Mental Toughness Training for Sports
by James E. Loehr
Loehr's foundational work on the ideal performance state and training it: energy, attitude, visualization, rituals. The ancestor of The Power of Full Engagement.
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Three things you will actually use
- Toughness is trainable.
- Energy management.
- Rituals produce states.
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Read the chapter on the ideal performance state.
Our verdict
Where mental toughness began.
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