In Pursuit of Excellence

Name: In Pursuit of Excellence
Brand: HUMAN KINETICS
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How to win in sport and life through mental training : 5th Edition

By: Terry Orlick

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Paperback | 11 February 2016 | Edition Number 5

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Whether you’re an athlete, aspiring coach, or business professional, the ultimate goal remains the same: reaching your potential.

Author Terry Orlick, an internationally acclaimed sport psychologist, has helped hundreds of Olympic and professional athletes maximize their performances and achieve their goals. In this new fifth edition, Orlick provides the most effective strategies and step-by-step plans for you to develop your personal path to excellence.

You’ll learn to focus for excellence while living and enjoying life to the fullest. You’ll gain a more positive outlook, a more focused commitment, better ways of dealing with distractions and pressures, and strategies for overcoming obstacles. You’ll also achieve greater personal and professional satisfaction and discover better ways to work with teammates, respond more effectively to coaching and guidance, and become more positive and self-directed in your thoughts and actions.

Both practical and inspirational, In Pursuit of Excellence is a guide to daily living and motivation as well as a road map to long-term achievement. Read it, use it, and win with it— personally and professionally.

About the Author

Terry Orlick is a professor in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa. He is one of the world's leading authorities on the psychology of excellence and quality living and has worked with thousands of Olympic and professional athletes and coaches.

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"This book is for those who are not satisfied with good enough. I have known Terry for over 20 years, and his insights have provided me with the guidance I need to stay focused on the things that really matter to achieve my goals. I regularly use the strategies he shares in Pursuit of Excellence in my work with coaches around the world, from youth sport to the world's best Olympic and national team coaches." -Wade Gilbert, PhD, Professor, Department of Kinesiology California State University-Fresno

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