Book HackThe Pressure PrincipleBy Dr Dave Alred MBE
In a Nutshell
Dr. Dave Alred MBE draws on two decades of coaching elite athletes to examine the impact of pressure on our ability to perform, developing a roadmap for performing at our best when it matters most.
Favorite Quote
The skateboarder learns quicker and with less information than the golfer, even though skateboarding is more complicated than golf. They've reframed failure as simple cause and effect and haven't overloaded their brains with too much explicit theoretical information.
Dr. Dave Alred
Introduction
Pressure is a constant — in our struggle to be good parents, excel at school, or meet a deadline.
We will never quite rid ourselves of pressure, but we can learn to harness its power to our advantage.
Dr. Dave Alred MBE is lauded as one of the best coaches in the world. He has helped world-renowned athletes and businesses improve at the margins of their performance, redefining the boundaries of their expectations.
In 2017's The Pressure Principle, Alred compiles eight principles for dealing with pressure effectively. He draws on his coaching experience, alongside insights from animal training and military service.
Alred examines how practice can prepare us for pressure, the value of language as a performance tool, and why we 'choke.'
Alred offers strategies to help us build no-limits mindsets. This keeps pressure from inhibiting our performance when it matters most.
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