Description
Transform how you think. Transform how you perform. Transform your life.
In The Cognitive Athlete, high-performance coach Clint Rahe reveals how to amplify your mental game using the same scientific principles that create Olympic champions. This book isn't another productivity hack or mindfulness trend. It's a complete system for building unshakeable focus, bulletproof resilience and sustainable peak performance.
Through cutting-edge neuroscience, case studies from top performers and battle-tested strategies, you'll discover how to master the four phases that separate mental athletes from everyone else: conditioning, transition, performance and recovery. These cognitive phases will help you not just survive but thrive amid the relentless demands of modern work. You'll find healthy ways to combat the long hours, constant pressure and sky-high expectations that have become inescapable features of the workplace.
Discover how to:
- Build the cognitive foundation you need for future success
- Navigate pressure and setbacks with the composure of an elite athlete
- Execute at your highest level when it matters most
- Sustain excellence without burning out
Stop taking your mental performance for granted. Whether you're leading a team, building a company or pursuing ambitious goals, The Cognitive Athlete is your playbook for winning the game that matters most: the mental one.
Table of Contents
About the Author ix
Introduction: The modern professional’s dilemma xi
Part I: The new paradigm 1
1 Why high performers are burning out and how to stop it 5
2 The Cognitive Athlete mindset: A model for sustainable excellence 25
Part II: The four phases of cognitive periodisation 39
3 Phase 1: Conditioning 43
4 Phase 2: Transition 69
5 Phase 3: Performance 97
6 Phase 4: Recovery 127
Part III: Living the Cognitive Athlete way 155
7 Applying periodisation daily, weekly and monthly 159
8 Leading teams and organisations with a periodised approach 185
9 Your next move: Becoming a Cognitive Athlete for life 207
Conclusion: The Cognitive Athlete mindset: A lifelong journey 215
Acknowledgements 217
References and further reading 219
