Table of Contents

Acknowledgements xi

Introduction: We Are All Performers 1

Chapter 1: Pressure 7

Section 1: Winning Programs 21

Chapter 2: Power Thoughts 23

Chapter 3: High-Performance Imagery 45

Section 2: The Shift: Positive Focus, Positive Feelings 73

Chapter 4: Changing Channels 75

Chapter 5: Tension-Release 87

Section 3: Conscious Breathing 105

Chapter 6: Rhythm 107

Chapter 7: Inspiration 121

Chapter 8: Continuity 131

Chapter 9: Streaming 147

Chapter 10: Blowing Off Tension—Energizing 161

Section 4: Attitude, Individual Differences, and Lifestyle 171

Chapter 11: A Winning, Performing-Under-Pressure Attitude 173

Chapter 12: Individual Differences 207

Chapter 13: A High-Performance Lifestyle 225

About the Author 233

Bibliography 235

Index 237

About the Author

Dr. Saul L. Miller is a performance specialist consulting with super-achievers in world-class sport, business, healthcare, and the arts. One of North America's leading performance psychologists, he works in the areas of performance, productivity enhancement, team building, and helping people to be successful while dealing effectively with pressure, stress, and change. Over the past 25 years, Dr. Miller's corporate clients have included Cisco, Nike, Sony, Visa, Canada Life, IBM, Envision, Investors Group, Cominco, Labatts, Motorola, Manulife, Telus, and 24 Hour Fitness. In the world of sport, his clients have included the New York Mets; Seattle Mariners; Los Angeles Dodgers, Rams, Clippers, and Kings; Vancouver Canucks; Florida Panthers; Nashville Predators; St. Louis Blues; PGA Tour golfers; as well as professional teams in Europe, and Canadian and U.S. Olympians in over a dozen different sports. He is the author of six other books, including Why Teams Win: 9 Keys to Success in Business, Sport and Beyond (Wiley).