Whip your self-control into shape Willpower is the handbook you need for success in all areas of your life. Regardless of what you want to achieve, you need the strength to persevere, forge ahead and keep going no matter how tough it gets. If you find that you allow weakness to take control of getting what you want in life, then you need this book. Written by an expert psychologist and executive coach, these proven techniques are the missing ingredient for your new life of success. _ Learn the skills that lead to stronger willpower _ Develop new positive habits in just three weeks _…mehr
Willpower is the handbook you need for success in all areas of your life. Regardless of what you want to achieve, you need the strength to persevere, forge ahead and keep going no matter how tough it gets. If you find that you allow weakness to take control of getting what you want in life, then you need this book.
Written by an expert psychologist and executive coach, these proven techniques are the missing ingredient for your new life of success. _ Learn the skills that lead to stronger willpower _ Develop new positive habits in just three weeks _ Overcome obstacles and break through barriers _ Find the success you want, and hold on to it long-term
Researchers have found that willpower is a better predictor of life and work success than IQ. It's the skill that keeps you moving ahead, blowing past barriers and smashing through any obstacle that dares threaten your progress. It may be the most important skill you ever learn, and your most valuable tool for personal and professional success.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Ros is a leading UK and international psychologist, executive coach, successful businesswoman, an accomplished author and a TV and radio presenter. Ros travels the world developing the leadership potential of employees through the Just Leadership programme which she formulated. A creative academic, Ros is a chartered clinical psychologist, coach, trainer and regular speaker on the conference circuit. She has presented in the USA, Europe, and China and completed a lecture tour in Japan. Newspapers have described her variously as 'the guru of personal development' and 'the best motivational speaker heard this year'. >Ros was named by The Independent on Sunday as one of the top 10 coaches in Britain. She broadcasts regularly on Radio and has presented a Social Science research programme 'Between Ourselves' for BBC Radio Scotland for two years. She was also a presenter for five years on a nightly television news programme. Other TV and Radio work include BBC radio and television, Scottish Television, GMTV, LWT, ITN News, Sky News, and Channel 4. Ros features regularly in the national press and top magazines in her capacity as psychologist and advisor. She was one of the three key presenters in "Confidence Lab", ?a six part documentary for BBC2. It was her Transform programme which provided the basis for Confidence Lab. The book of the programme is called Confidence in Just Seven Days, (Vermillion 2001) and topped Amazon's bestseller list. Ros filmed "Confidence Zone", a coaching for confidence series for the BBC which is televised regularly on BBC2's Learning Zone. She is the previous author of: Fast Track to the Top, a book about success and how to achieve it, was published by Kogan Page in January 2002. The Ultimate Book of Confidence Tricks was published by Vermillion in 2003 and is now available in many languages. Transform Yourself has been updated and recently re-launched as The Complete Mind Makeover (Kogan Page). Another confidence book published by Penguin is part of their Work/ Life Series and called Developing Confidence . Confidence at Work was published in January 2011 by Kogan Page and deals with leadership and confidence. Her latest book, Creativity at Work, was published in July 2013. Ros now has a team of consultants that she has trained to deliver her Just Leadership courses and One to One Executive Coaching programme. In 2009 she launched Corporate Coach International which is an accredited coaching school for those who want to become executive coaches. She is visiting professor at Strathclyde Business School focusing on leadership.
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Preface ix
Questionnaires x
The Stories x
Your Willpower Challenge xi
What's Inside xii
Final Thoughts xiv
Part One - The Essence of Willpower 1
Willpower Ingredients in Abby's Story 3
Directions for Completing the Willpower Scale 4
The Willpower Scale 5
Willpower Research 8
Willpower is a Game of Two Brains 11
Willpower is a Limited Resource . . . or is it? 17
New Research to Challenge Willpower as a Limited Resource 19
Mark Masson on Willpower and Health 21
Part Two - Goals and Vision 23
Why Goals? 23
Goal Planning 28
Your Willpower Goals 30
How You Learn 34
Motivation 43
A Theory of Motivation 44
Remember Your Goals 46
Inspiring You Toward Your Willpower Challenge 51
Part Three - New Habits for Old 55
Origins of Willpower with Graham Allen 57
Ego States 60
The Willpower Stage of Habit Formation 62
The Extinction Burst 64
Mini and Multiple Habits 68
Alternatively, Start Big 71
Becoming Failure Proof 72
Elite Performers and 10 000 Hours of Repetition 74
Good Habits Made Easy 77
Part Four - The Willpower Mindset 87
So How Can We All Acquire a Murray Mindset? 88
Reality Thinking 101
Externalise Your Thinking 103
Useful Thinking 104
Achieve a Willpower Mindset 105
Part Five - Willpower and Work 113
Self-Awareness 115
Skills for Business Success 120
Create: The Process for Organisational Change 137
Pilot 140
Launch 140
Coach 141
Evaluate 141
The Willpower of Your Own Business 142
How to Stick to Your Willpower Challenge at Work 152
