Unashamedly Superhuman

Tap into pools of pure potential you didn’t even know you had

In Unashamedly Superhuman: Harness Your Inner Power and Achieve Your Greatest Professional and Personal Goals, celebrated speaker, strategist, executive coach, and author Jim Steele delivers an incisive and eye-opening guide to unlocking the hidden wells of potential in each of us. Grounded in the latest neuroscience research and some of the best executive coaching techniques on the market today, the book shows you how to minimize distraction, eliminate unnecessary uncertainty and indecision, and reveal what you’re truly capable of.

In the book, you’ll discover how to realize your wildest professional and personal goals by:

• Harnessing the power of flow to increase your productivity beyond what you thought possible
• Tap into mindfulness to uncover what your mind is really capable of
• Meaningfully challenge yourself – without creating intolerable frustration – by leading yourself and others on adventures

An indispensable resource for executives, managers, and other business leaders, Unashamedly Superhuman is the can’t-miss guide to peak performance you’ve been waiting for.

Foreword vii

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

Part I: Setting the Scene 1

1. What Is Unashamedly Superhuman? 5

2. Superhero Origin Stories 15

Part II: BETTER – Tapping into Potential 23

3. Tapping into Potential 25

4. Accept the Adventure 35

5. Direct the Seeking System 45

6. Activate the New and Improved 53

7. Persist Persist Persist 61

8. Tune In/Tune Up 71

Part III: SMARTER – Tapping into Mindset 87

9. Lean In 89

10. Flow Follows Focus 101

11. One, Two, Three Minds 111

12. Cycle to Flow 125

13. Under the Radar 135

14. Stay in the Now 149

Part IV: STRONGER – Tapping into Physiology 161

15. Habit Stacking 165

16. Active Recovery 173

17. Big Three to Thrive 187

18. Iceman Cometh 207

19. Top Boarder Things 223

20. IRONMAN^® Athlete. To Be or Not to Be That Is the Question 233

21. Now Rise Up 239

About the Author 245

Index 247

JIM STEELE is an award-winning salesperson, team leader, senior manager, founder, strategist, and consultant. He helps clients and audiences build high-performing teams and inspires next-generation candidates to get to the next levels of their careers. He excels at improving the mental, physical, and emotional well-being of managers, executives, and other business leaders.

ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS. REMOVE UNCERTAINTY. TAKE YOUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

We all have a deep and untapped pool of pure potential. This resource is what we must draw on when we encounter crises, pressures, and stressful situations that tax our abilities to their utmost and challenge our very notions of ourselves. But how can we tap into this strategic reserve at the right time?

In Unashamedly Superhuman: Harness Your Inner Power and Achieve Your Greatest Professional and Personal Goals, award-winning author, speaker, and strategist Jim Steele delivers a neuroscience-based, peak performance training guide for anyone interested in reversing the impact of the countless distractions and endless uncertainties that characterize modern life.

In this book, you’ll find a powerful combination of the best executive coaching and the latest, cutting-edge research that maximizes your professional performance and personal potential. Discover a capability you never knew you had and begin to realize your wildest professional goals while you reclaim time, space, freedom, and fulfilment in your own life.

Unashamedly Superhuman is the performance enhancer you’ve been looking for. Perfect for executives, managers, business leaders, innovators, founders, students, and new professionals, the book is an indispensable resource for anyone looking to take their life to the next level.