A Joosr Guide to... The Champion's Mind by Jim Afremow: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive

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Training to be a champion isn't just about your physical prowess, it's also about your mental strength. To be a true champion you must excel at both facets, which will ultimately give you a leg up on the competition. By taking advantage of various mental skills and tools, you'll soon see a drastic improvement in your performance.

The Champion's Mind will give you practical advice on how to accumulate these mental skills and tools, training your mind while you train your body. It will take you through the process of setting goals, preparing your mind to focus on these goals, and on using setbacks and obstacles to your advantage.

You will learn:

· How to outline goals, and how to achieve them

· What it takes to cut out external stimuli to focus on the task at hand

· How to combine these mental skills to reach your best potential.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joosr
• Release date: Jul 30, 2016
• ISBN: 9781785674044

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What’s it about?

Whether you’re a professional athlete or a weekend fitness warrior, it’s likely that you’re always looking for ways to improve your skills. Often, players believe that simply training harder and becoming stronger will drastically increase their chances of success—but it isn’t as simple as this. In The Champion’s Mind, you will learn that mastering your mental state is just as vital as developing your physical fitness.

Jim Afremow, a well-known sports psychologist who works with athletes all over the world, lays out key lessons in enhancing your mental, and therefore your physical, game. By training your mind, you’ll be able to cut out all external thoughts, stimuli, and worries, allowing you to focus solely on achieving your end goal. You’ll also be able to conquer both physical and mental obstacles, which will enable you to continue to improve your skills. And most importantly, you’ll be more likely to succeed.

What it all comes down to is choosing to say I will, instead of I could. Whatever you’re trying to achieve, always go for gold, and play to win instead of playing not to