Could I Do That?

Yes you can!

Hands up who feels like a completely inadequate underachiever whenever you hear about someone’s great achievement. When someone in the office is off cycling around the world, or someone on TV has just launched a great new business which will save the planet? Most of us envy the drive and determination of these people. They’ve actually made this stuff happen rather than just day-dreamed about it. We all ask...Could I Do That?

Well Simon Hartley is here to show us that we can! Taking on a challenge – big or small - in your career or personal life, can be intimidating but also totally transformational. Simon will show us how to work out what it is we want to do and then how to make that happen. He uses examples and advice from others who have achieved big things.

The book examines how you should go about preparing for change, which problems you’ll face along the way, and demonstrates why and how your life will be better as a consequence.

• Practical and motivational, it’s about embracing change and defeating limiting beliefs
• It challenges readers to think big and take steps to achieving their goals
• It puts power in the hands of people who don’t yet realise that they can do extraordinary things too

Foreword vi

Introduction 1

1 The Inception 13

2 The Why 27

3 The How 47

4 Diving into Your Discomfort Zone 73

5 Taking Control 87

6 It’s Not Just About You 103

7 To Quit, or Not to Quit …? 121

8 Is Failing Really Failure? 151

9 Infinity and Beyond 161

Bibliography and References 177

Image List 182

About Simon Hartley 183

Simon Hartley is an elite and professional sports psychologist and performance coach with 10 year’s experience coaching Olympians and International Athletes; top flight Football, Rugby, County Cricket and Motor Racing Teams; and working with organisations like Proctor and Gamble, Zurich (UK), and Home Group.
Simon's specialism is in helping individuals and organisations to maximise performance by developing their focus, confidence and motivation so that they can become world class in their chosen field. Over the last 5 years he has had incredible results applying his work to Entrepreneurs, Executives, SMEs and Corporate clients, helping them develop a winning mindset and understand the key ingredients that enable peak performance.
He is an active speaker, appearing regularly at networking and education events for both The Fruit Tree and The Mussel Club; in addition to organising annual Be World Class conferences. He is the author of 'Peak Performance Every Time' and 'How To Shine'.

If you knew you couldn’t fail, what would you try?

The media is awash with stories of incredible people, doing incredible things. If it’s not travelling non-stop around the world on a unicycle, they might be building their own eco-house or a multi-million pound business from scratch. Do you watch these people and wonder … ‘Could I do something amazing too?’

Most of us envy the drive and determination of such people. They’ve made stuff happen rather than just daydreaming about it. But do you really know where your limit is? Do you have any idea of what you’re truly capable of?

The only thing holding you back is … you.

We all have challenges that we would love to take on, but for some reason, there’s a gap between us and what we’d love to achieve. The question is – how can we bridge that gap?

Could I Do That? shows you how to embrace change and defeat the limiting beliefs that will enable you to tackle those challenges – whether big or small – that seem too daunting or even impossible. With examples and advice from others who have achieved big things, and plenty of practical tips to set you on your way, you’ll learn that you too, can do something extraordinary.