The Genius of Athletes

What World-Class Competitors Know That Can Change Your Life

By: Noel Brick PhD, Scott Douglas

Narrated by: Christopher David

Along the path to any goal - completing a marathon or a thesis paper, winning a medal or a contract - familiar mental hurdles arise: We may fixate on the odds of failure or find our interest flags two-thirds of the way through. That’s when elite endurance athletes - top performers in running, cycling, and swimming - turn to their rich arsenal of cognitive strategies to overcome self-doubt and unlock peak performance. The Genius of Athletes combines cutting-edge science with illustrative interviews to show how we, too, can find success in any realm with proven methods from sports psychology:

• Setting process goals
• Breaking tasks into smaller objectives
• If - then planning
• And more

Taking pointers from athletes like Olympian Meb Keflezighi? That’s sure to be a winning strategy!

©2021 Noel Brick, PhD, and Scott Douglas (P)2021 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Life's like a race

The strategies were clearly explained and excellent examples given. I especially liked the way he refered to previously discussed techniques by chapter where they were covered. I've now listened twice. I will repeat, probably once a month, until I really get this down.