Ingredients for Mastery: How to Achieve Excellence Using Positive Psychology

This book offers a compact, science-based guide on how to achieve excellence in anything, from professional skills to recreational activities you are passionate about. Whether your pursuit of mastery involves becoming an excellent leader, writing a book or running a marathon, here you will find the ingredients to make that happen. Learn how to: - figure out where to invest your efforts, based on what matters to you; - develop your skills using deliberate practice; - sustain motivation over long periods of time; - deal with obstacles in your pursuit of excellence; - use self-compassion to recover from set-backs; - achieve flow, mastery and meaning in cultivating a craft; and much more! Rich with practical insights derived from the most recent findings in the psychology of achievement, this book is the indispensable companion to everyone who is committed to excellence for its own sake.

Dr. Paolo Terni is originally from Italy, where he spent most of his life. He now lives in California. Paolo works as an educator and has been facilitating workshops and coaching leaders since 1997. Organizations, executives and professionals hire Paolo when they need to achieve sustainable change in a short time; when they want to achieve excellence; and when they want to leverage their strengths and values to create their own signature leadership style. In his life, Paolo has been applying the evidence-based strategies presented in his book "Ingredients for mastery" to achieve excellence in many pursuits, ranging from mastery of the English language to excellence in the art of coaching (ICF Professionally Certified Coach); from running marathons to achieving two graduate degrees with honors (Doctor in Philosophy, 1994: Master in Applied Positive Psychology, 2014) in two different continents (State University of Milan, Italy; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA). As a big proponent of brief interventions for achieving lasting change, Paolo has been practicing Solution-Focus (SF) since 2005; and teaching it to other practitioners since 2009, as part of Solutionsurfers International Faculty. He regularly hosts SF training events both in Italy and in the USA. Always eager to learn, Paolo is currently involved in research projects and pro-bono work focusing on character development and mindsets that promote achievement, in schools and in organizations. A published author, Paolo's writings range from peer reviewed articles to children's books. To hire Paolo to coach you on how to apply the principles outlined in his books to your life, send an email to: briefcoachingsolutions at gmail.com or visit his website at: www.briefcoachingsolutions.com.