Performance Success

Our future is written by hopes, fears, dreams, expectations, and decisions made about life. In the same way, organizations have futures written by history, circumstances, culture, aspirations, successes, and failures. These already-written futures determine and shape the level of performance that's possible for individuals and organizations. Authors Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan crack the code on rewriting the future for people and organizations, elevating performance to unprecedented levels.

A five-time Moth GrandSLAM winner and bestselling novelist shows how to tell a great story - and why doing so matters. Whether we realize it or not, we are always telling stories. On a first date or job interview, at a sales presentation or therapy appointment, with family or friends, we are constantly narrating events and interpreting emotions and actions. In this compelling book, storyteller extraordinaire Matthew Dicks presents wonderfully straightforward and engaging tips and techniques for constructing, telling, and polishing stories that will hold the attention of your audience (no matter how big or small).

Optimizing consciousness and performance is the theme of this book. If you are looking for strategic scientific and psychological hacks to boost performance, this book is for you. Quantum physics and consciousness have been linked in various ways. Some theories suggest that consciousness plays a fundamental role in shaping the physical world, while others suggest that quantum mechanics provides a possible explanation for the relationship between consciousness and the physical world. May this book bring you to the next level of self realization and consciousness where you may achieve the ...

Whatever you want to do or accomplish, there is always going to be a learning curve. The question is—can you overcome it quickly enough to get to your goals? Or will the slow progress make you give up? Refine your practice strategy to reach your potential in record time. The Art of Practice is a book from renowned learning expert Peter Hollins that simply deconstructs the entire process and gives you an easy step-by-step process to go from novice to expert.

Tip is a timeless, inspirational story created to remind anyone in a position judged by performance that the only way to achieve continued recognition and growth in work and life is to take personal accountability for your reputation and results. Whatever your role, or level of success in your career, Tip is a guide that will help you discover, or remember, how to consistently bring unique value to your team, your organization, and your most important customers.

In Put Happiness to Work, Karpinski draws on his deep experience at the intersection of business and psychology to lay out a step-by-step program that includes specific activities to enhance engagement and generate happiness at work. Utilizing existing work habits and meetings, these dynamic yet simple tools will hardwire effective changes into leaders' and employees' behavior, creating long-term, sustainable engagement.

In The Power of One More, renowned keynote speaker and performance expert Ed Mylett draws on thirty years of experience as an entrepreneur and coach to top athletes, entertainers, and business executives to reveal powerful strategies to help you live an extraordinary "one more" life.

Do you want to achieve greatness in every aspect of your life? Then you can't miss 'Think Like a Champion'! This is the book that will help you overcome your limits, acquire a winning mindset, and achieve the success you desire. Discover in 'Think Like a Champion' the secrets of winners in different fields: elite athletes, business leaders, renowned artists, and successful entrepreneurs. Learn from their proven strategies and powerful tools that will allow you to stand out and excel in any field. Within these pages, you will find: Strategies to master your mind: Learn to control your ...

Invest 15-30 minutes in YOURSELF! This book takes a bullet point approach to describing ten winning habits to achieving a successful career in sales. The author has enjoyed over forty years in the field.

Animation is a multibillion-dollar industry. Here’s an insider’s guide to getting into that industry, staying there, and getting ahead. Author David B. Levy has interviewed the top pros in animation, including Steven Hillenburg, creator of SpongeBob SquarePants; Al Brodax, producer of Yellow Submarine; Teddy Newton, character designer on The Incredibles; Linda Simensky, senior director of PBS Kids; John R. Dilworth, creator of Courage the Cowardly Dog; and dozens of others to get their insights....

Transform your life using the four proven pillars of performance! Learn how to get results by implementing an elite mindset both professionally and personally in order to make a change in your life. This will be accomplished by utilizing the four proven pillars of performance creating a daily shift in your life; psychologically, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Author Erik Westrum went from being an ordinary kid growing up in a small suburban town in Minnesota to an NHL hockey player for the Arizona Coyotes, Toronto Maple Leafs, and his hometown team the Minnesota Wild. After ...

Striving is in our nature. We all want to perform at our best when it matters most. But in today's world, many of us feel lost, isolated, and overwhelmed. We're paralyzed by fear of failure and crippled by insecurities. We know we’re capable of more, yet no matter how hard we try, we feel stuck. We’ve been sold the wrong path to success and personal fulfillment. Renowned performance scientist and bestselling author Steve Magness reveals a new path to sustainable success.

The Art of Learning takes listeners through Waitzkin's unique journey to excellence. He explains in clear detail how a well-thought-out, principled approach to learning is what separates success from failure. Waitzkin believes that achievement, even at the championship level, is a function of a lifestyle that fuels a creative, resilient growth process.

This phenomenally successful guide has become a touchstone for hundreds of thousands of people. Not just for tennis players, or even just for athletes in general, this handbook works for anybody who wants to improve their performance in any activity, from playing music to getting ahead at work.

The Program: Lessons from Elite Military Units for Creating and Sustaining High-Performance Leaders and Teams offers a hands-on guide to the winning techniques and tactics of The Program, the acclaimed team-building and leadership development company. Drawing on the actual experiences of The Program's instructors from their personal combat stories to working with world-class athletic teams and successful corporations, the audiobook clearly shows how The Program's training operations can help to achieve life goals and ambitions.

Unlock the Billionaire Morning Mindset: Transform Your Life Before Breakfast. Are you tired of starting your day feeling rushed, reactive, and already behind? Do you sense an untapped potential within your first few hours that could catapult you towards your most ambitious goals? Imagine harnessing the "golden hour" – that quiet, potent window used by the world's highest achievers – to build unstoppable momentum, cultivate profound clarity, and operate with peak focus. This isn't just about waking up early; it's about waking up with purpose, intention, and a strategic framework to ...

If you listen to nothing else on performing at your highest level, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you focus on what matters, manage your energy and attention, and achieve remarkable results. This book will inspire you to improve on your weaknesses, not just your strengths; rise above the pack; take care of your physical health for sustained mental performance; understand what motivates you; use short-term goals to achieve long-term aspirations; and inspire others.

What truly separates high performers from the rest isn’t raw intelligence—it’s how they think under pressure, interpret ambiguity, and regulate emotion. Thinking in the Top 10% dismantles the illusion that being “smart” is about knowing more, working faster, or projecting confidence. Instead, it reveals the quiet mental mechanics that allow top performers to act with clarity, restraint, and strategic timing—while others react on impulse. This book is not a motivational pep talk. It’s a tactical breakdown of cognitive habits that rarely get taught but quietly drive success. The...

During his 20 years as a Navy officer and SEAL, Rich Diviney was intimately involved in a specialized SEAL selection process, which whittled a group of hundreds of extraordinary candidates down to a handful of the most elite performers. Diviney was often surprised by which candidates washed out and which succeeded. Some could have all the right skills and still fail, while others he might have initially dismissed would prove to be top performers.

Jayne Mansfield as you’ve never known her. Jayne Mansfield is a legend.She appeared in twenty-nine movies as an actress and she was also a musician and a comedienne. Her I.Q. was reputed to be 163. She was the mother of five, including Mariska Hargitay, the star of the hit TV show Law and Order.Now Frank Ferruccio, film historian and personal friend of the Mansfield children, shares more of his behind-the-scenes stories from Jayne’s life. Following up on his first biography of Jayne, Diamonds to Dust, The Life and Death of Jayne Mansfield, this newest work fills in many of the missing ...