Thrive: a practical guide to harness your resilience and realize your potential / Richard Sutton.
By: Sutton, Richard S [author]
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BookPublisher: London : Watkins, an imprint of Watkins Media Limited, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Description: 288 pages : illustrations, 25cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781786788504 (hardback); 1786788500 (hardback).Subject(s): Stress management | Self-actualization (Psychology) | Self-help techniques | Resilience (Personality trait) | Well-being -- Stress management | Self-developmentDDC classification: 155.24 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Wellbeing | 155.24 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Wellbeing Collection - Self-development | 00220243 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Richard Sutton has helped some of the world's top sports stars and business leaders achieve their full potential, and now he is making the tools they use to thrive available to everyone.
We live in a world that demands perfection. Should we fail to live up to societal expectations, we experience a sense of failure, and fears and anxiety about a tenuous future. Added to this is the struggle with financial pressures and widening gaps in inequality, chronic stress and mental health challenges.
Yet, in truth, it doesn't matter where we come from and what our historic circumstances and achievements might be. We are all capable of extraordinary lives and should not be bound by limitations, whether self-imposed or from external sources.
Resilience can help you to unlock your fullest potential; it is a consummate skill that can be developed and grown throughout your life. This book reveals all the practical tools you need:
Discover the 8 secrets of neuroscience that will unlock your increased resilience Take a masterclass in behavioural science designed for Olympic athletes, by learning the 7 key skills that give you the mindset of a champion Take the tests provided to understand your personal resilience scores and reveal where you can develop and grow Be inspired by the stories of real people, including Michael Phelps, Michael Jordan, Usain Bolt, Martina Navratilova and Sifan Hassan, who have used these same techniques to achieve successThrive is a rich source of unique and practical skills and tools that are easy to apply in everyday life to help you develop and harness your resilience, and to realize your fullest potential.
Includes bibliographical references.
Understanding our potential -- The ultimate story of resilience -- The neuroscience of resilience -- Eight powerful lessons -- Lesson 1: Our personality supports resilience -- Lesson 2: Our childhood follows us -- Lesson 3: New challenges, new skills -- Lesson 4: Resilience has a distinctive signature in the human brain -- Lesson 5: Intellect drives resilience -- Lesson 6: The power of support and connection -- Lesson 7: The immune system determines our resilience -- Lesson 8: The health behaviors that shape our reality -- What is your personal resilience score -- Lessons in resilience from Olympic champions - a masterclass in behavioral science -- Stress is behind every success -- Champion skill 1 - Cognitive reappraisal -- Champion skill 2 - Metacognition -- Champion skill 3 - Positive personality -- Champion skill 4 - Motivation -- Champion skill 5 - Confidence -- Champion skill 6 - Focus -- Champion skill 7 - Social support -- Do you have the mindset of a champion.
Richard Sutton has helped some of the world's top sports stars and business leaders achieve their full potential, and now he is making the tools they use to thrive available to everyone.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (1)
- Part 1 Understanding our potential
- The ultimate story of resilience (11)
- The rest is history (12)
- What is resilience? (19)
- Is mental toughness and grit enough? (20)
- Wimbledon - the grass becomes greener (23)
- Pressure is a privilege (24)
- Real-time adaptability (26)
- Part 2 The neuroscience of resilience
- Eight powerful lessons (33)
- Lesson I: Our personality supports resilience (35)
- The Big Five (35)
- Being one step ahead of cognitive bias (38)
- Personality and brain chemistry (39)
- The environment and personality - worlds colliding (41)
- Plus one - optimism (43)
- Genes, personality and future reality (44)
- We are more than our coding (45)
- There are no bad genes, only poor environments! (46)
- Personal DNA testing (48)
- Takeaway message (49)
- Section summary (49)
- Lesson 2 Our childhood follows us (51)
- Adverse childhood experiences trigger mental health compromise (52)
- Physical abuse and trauma (53)
- Neglect and emotional abuse (54)
- Uncertainty and feeling unsafe (54)
- The most vulnerable years (54)
- Shades of grey - acute challenge promotes resilience (56)
- Takeaway message (57)
- Section summary (58)
- Lesson 3 New challenges, new skills (59)
- Our current skills may not make the cut (61)
- Becoming our 2.0 self (61)
- Takeaway message (63)
- Section summary (65)
- Lesson 4 Resilience has a distinctive signature in the human brain (67)
- Lessening the grip of fear (68)
- How to create a resilient brain (69)
- Omega-3 fatty acids (70)
- Depression and anxiety (73)
- Meditation (75)
- Takeaway message (80)
- Section summary (80)
- Lesson 5 Intellect drives resilience (82)
- Repression, rumination and avoidance make us more vulnerable (83)
- Psychological distancing (84)
- Challenging reality (86)
- Changing circumstances (86)
- It's not what we say but how we say it (87)
- Getting the ball rolling (88)
- Creating the right neurochemistry to reframe (89)
- Section summary (92)
- Lesson 6 The power of support and connection (94)
- Childhood adversity and stress responses (95)
- Stress axis regulation - it's easier than we realise (95)
- Social buffering (96)
- Mindfulness parallels social support in reducing stress (99)
- Oxytocin, social support and resilience (100)
- Section summary (104)
- Lesson 7 The immune system determines our resilience (106)
- Neuroinflammation is a sophisticated defence (108)
- Inflammation puts the brakes on recovery (109)
- Depression and anxiety have immune system ties (109)
- Resilience has a biomarker (110)
- It's a mindset (111)
- Exercise personal control (111)
- Positive emotions (113)
- Optimism, optimism, optimism (116)
- Hope (117)
- Section summary (119)
- Lesson 8 The health behaviours that shape our reality (120)
- The habits that define us (120)
- Move! (121)
- What is the most effective exercise for resilience and immune health? (123)
- The harder you work the less vulnerable you become (124)
- Lower relative body fat supports greater resilience (124)
- The paradox (125)
- High intensity = high adaptability (126)
- Physical tolerance and resilience (127)
- Run it by your doctor (131)
- Exercise routine ideas (131)
- A resilience-promoting diet (134)
- The many benefits of plant-based diets (135)
- The Mediterranean diet (137)
- Low-fat/low- carb diets (139)
- A scientifically formulated anti-inflammatory diet (139)
- Nutraceuticals (143)
- The all-stars - ashwagandha, resveratrol and quercetin (143)
- Seratonin and GABA (144)
- Risks and considerations (145)
- For maximum effectiveness (146)
- Resveratrol and quercetin (146)
- Herbs and spices (147)
- Plant extracts hold their own against cortisone (148)
- Section summary (150)
- What is your personal resilience score? (152)
- The Reflection Test (152)
- Part 3 Lessons in resilience from Olympic champions a masterclass in behavioural science
- Stress is behind every success (159)
- Champion skill #1 Cognitive reappraisal (164)
- The growth mindset (169)
- Section summary (172)
- Champion skill #2 Metacognition (173)
- Self-dialogue (174)
- Dynamic goal setting (175)
- Mental imagery (176)
- Control your stress responses (180)
- Section summary (188)
- Champion skill #3 Positive personality (190)
- Sport's greatest showman (190)
- Openness to new experiences (194)
- Promoting openness and creativity (196)
- The neurobiological drivers of creativity (199)
- Dopamine - is it nature or nurture? (200)
- Conscientiousness - a remarkable skillset (203)
- Strive to be more proactive (205)
- Section summary (207)
- Champion skill #4 Motivation (209)
- Finding the balance (212)
- Motivation and the habits that shape our future (217)
- Section summary (222)
- Champion skill #5 Confidence (224)
- Building confidence through adversity (224)
- Oxytocin, confidence and personal success (227)
- Section summary (230)
- Champion Skill #6 Focus (232)
- The power of targeted attention (232)
- How I can do better tomorrow? Where can I improve? (234)
- Zooming out (236)
- Section summary (237)
- Champion Skill #7: Social support (238)
- Trust amplifies the value of support (243)
- Section summary (244)
- Do you have the mindset of a champion? (245)
- The Olympic Gold Test (245)
- How to interpret the assessment by category (245)
- How to interpret the assessment overall (246)
- Conclusion (251)
- Notes and References (255)
- Acknowledgements (273)
- About Richard Sutton (275)