Your Performing Edge
Table of Contents
Foreword by Bill Rodgers & Joan Benoit Samuelson

I. WINNING IS A STATE OF MIND
Discover Your True Potential
Performing Edge Principles
Creating an Inner Desire
An Inside View of the 2000 Olympics

II. ESSENTIAL TOOLS OF THE TRADE
Mindfulness: Conscious Breathing and Relaxation
Virtual Workouts: Using Positive Imagery
Language for Success: Creative Affirmations
Visionary Goals: Tools for Motivation

III. THE OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE MINDSET
Building Your Confidence and Self-Image
Concentration: Focusing Your Energies
Belief in Yourself: Managing Your Inner Critic
Meditation: Training Stillness in the Mind

IV. PERFORMING WITH INTENTION
Understanding Performance Anxiety
Dealing with Pain and Negative Energy
Embracing the Challenge: Competition Day
Lessons in Excellence: Losing and Learning
Preventing Performance Slumps, Injuries, & Burnout

V. OBSTACLES AS VEHICLES FOR HEALING
Listening to the Wisdom of the Body
Healing Mental and Physical Wounds
Managing Difficult Emotions
Active Women: Body Image and Weight Issues

VI. FINDING MEANING IN YOUR PURSUITS
Creating Balance in Your Life
Attitude Adjustment in the Aging Process
Putting Performance in Perspective: Positive Coaching
Sports as a Metaphor for Life

Appendix
About the Author
Resources for Performance