Product Description

The first research-based program to offer concise, clear ways to realize your best performance.

As a therapist, physician, and mental coach, Dr. Michael Lardon has dedicated his career to helping athletes understand and better achieve peak performance. In Finding Your Zone, he shares with readers what he’s discovered about reaching the state in which “thoughts and actions are occurring in complete synchronicity,” and how this state is accessible to all, not just the few.

In ten key lessons—illustrated by personal anecdotes from his clients—Lardon teaches readers how to access the zone not only in sports but in all aspects of their lives, by understanding how to:

• Transform desire into will
• Channel emotions to victory
• Trust instincts and keep it simple
• Conquer fear through acceptance
• Perform under pressure

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #58930 in Books
• Brand: Booklegger
• Published on: 2008-06-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780399534270
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
“Dr. Lardon’s book is without gimmicks or motivational hyperbole. It is the dictum that true champions follow.”
—Eric Heiden, five-time Olympic gold medal-winning speed skater

About the Author
Michael Lardon, M.D., is a sports psychiatrist who has worked with many well-known PGA, NFL, and Olympic athletes. He is a spokesperson for national media including CNN and MSNBC, and is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego.

Customer Reviews

Professional Work of the Highest Order
As an avid athlete and physician/psychiatrist myself, I found Dr. Lardon's book not only academically precise and professionally sound, but on a personal note, quite inspirational. The wealth of clinical experience he brings to his work with athletes lends a legitimacy that other so-called 'zone coaches' cannot claim. 'Finding Your Zone' is written in an easy, yet inspiring manner that will aid both the amateur and professional athlete alike, as well as anyone who cares about bringing to life their true best self. I have read much of the sport literature, and this book stands above the rest for its accessibility, its beautiful and relevant real-world examples, and Dr. Lardon's passion for his craft, which is evident from page one.

How To Guide for Everyone, Not Just Athletes
I like the fact that Dr. Lardon is an MD who has spent his entire professional career studying the connection between brain chemistry and peak performance. His research findings along with his anecdotes about famous athletes makes me realize that the Zone is real and attainable by all of us. I was fascinated by how he described Tiger's practice of "instant amnesia" and have begun implementing this technique into my daily life as a businessperson, husband and father! This book is how to guide not just for athletes. I would recommend the book to everyone who want more out of life.

A must read for all athletes!
By far the most practical and understandable explanation of a phenomenon that has always been described as magical and unexplainable. Dr. Lardon does a great job of explaining "The Zone" and gives all of us a handbook for achieving our own peak performance. This book is a must read for all athletes looking to take their game to the next level