Crunch Time (eBook)

How to Be Your Best When It Matters Most

Rick Peterson, Judd Hoekstra (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
200 Seiten
Berrett-Koehler Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-62656-771-9 (ISBN)

Infos

An MLB pitching coach and a leadership expert share 6 strategies to help you handle pressure like elite athletes like Michael Jordan and Pedro Martinez.In his fifteen years as a major league pitching coach, with the “Moneyball” Oakland A’s, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, and Baltimore Orioles, Rick Peterson has coached Hall of Famers, Cy Young winners, and many other elite athletes. In this book, he and bestselling author and leadership expert, Judd Hoekstra make this skill available to everyone. From an insider’s perspective, learn how you too can become a Crunch Time performer and perform your best in all situations. With fascinating behind-the-scenes examples from some of the top names in sports and business, Rick and Judd offer six powerful reframing strategies to help you see a pressure situation with a new perspective so that it shifts from a threat that can make you panic to an opportunity for you to shine. With a Forward by “Money Ball” Billy Beane, EVP, Oakland Athletics.2017 Silver Nautilus Award Winner in the Psychology Category“Rick helped me unlock potential I didn’t know I had. He has a knack for using humor and anecdotes to enhance his message. I have no doubt that Crunch Time will help you unlock your potential and help you perform at your best under pressure!” —Tom Glavine, Hall of Fame major league pitcher, World Series Champion, and 300 game winner  “Rick and I had many conversations about process optimization and problem-solving. Thankfully he and Judd Hoekstra have now memorialized a practical method for getting out of our own way and easing into the flow that can be applied to any endeavor. Absolutely invaluable stuff. ”—Steven Soderbergh, Palme d’Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival, Academy Award winner for Best Director

Inhalt

Table of Contents

Preface.xiii
Foreword xvii

Introduction: Rick and Izzy 1

1  Reframing—The Shortest Path from Threat to Opportunity 7
2  Why Reframing at Crunch Time Is Necessary 19
3  Reframing from Trying Harder to Trying Easier 37
4  Reframing from Tension to Laughter 55
5  Reframing from Anxiety to Taking Control 69
6  Reframing from Doubt to Confidence 85
7  Reframing from Failure to a Learning Moment 101
8  Reframing from Prepared to Over prepared 121

Final Thoughts 139

A  Index of Stories 141
B  Try This 145

Acknowledgments 151
About the Authors 155
Endnotes 159
Index 167

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.1.2017
• Vorwort: Billy Beane
• Verlagsort: Oakland
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Sport ► Ballsport ► Basketball
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: motivational, self management, stress management, stress, coaching, decision making, time management, problem solving • stress management, coaching, decision making, problem solving, how to manage stress, time management, motivational, self-improvement, how to thrive under pressure, books for millennials, leadership, sports, baseball, psychology
• ISBN-10: 1-62656-771-9 / 1626567719
• ISBN-13: 978-1-62656-771-9 / 9781626567719