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Performance Pressure books

Below are the best books we could find on Performance Pressure.

Any time we face disproportionate, high-stakes, or very public consequences for performing a skill—whether as an entertainer for thousands, a surgeon for a single patient, or an assembler on a production line—we are operating under performance pressure. Even though some of us thrive under a certain amount of this kind of stress, it can turn toxic when the metrics others use to judge us aren’t ones we have control over or the benchmarks for success are raised to near-impossible or unsustainable levels. Operating under high amounts of performance pressure for a sustained period of time can wear down all aspects of our well-being.

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Power Moms: How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life

A retired Wall Street Journal editor and mother compares two generations of women—boomers and GenXers—to examine how each navigates the emotional and professional challenges involved in juggling managerial careers and families.

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Playing in the Box: A Practical Guide for Helping Athletes Develop Their Mental Game

Athletes work hard in practice, putting in the time and the grind, but when it comes to game time, sometimes they miss the mark. They know they’re capable of more—and their coaches and trainers know it, too—but when the lights are on them, and the pressure rises, they often underperform.

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Trust the Grind: How World-Class Athletes Got to the Top (Motivational Book for Teens, Gift for Teen Boys)

Sixteen athletes from eleven sports. Each chapter tells a different story, as each superstar shares the habit that helped them accomplish their goals and reach the pinnacle of their profession. Sports fanatic or not.

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The Myth of the Perfect Girl: Helping Our Daughters Find Authentic Success and Happiness in School and Life

In today’s achievement culture, many girls seem to be doing remarkably well—excelling in honors and sports and attending top colleges in ever greater numbers—but beneath the surface, girls are stressed out and stretched too thin as they strive to be “perfect.

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Fight Your Fear and Win: Seven Skills for Performing Your Best Under Pressure—at Work, in Sports, on Stage

We’ve all been there: that make-it-or-break-it moment of our careers—on the brink of a deal, poised at the starting gate, under the spotlight.

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First Things First

I’m getting more done in less time, but where are the rich relationships, the inner peace, the balance, the confidence that I’m doing what matters most and doing it well? Does this nagging question haunt you, even when you feel you are being your most efficient? If so, First Things First can...

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The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant decided to share his vast knowledge and understanding of the game to take readers on an unprecedented journey to the core of the legendary “Mamba mentality.

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Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance

Simone Biles’ entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a field trip in her hometown of Spring, Texas, but her God-given talent, along with drive to succeed no matter the obstacle, are what brought her to the national spotlight during the Olympic Games and have catapulted her ever...

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The Keeper: A Life of Saving Goals and Achieving Them

In this inspiring, down-to-earth memoir the revered goalkeeper and American icon idolized by millions worldwide for his dependability, daring, and humility recounts his rise to stardom at the 2014 World Cup, the psychological and professional challenges he has faced, and the enduring faith that has...

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Baseball Inside the Zone: 33 Mental Training Workouts for Champions

Get ready to unlock your potential in ways you never thought possible! Baseball Inside the Zone: 33 Mental Training Workouts for Champions is the first book of its kind that allows the athlete to be the player, the coach and the champion of his/her game.

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