Steve Siebold. Steve started as a world class tennis player and coach, so he understands mental toughness as it relates to athletic competition at a very high level. 177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class is the result of his work in the fleld of coaching mental tougheness. It is the best book that we have read dealing with mental toughness. His materials have been applied with much success by basketball coaches with winning programs.
Here is a short introduction to Steve's work on mental toughness in his own words:
After that I began coaching nationally ranked junior players and professional hopefuls. I used to sit up late at night thinking about why I failed to make my dream a reality. I knew I had the talent. The best coaches in the country had been telling me that for years. I knew I had the work ethic, dedication, and desire. So what was it?
It was my lack of mental toughness.
Oh, don’t get me wrong. I was a fierce competitor. I loved to win and hated to lose. I was obsessed with winning, especially during the early years. But some days I was much more focused than others. Some days I wasn’t sure I wanted to be on the tennis court at all. By the time I was a sophomore in high school I was totally burned out and couldn’t figure out why I was even playing tennis. My workouts got sloppy and my results showed it. One night as I lay awake in bed, I realized if I had had more training in the area of mental toughness at an early age, I probably would have realized my dream. Of course, back in the 1970’s mental toughness consultants didn’t even exist. If they had, I believe it would have made all the difference in the world. That’s the night I decided I would become an expert in mental toughness training. Not by getting a degree in psychology, but by studying the greatest performers in the world like a scientist and uncovering what made them great. I would learn the secrets on the street instead of in the classroom. After all, I already had a lifetime of experience competing in world-class competition. All I needed to do was hone in on the subtleties that separated the great performers from everyone else.
His twenty years of study have enabled him to become the top speaker on mental toughness and to sell over 100,000 copies of his book: 177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class. This spring, he release the follow up Coaching 177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class.
Steve's Mental Toughness Blog is a great resource for ideas on developing mental toughness
Click on either book below and read the first five chapters of each book for free or on the Mental Toughness University link.
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