Arnold Lazarus
Getting What You Want Through Mental Training
How many times have you performed a task better than ever because your mind was unusually focused and energized? Or how often after a failure have you realized, "I told myself all along I couldn't do it"? Although our mental attitudes control our performance, most people use only a small portion of the mind's vast potential. In this remarkable book, two internationally acclaimed clinical psychologists have combined their professional expertise to provide clear strategies and nuts-and-bolts techniques that can give you new power over your life.
The methods presented here by Dr. Bernie Zilbergeld and Dr. Arnold A. Lazarus are the same mental-training techniques that Olympic champions and high achievers from all walks of life have found so effective in attaining peak performance. Mind Power is the first book to show you how easy it can be to use these techniques to set goals, reduce stress, and increase performance, creativity, and productivity - in other words, to help you shape your life into what you wish it to be.
Millions of people have sought professional help to learn mental training, but Mind Power shows you how to learn, practice, and adapt the methods on your own. The authors de- mystify "mind power" for the layperson and illustrate through case histories and their personal experiences how it can work in your life. With step-by-step instructions that are easy to follow, they describe a variety of relaxation, concentration, and focused-imagery techniques, as well as exercises that let you master each method.
What The Relaxation Response did for meditation, Mind Power does for mental training. It unlocks this powerful mind tool and gives complete guidance on how to make and use individually tailored audio cassettes to relax, build self-confidence, increase motivation, and harness your natural abilities so you achieve your goals.
Mental training is a revolutionary yet simple way to enhance your life. If you really want something that lies within your potential, Mind Power will show you exactly how to get it.
