The Pressure Principle

Dave Alred

The Pressure Principle

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How can the world of sports help us handle stress? In The Pressure Principle, Dave Alred reveals the secrets with which he has helped some of the biggest names in sports, from rugby to golf, to achieve extraordinary goals. He illustrates eight fundamental principles that will help us understand how pressure affects us, but above all how we can use it to improve our performance, so that we can give our best, and achieve our goals.

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Analysis and key concepts

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The effect that pressure has on us: is there a strategy to handle it?

02.

What is anxiety and how we can use it to give us an extra edge

03.

The power of language modifies what we perceive

04.

Put the fear of failure and looking bad aside, through the curiosity of a child

05.

How to overcome the "blackout" state that occurs when you are under pressure

06.

10 rules to train yourself to reach a goal without getting caught up in anxiety

07.

Overcome the unpredictability of situations by visualizing what could happen

08.

What is sensory shutdown, how does it manifest and how to deal with it

09.

Select and focus on the most important steps to achieve your goal

10.

The set of factors that allows us to achieve our goals without feeling under pressure

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Take-home message

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Many useful tips to:

  • Understand why, when the pressure rises, we seem to lose the ability to think straight and make decisions.
  • Know the factors that contribute to pressure and stress, in order to minimize the impact they can have on us.
  • Learn how to exploit our knowledge of pressure, channeling it in a positive way, so as not to get overwhelmed, using it to our advantage.

Dave Alred is a performance coach, and has worked with some of the biggest names in sports, from rugby to golf. He holds a PhD in "Performance under Pressure" from the University of Loughborough. He is considered a pioneer of the performance mindset, and his approach helps sportsmen and entrepreneurs optimize their performance in stressful situations.

Publishing house:

Penguin UK

Year:

2018

Pages:

272

ISBN:

978-0241975084