The Corporate Athlete: How to Achieve Maximal Performance in Business and Life - Hardcover

Groppel, Jack L.; Bob Andelman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471353698 ISBN 13: 9780471353690

Publisher: Wiley, 1999

Synopsis

"As Jack Groppel so aptly explains, the rigor of corporate athletics is often even more demanding than that of professional athletes. In my world, one does not have the luxury of an off-season. . . . This book is a must read for all those striving for the gold."-Arthur M. Blank, CEO and President, The Home Depot

"Wow! This is an incredible book. Every person in business should read The Corporate Athlete from cover to cover and apply it every day."-Brian Tracy, author of Maximum Achievement: Strategies and Skills That Will Unlock Your Hidden Powers to Succeed

Today's corporate world is much like the world of professional sports-it is fiercely competitive and mentally and physically demanding, and it requires constant, vigilant training. More than ever, to maintain health, happiness, and career success, executives and employees must become Corporate Athletes. In this book, top business consultant, trainer, and lecturer Jack Groppel shows you how to use the training mentality of elite professional athletes.

Based on the latest scientific research, The Corporate Athlete shows corporate competitors how to achieve maximum performance levels-both inside and outside the corporate world. Drawing on the parallels between sports and business, Jack Groppel reveals the integral roles that nutrition, fitness, and self-improvement-mental, physical, and emotional-play in giving Corporate Athletes their winning edge. It's an edge that's crucial if you need to come to a meeting fresh off the plane, pull out all the stops on a big presentation, cut the major deals-and still have the energy to enjoy time with family and friends. This practical and beneficial 21-day program will give you, no matter how overworked you are, the stamina and commitment to develop a world-class career.

Learn to:
* Have as much energy for your family at 8 p.m. as you have at the office at 8 a.m.
* Be on when you need to be on
* Respond to change, adversity, and crisis more constructively
* Display more positivity and confidence
* Eat properly on the road, in the air, and before and during business meetings
* Slow down the aging process

Take advantage of the same secrets that Dr. Groppel has used to help high-stress professionals-from Olympic athletes and NHL stars to fast-lane executives at major companies like Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Estée Lauder, and Bristol-Myers Squibb-get themselves in fighting shape. Here is the program that will train you to perform at the highest possible levels in both your professional and your family life-because taking optimum care of yourself, mentally and physically, is the best way to take care of business.

"Outstanding . . . The Corporate Athlete is a truly comprehensive program to help you achieve both your personal and your professional goals. It will help you take control of your life and effect positive physical, mental, and spiritual change."-Darlene Hamrock, Regional Vice President, Clinique

Why do so many top performers call themselves Corporate Athletes?

"Today's challenging business climate requires every top executive to be perfectly fit both mentally and physically. The Corporate Athlete is must reading for everyone who wants to manage his or her business, career, or profession effectively while living a balanced life. Buy it-it's a great investment."-Leonard Lauder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.

"This is the book to teach you how to perform your job at the highest level possible while maintaining maximal health and happiness."-Jim Courier, French Open champion and former world No. 1 tennis player

About this title

Review:

Jack Groppel is a speaker-consultant on business issues and a partner in a company that helps sports stars such as Ernie Els and Monica Seles enhance their competitive edge by fine-tuning their training regimens and overall lifestyles. In The Corporate Athlete, he proposes a total program of nutrition, exercise, and spiritual fitness that's designed to do the same for those competing in the world of business. "Executives and employees in the new millennium can protect their health and happiness and continue to perform at high levels only by doing what athletes do--train," Groppel writes. "You must become a Corporate Athlete, which means adapting the training mentality of elite, high-performance athletes." His program is hardly "a quick fix," Groppel admits, but rather a demanding (albeit versatile) and multifaceted process with explicit short- and long-term guidelines. He clearly explains how carbohydrates and proteins, stretching and aerobic activity, and even ethics and values affect performance at work, for example, and offers practical suggestions for incorporating them into an already overcrowded day. He concludes by outlining a complete 21-day improvement program, which includes day-by-day goals for exercise and meals along with ways to track subsequent accomplishments. This book is for anyone, corporate or otherwise, looking to add balance to an otherwise stressful and hectic work life. --Howard Rothman

From the Publisher:

Dan Jansen, Olympic Gold Medal Speed Skater
"Dr. Groppel applies many of the same principles and techniques that I used to help me win my gold medal to the corporate world. He will have you performing like an Olympian at the office."

Jodie Abendroth, Director of Operations, Peter Lowe International, Inc.
"Until The Corporate Athlete, I was always in a constant, unrelenting state of go, go, go! Dr. Jack Groppel's material has trained me how to pace myself both personally and professionally. This book is a must read for anyone desiring to achieve maximum productivity without hitting the burnout point. Stress becomes your ally--fulfillment becomes your reality."

Peter J. Cathey, President and CEO, World Duty Free Inflight, Inc.
"You cannot be intimidated by the geographical challenges of global business. In the first four months of 1999 I traveled around the world twice; all the flights were at night as my days were filled with nonstop meetings. I felt great at the beginning and at the end of all my travel. The recipe for beating the jet lag monster is contained in The Corporate Athlete."

Beatrice Cassou, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
"This book is essential reading for every corporate athlete working in today's highly competitive corporate world. The tools learned from this book will enhance performance and enable executives to achieve their potential both inside and outside of the workplace. This book will change your life!"

Tom Hopkins, Master Sales Trainer, Author of Sales Closing for Dummies
"In The Corporate Athlete, Jack Groppel shows you why it makes more than perfect sense for anyone in business today to analyze his or her mental, emotional and physical needs then to take the simple steps he teaches to maximize their performance abilities. I highly recommend it!"

Sherri Sklar, Vice President, Business Development, ABT Corporation
"Brilliant... The Corporate Athlete takes the lessons learned from elite athletes and applies them to people like us who are duking it out, day in and day out in the corporate world. Now I have more energy than ever, I look better, I feel better, I'm in the zone when I need to be, and I am more at peace with myself and my life than ever before."

Mike Richter, Goalie, New York Rangers
"The Corporate Athlete is a clearly written, well researched work on an often-covered but seldom-understood subject with one glaring difference: It works! Dr. Groppel gives the reader insight into how lifestyle affects our moods, energy levels, and overall health. Understanding these concepts is absolutely critical for anyone interested in performing at peak levels."

Darlene Hamrock, Regional Vice President, Clinique
"Outstanding...The Corporate Athlete is a truly comprehensive program to help you achieve both your personal and professional goals. It will help you take control of your life and effect positive physical, mental and spiritual change. The Corporate Athlete will show you how to focus on the important things and gain true balance in your life."

Augie Nieto, President and CEO, Life Fitness, Inc.
"I hired Jack Groppel to come to our annual senior management meeting to do his stuff. It truly was phenomenal -- fifty people left the meeting room with a blueprint on how to have more energy, added focus, more balance in their lives -- and the way to be more successful and on the mark 24 hours a day. Jack delivers the 'how' in how to be mentally tough!"

Albert J. Dunlap, author, Mean Business
"In today's global, competitive world -- where you are either a Corporate Athlete or sitting on the bench -- you need to take care of yourself mentally and physically. The Corporate Athlete tells you how."

E. Paul Roetert, Ph.D., FACSM, Director, American Sport Education Program
"Dr. Jack Groppel is the world's leading authority in the translation of scientific sport science research and information into popular language. He has helped thousands of athletes, coaches and executives become the very best they can be. His entertaining and educational speaking style has enabled him to touch many lives and, most importantly, change people's lifestyles for the better. The Corporate Athlete can give you a healthy life while still maintaining the competitive edge in business. This book is perfect for anyone wanting to improving the quality and quantity of his or her life while also increasing productivity in the workplace."

Clarence "Pooh Bear" Williams, NFL Running Back, Cleveland Browns
"The information and strategies contained in The Corporate Athlete not only enabled me to lose over 85 pounds to make my playing weight, but it has also helped me mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Now I feel totally prepared to bring all my talent and skill to life."

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0471353698
• ISBN 13: 9780471353690
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304