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In pursuit of excellence : [how to win in sport and life through mental training] / Terry Orlick.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c2008.Edition: 4th edDescription: vii, 311 p. : illISBN:
  • 9780736067577 (soft cover)
  • 0736067574 (soft cover)
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Contents:
Choice of excellence -- Wheel of excellence -- Focus for excellence -- Journey to excellence -- Self-examination -- Intensity and relaxation -- Distraction control -- Positive images -- Simulation -- Self-hypnosis -- Zen experiences -- Perspectives -- Goals -- Commitments -- Connections -- Challenges -- Actions -- Composure -- Balance -- Consistency -- Resilience -- Coaching relationships -- Team spirit -- Positive self-direction.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Bibliogr.

Choice of excellence -- Wheel of excellence -- Focus for excellence -- Journey to excellence -- Self-examination -- Intensity and relaxation -- Distraction control -- Positive images -- Simulation -- Self-hypnosis -- Zen experiences -- Perspectives -- Goals -- Commitments -- Connections -- Challenges -- Actions -- Composure -- Balance -- Consistency -- Resilience -- Coaching relationships -- Team spirit -- Positive self-direction.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgments (p. vi)
  • Preface (p. vii)
  • Part 1 Envisioning Excellence
  • Chapter 1 Choice of Excellence (p. 3)
  • Chapter 2 Wheel of Excellence (p. 11)
  • Chapter 3 Focus for Excellence (p. 27)
  • Chapter 4 Journey to Excellence (p. 43)
  • Part II Preparing the Mind for Excellence
  • Chapter 5 Self-Examination (p. 61)
  • Chapter 6 Intensity and Relaxation (p. 69)
  • Chapter 7 Distraction Control (p. 89)
  • Chapter 8 Positive Images (p. 99)
  • Chapter 9 Simulation (p. 113)
  • Chapter 10 Self-Hypnosis (p. 127)
  • Chapter 11 Zen Experiences (p. 135)
  • Part III Building Toward Excellence
  • Chapter 12 Perspectives (p. 149)
  • Chapter 13 Goals (p. 161)
  • Chapter 14 Commitments (p. 171)
  • Chapter 15 Connections (p. 189)
  • Chapter 16 Challenges (p. 203)
  • Chapter 17 Actions (p. 211)
  • Part IV Realizing Excellence
  • Chapter 18 Composure (p. 221)
  • Chapter 19 Balance (p. 231)
  • Chapter 20 Consistency (p. 239)
  • Chapter 21 Resilience (p. 251)
  • Chapter 22 Coaching Relationships (p. 269)
  • Chapter 23 Team Spirit (p. 281)
  • Chapter 24 Positive Self-Direction (p. 295)
  • Works Consulted (p. 301)
  • Additional Resources (p. 303)
  • Index (p. 305)
  • About the Author (p. 311)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Terry Orlick, PhD, is a world-renowned leader in the applied field of sport psychology, mental training, and excellence. A former gymnastics champion and coach, Orlick has served as a high-performance coach for over 34 years to thousands of Olympic and professional athletes in more than 30 sports. He has served as a performance-enhancement consultant and mental skills coach in several Summer and Winter Olympic Games, as well as a consultant for various professional teams and leading business corporations.

Former president of the International Society for Mental Training and Excellence, Orlick has authored more than 20 highly acclaimed books. He has created innovative programs and books for children and youth to develop humanistic perspectives and positive mental skills for living, including Cooperative Games and Sports (2006, Human Kinetics) and Feeling Great: Teaching Children to Excel at Living (2004, Creative Bound).

Orlick, a graduate of Syracuse University, the College of William & Mary, and the University of Alberta, is a professor in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and founder of the innovative Journal of Excellence. He holds distinguished service awards from numerous Olympic and education associations, as well as certificates of merit from governments, universities, sport organizations, and schools for distinguished service to the community. He has given lectures on the pursuit of excellence in virtually every corner of the world. Orlick lives with his family at Meech Lake, Quebec.

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