Through her work as a performance psychologist with elite professional sportspeople, Miranda Banks knows the challenges faced by those striving to achieve.
Enriched by real-life stories from high-performing people in sport and business, Fitter, Faster, Stronger, Smarter provides you with a cohesive and practical framework for reaching your full potential. Using a unique combination of performance psychology, mental-skills training and behavioural modification, Miranda will inspire you to bring out your best performances.
Whether you want to climb the corporate ladder, play a better game of tennis or feel fulfilled and happy, FFSS provides you with strategies and a pathway for reaching your goals.
Table des matières
Foreword vii
Acknowledgements xv
Introduction xxiii
Part I — On your marks
1 What are you aiming for? 3
2 Where are you at now and what needs to be done? 35
Part II — Get set
3 Internal drivers — values and thoughts 63
4 Internal drivers — emotions and ability 91
5 External drivers 121
6 Behaviour alignment 145
Part III — Go
7 Combine and conquer 179
The final note 197
Appendix A — A success map framework 201
Appendix B — Phil Hogan’s keys for success 207
Appendix C — A progressive muscular relaxation technique
209
Index 211
A propos de l’auteur
Miranda Banks is a performance psychologist who has worked closely with professional athletes and business people wanting to perform at their best. she has worked as an adviser to coaches and support staff at some of the biggest bodies in australian sport — including australian rugby Union and Cricket australia. dynamic and insightful, Miranda is also a regular guest on talkback radio, and conducts numerous workshops and seminars on life performance.