With Winning in Mind: 3rd Edition

4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars | 2,425 ratings

Price: 13.08

Last update: 12-13-2024


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This is a great book for anyone interested in having a consistent mental performance under pressure. The book, used by PGA Tour winners, will give you an introduction to mental management and is packed with techniques for competitors. Learn how performance is a function of three mental processes, how to control the mind under pressure, and how to train for competition.

Learn the secrets of Olympic champions. The information provided in this book has been used by people from many different backgrounds from golfers to business professionals to dog agility competitors and pageant winners. The mental management system can be adapted to almost any competitive arena. With Winning in Mind: 3rd Edition has 33 percent new information and is a complete update from the previous edition.


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Brian Johnson | Heroic
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is great.
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2016
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“I am well aware that there are many fine self-improvement books available. Psychologists, motivational speakers, religious leaders and business professionals write them. A competitor writes this one. The Mental Management® System is not based on psychology; instead, it is 100% based on competition. I did my apprenticeship in the arena of Olympic pressure. My credibility is not based on the course I took in college; it’s in my gold medals and the medals of my students. It’s not theory; it’s simply what works. My goal in this book is to share with you the mental techniques that I have discovered and used to win.”

~ Lanny Bassham from With Winning in Mind

This is another one of those books that I just happened to stumble upon and I’m glad I did. I picked it up as I was feasting on mental strength training books. It’s *really* (!) good. (Stunningly good, in fact.)

Lanny Bassham is a world-class athlete turned mental training coach. He shares his wisdom from the perspective of a guy who has been there and done that in the competitive arena— winning an Olympic gold medal and a ton of other championships. (He’s the third in medal count for the USA for all shooters.)

Lanny’s also a great story-teller and a precise teacher. He’s been at this for over four decades and it shows. He created what he calls the Mental Management® System and has trained everyone from PGA golfers and Olympic champions (and teams) to the FBI, Navy SEALs and Miss America contestants.

Let’s take a quick look at a handful of my favorite Big Ideas:

1. Process Is Primary - Did I win?
2. It’s 90% Mental - So give the mental side some love!
3. Mental Management® - What is it?
4. Pressure - It’s normal and good.
5. Your Good Shots - Focus on them!

Here’s to making the process primary as we train our minds, rehearse our optimal lives, forge a new self-image and give our greatest gifts in greatest service to the world!

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Mark Costahaude
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book For Atheletes
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2024
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2024
Great book. Highly recommend. Used in both personal life and with employees at work.
M. P. Miller
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good read.
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2013
It is a quick read and I found myself highlighting a lot of things.
He talks a lot about process which is good. Challenge is finding a process that works for you. He is a shooter, so there is more in this book to help people like that - A task with a very finite life. Hitting a golf ball, hitting a pitch, kicking a field goal. I had some challenges converting to other sports like tennis, skiing, squash where the activity has a Longer duration.
focus
5.0 out of 5 stars the real guide to positive thinking
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2011
There are a lot of books out there on positive thinking - books like "the secret" come to mind. Wish for a bike and you will get it! Wish for $1 million and you will get it! Why? Many books will outline some vague, metaphysical/new age reason - surely if you sit on your bed and squeeze eyes shut, cross your fingers, and mutter your wish over and over, god/some spiritual force/genie in the bottle will grant it for you...

This is not that kind of book. In a nutshell, the book basically lays out a mental system for positive reinforcement, planning and action. It is about dreaming, yes. But it is also about planning and taking immediate action. It IS about repetition, envisioning success, and "rehearsing" in your head - but in a way that is rooted in reality and practicality.

The book talks a lot about performance as well. The author is an olympic gold medalist in rifling, so a lot of this is applicable in high pressure scenarios. I actually came across this book was because I heard mental management being mentioned by a former navy seal/sniper in a documentary. But it's a very balanced kind of "performance" - it's not an iron-fist kind of discipline. It's a method that relies on positivity and focusing on strengths.

Yes - we all know positive thinking helps - we're not stupid. But I have never come across a book that laid it out in a comprehensive, no none-sense manner. It's clear, it makes sense, and it's not fluff. It's the same old principle...but with a new light shone on it and using simple methods that makes sense. The writing style is conversational, but with substance - I feel like I had a conversation with a wise grandparent (there's a lot of humor in the book too).

If you're starting out personal growth, getting your life into shape and you feel you're ready for the next level, I highly recommend this book. It's a very quick read. I've read a lot of self-help books, and honestly there are only 3 or 4 out there that I can really say changed my life. This is one of them.

(I would recommend Self-Theories by Dweck and Feel the Fear and do it anyway as good starting books before this one, if you're currently in a bad spot - good luck!).

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