Simon Hartley is a world-renowned sport psychology consultant and performance coach. For over 25 years, Simon has worked with Olympians, world champions, world record holders and championship winning teams. He has worked at the highest level of sport, including spells in Premier League and Bundesliga football, Premiership rugby union, Formula One and International Cricket. Since 2005, Simon has also applied the principles of sport psychology to business with some of the world’s leading corporations and delivers keynotes across the globe.

• ForewordShaun WanePreface Introduction 1. In The Zone 2. The Positive & Negative Spirals 3. Hone Your Focus 4. Control Your Confidence 5. Master Motivation 6. Deconstructing Pressure 7. Love Your Discomfort Zone 8. Release The Hand Brake! 9. Avoid The Trapdoors 10. Habits of Great Performers 11. Coaching Others to Achieve Peak Performances 12. The Power of Character & Identity Theoretical Background and Further Reading

"There are a lot of books on the market about high performance and lot of them contain waffle. I like to keep things simple. This book is succinct and perfectly describes the different aspects of performance required to maintain it at its peak. What’s more, it is backed up by real examples – evidence." Shaun Wane, Head Coach, England Rugby League.

Simon Hartley is a world-renowned sport psychology consultant and performance coach. For over 25 years, Simon has worked with Olympians, world champions, world record holders and championship winning teams. He has worked at the highest level of sport, including spells in Premier League and Bundesliga football, Premiership rugby union, Formula One and International Cricket. Since 2005, Simon has also applied the principles of sport psychology to business with some of the world’s leading corporations and delivers keynotes across the globe.

• ForewordShaun WanePreface Introduction 1. In The Zone 2. The Positive & Negative Spirals 3. Hone Your Focus 4. Control Your Confidence 5. Master Motivation 6. Deconstructing Pressure 7. Love Your Discomfort Zone 8. Release The Hand Brake! 9. Avoid The Trapdoors 10. Habits of Great Performers 11. Coaching Others to Achieve Peak Performances 12. The Power of Character & Identity Theoretical Background and Further Reading

"There are a lot of books on the market about high performance and lot of them contain waffle. I like to keep things simple. This book is succinct and perfectly describes the different aspects of performance required to maintain it at its peak. What’s more, it is backed up by real examples – evidence." Shaun Wane, Head Coach, England Rugby League.

Simon Hartley is a world-renowned sport psychology consultant and performance coach. For over 25 years, Simon has worked with Olympians, world champions, world record holders and championship winning teams. He has worked at the highest level of sport, including spells in Premier League and Bundesliga football, Premiership rugby union, Formula One and International Cricket. Since 2005, Simon has also applied the principles of sport psychology to business with some of the world’s leading corporations and delivers keynotes across the globe.

• ForewordShaun WanePreface Introduction 1. In The Zone 2. The Positive & Negative Spirals 3. Hone Your Focus 4. Control Your Confidence 5. Master Motivation 6. Deconstructing Pressure 7. Love Your Discomfort Zone 8. Release The Hand Brake! 9. Avoid The Trapdoors 10. Habits of Great Performers 11. Coaching Others to Achieve Peak Performances 12. The Power of Character & Identity Theoretical Background and Further Reading

"There are a lot of books on the market about high performance and lot of them contain waffle. I like to keep things simple. This book is succinct and perfectly describes the different aspects of performance required to maintain it at its peak. What’s more, it is backed up by real examples – evidence." Shaun Wane, Head Coach, England Rugby League.