few bits she’s needs clarification on. She is finding it has some good points to follow, and will be a book she returns to constantly
by OutsideComfortZone
An incredible read. My journey started when I heard the phrase “outside your comfort zone is where the magic happens”.
The simple concept that while it’s natural to seek out comfort, it limits growth changed my outlook on life. Learning the difference between “action thinking” and “story thinking” has been transformative.
If you want to improve yourself and become a better you, do not think twice. Just buy this book!
by Amazon Customer
Fascinating, with practical applicability.
by Amazon customer
This book will help you become more aware, more focused and less distracted even if you don’t play sport. If you want to improve your mental toughness, this book will help you do it.
by Rikk
Inspiring and easy to implement, Mindset: Mental Toughness in Sport will help you to achieve focus and success in sport. It also has practical applications in daily life.
by Amazon Customer
Great book!
by Nora Blom
I wished I had known more of the -some very simple- advices in this little book, when I was young, but you are never too old to learn! In 2007 I read the first edition (Dutch) and now I read a part of the third edition (English). Important sentences, I think, are these:
“…passion and drive can be combined with friendliness for yourself and others. In this way, the battlefield can become a playing field once again.”
“What we hope to achieve is that ….. you are able to relax and concentrate at the same time”
BUT also:
“You can’t expect in a few hours of coaching to produce results without actively investing in your own plan for mental development.”
by L. James
This is an outstanding book, which I cannot recommend highly enough. In my own sport, I had lost the feeling of enjoyment from playing. I was not performing at a high enough level (when compared to previous achievements), and having ready many different books on improving my mental approach was still in a pit that I could not get out of. At times, I felt strongly about giving up the game. I managed to scrape enough wins over very good players to show that I could still perform at a very high level – however, these were few and far between, and were combined with many losses against people who were lower ranked. It was my mental approach that was severely lacking and I think that the negative mindset had crept up and taken over my game over a number of years……… And now, very quickly, I am performing very highly again, and am wondering whether the sky is the limit 🙂 Rather than bemoan others who play against me, who suddenly play out of their skin against me, or if they have a great shot, or even a lucky shot, it doesn’t bother me at all – instead, I enjoy the challenge of countering their shots with an improved one of mine. I now love every minute of the challenge of competing and am looking forward to seeing where this takes me. Whatever happens, I very much thank the author of this book for swiftly bringing back to me my love of playing my sport.