The Winner's Brain: 8 Strategies Great Minds Use to Achieve Success [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Brown, Jeff; Fenske, Mark; Neporent, Liz

Published by Da Capo Press , a member of the Perseus Books Group, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2010

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As new condition white boards with gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Authors' Dedications; Introduction; Epilogue; References; Acknowledgments; Index and About the Authors. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings. "Train Your Brain To Win With the New Science of Success: Win Factor #3: Focus: "I didn't hear the crowd or think about my ankle or what was riding on my success or failure, I just concentrated on my performance .For that moment, I was on autopilot." - Kerri Strug, Olympic gold medalist, on performing her winning vault with a sprained ankle. Win Factor #4: Emotional Balance: "If [a player] looks alert, I know they're doomed." Aaron Fechter, inventor of Whac-a-Mole, on high-scoring. Win Factor #5: Memory: "I have a chessboard in my head so I don't actually need to look at the board in front of me to see the pieces moving." Mark Bluvshtein, Grandmaster chess champion. Win Factor #7: Adaptability: "I was starting with little more than a high school education, so I was facing thousands of hours of study before I could even apply to medical school - but it was what I wanted to do." Stephen Harris, aka Kid Chaos, bass guitarist and former member of The Cult, on his decision to change careers. Win Factor #8: Brain Care: "At around the eightieth hour I lost my mind." Philip Calhoun, on the consequences of going 93 hours without sleep in order to win a car." - from the rear outer jacket. "What can you learn about success from a robot? Why shouldn't you take a test while wearing red? And how can it be that people who perform poorly on a task often see themselves as being the best? In The Winner's Brain, Harvard-trained brain experts Dr. Jeff Brown and Dr. Mark Fenske explore the surprising science behind motivation, focus, and extraordinary achievment - and why the key to success really is all in your head. Contrary to popular belief, winning in life has little to do with IQ, your circumstances, your financial resources, or even luck. But it has everything to do with creating a failure-resistant brain. Every time you think a thought, feel an emotion, or execute a behavior, your neuro-circuitry changes, and the good news is you can take charge of this process. Based on cutting-edge research, Brown and Fenske identify the eight crucial "Win Factors," featuring strategies to increase your: Focus Laser: Tune out distractions and lock on to what's important; Optimal Risk Gauge: Choose the right risks for higher rewards; Talent Meter: Know your talents - and your shortcomings; Opportunity Radar: Spot hot prospects, even when they come disguised as problems; Effort Accelerator: Cultivate the drive to win. Throughout the book, dozens of Winners from all walks of life tell their stories. Many are well known, like B.B. King, Laura Linney, and motivational speaker Trisha Meili, the Central Park Jogger. Others are artists and inventors, musicians and business people, an FBI agent, a fighter pilot, even a high-altitude window washer. These insightful interviews further reveal how anyone can change their thinking to improve their life. Fascinating, accessible, and compulsively readable, The Winner's Brain shows you how to unlock your brain's hidden potential to achieve success." - from the inner front jacket flap.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Winner's Brain: 8 Strategies Great Minds Use to Achieve Success [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
• Publisher: Da Capo Press , a member of the Perseus Books Group, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Publication Date: 2010
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New