{"product_id":"the-confident-mind-a-battletested-guide-to-unshakable-performance-isbn-9780063014831","title":"The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBelieve and be unshakable.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Director of West Point’s influential Performance Psychology Program shares the secrets of mental toughness and self-belief in this definitive guide to mastering \u003ci\u003econfidence,\u003c\/i\u003e the key to peak performance in any field.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Nate Zinsser has spent his career training the minds of the U.S. Military Academy’s cadets as they prepare to lead and perform when the stakes are the very highest—on the battlefield. Alongside this work, he has coached world-class athletes including a Super Bowl MVP, numerous Olympic medalists, professional ballerinas, NHL All-Stars, and college All-Americans, teaching them to overcome pressure and use powerful mental skills to succeed on the biggest stages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Zinsser has come to understand that one single trait above all others makes peak performance possible: \u003ci\u003econfidence, \u003c\/i\u003eor the belief in oneself. Whether your mission involves leading a platoon into combat, returning an opponent’s serve, or delivering a sales pitch to a roomful of skeptical prospects, you perform best when you are so certain about your abilities that your flow of fear, doubts, and confusion slows to the barest minimum. What’s more, Dr. Zinsser has come to understand that confidence is a skill that can be taught, improved, and applied by anyone to enhance nearly every aspect of our lives and careers with the right mindset.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, for the first time\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eDr. Zinsser distills his research and years of experience, offering a fascinating guide to the science of confidence and providing readers with a practical, step-by-step program for self-help for success to best harness their belief in themselves to achieve success in any field. \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eConfident Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is a complete guide to confidence: how to understand it, how to build it, how to protect it, and how to rely upon it when your performance matters most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis battle-tested guide to unshakable performance delivers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMental Toughness:\u003c\/b\u003e Learn the same mental skills taught to U.S. Military Academy cadets and elite athletes to perform when the stakes are the very highest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOvercome Pressure:\u003c\/b\u003e Shift your thinking to slow the flow of fear and doubt and achieve success on the biggest stages—from the battlefield to the boardroom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Science of Confidence:\u003c\/b\u003e Go beyond simple self-belief with a fascinating look at how confidence works, why it’s a teachable skill, and how to apply it to every aspect of your life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Step-by-Step Program:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow a practical, actionable framework to build your confidence, protect it from setbacks, and rely on it when your performance matters most.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"To succeed at any challenging venture—in business, sports, art, music, writing, or any other sphere—you need to have confidence in yourself. But many of us find confidence to be a fickle trait that vanishes when we encounter unexpected adversity or spells of bad luck. In \u003cem\u003eThe Confident Mind\u003c\/em\u003e, Nate Zinsser shares practical, proven methods that will allow you to develop and maintain reliable self-confidence even when the world seems to be conspiring against you. His methods aren’t fairy dust: They require commitment, effort, and ongoing practice. But they really work.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon Krakauer, #1 bestselling author of Into Thin Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Confident Mind\u003c\/em\u003e is a must read for all those who ‘perform’ in their chosen field. Dr. Nate Zinsser shares constructive and practical insights to empower the reader through stories and science to claim the confidence we each have within ourselves. This book will resonate with anyone who dares to dream.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMargaret Tracey, Director, Boston Ballet School;former Principal Ballerina, New York City Ballet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“While training for the Olympic bobsled team, I had to win the battle in my head before I was ever going to beat anyone on the ice. Doc Z helped me do just that, making me a better athlete, coach, husband, and father. \u003cem\u003eThe Confident Mind\u003c\/em\u003e will show you how to prepare your mind for competition and life.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Kohn, USA Olympic Men’s and Women’s Bobsled Teams Head Coach and 2002 Olympic medalist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Studying confidence with Nate Zinsser brought me to the next level in my football career and helped me win two Super Bowls. People talk all the time about how a confident attitude is what makes people succeed in pressure situations, but rarely does anyone actually do anything about it. Here is your chance: I recommend \u003cem\u003eThe Confident Mind\u003c\/em\u003e to competitors everywhere, no matter what sport or what ‘game’ they play.”   - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEli Manning, Two-time Super Bowl MVP\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“No performer can enter the arena and win without first achieving victory over the internal enemies of self-doubt, fear, and uncertainty. In \u003cem\u003eThe Confident Mind\u003c\/em\u003e, Nate Zinsser provides specific techniques and advice for achieving the state of mind you need to perform right when you need it most.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven Pressfield, bestselling author of The War of Art\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dr. Zinsser’s advice is the foundation for success at every level. 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