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Were you ever advised to "just relax" before making a big speech? Don’t.

From Texas A&M professor and celebrity advisor, Dr. John Eliot, this insightful guide takes a sledgehammer to what most of us think we know about doing our best. Eliot explains how mainstream psychology moves us in the wrong direction when it comes to stress management and performance enhancement; techniques like visualization and goal setting, based on pseudoscience rather than empirical evidence, often get in our way rather than propel us forward.

Drawing on field-tested experiments and extensive research in neuropsychology, Eliot shares why these “common sense” strategies tend to come up short for the majority of people—and how, instead, great accomplishments are more likely to result from "Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket", "Thinking Like a Squirrel", and "Embracing Butterflies As a Good Thing". These counterintuitive practices not only trigger your full natural talent, but also teach you how to thrive under pressure, not dread it.

OVERACHIEVEMENT incorporates Eliot’s work with Fortune 500 companies, Olympic athletes, renowned surgeons, military pilots, and Grammy-winning musicians, providing you with a powerful combination of inspiring stories and life-changing tools, offering the skills needed to overcome stress and rise above your peers in the boardroom, on the playing field, or in the normal day-to-day of life.

ISBN-13: 9781682302231

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Diversion Books

Publication Date: 12-01-2015

Pages: 276

Product Dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

John Eliot, Ph.D., is on the faculty at Texas A&M with expertise in business and psychology In 2000, he confounded The Milestone Group which provides performance consultation and training to business executives, professional athletes, and corporations, nationwide Clients have included Mernll Goldman Sachs Adidas, and NASA.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Myths of High Performance 7

Part 1 Inside the Minds of Overachievers 21

1 "The Trusting Mindset" (Or How to Think Like a Squirrel) 23

2 Butterflies Are a Good Thing 40

3 The Wisdom of Yogi 56

4 Embracing Are Last Taboo 76

5 Hard Work Is Not the Answer 93

6 Definitely Put All Your Eggs in One Basket 107

7 We All Should Wear Ray-Bans to the Office 123

Part 2 Becoming an Overachiever 153

8 Closing Billion-Dollar Deals-"One Pitch at a Time" 155

9 Target Shooting 173

10 Making It Routine 194

11 Socrates Never Had a Slump 214

12 The Next 400 Hitter Will Be… 231

13 The Art of High Performance 250

Conclusion: "Fallor Ergo Sum" 265

Acknowledgments 273