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Finding Your Zone: Ten Core Lessons for Achieving Peak Performance in Sports and Life |  | Author: Michael Lardon
Creator: David Leadbetter
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Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 16018
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 192
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.4 x 0.3
ISBN: 039953427X
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.1
EAN: 9780399534270
ASIN: 039953427X
Publication Date: June 3, 2008
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Therapist, physician, and mental coach Dr. Michael Lardon shares 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. Learn how to transform desire into will, channel emotions to victory, trust instincts and keep it simple, conquer fear through acceptance, and perform under pressure. Leading golf instructor David Leadbetter writes in the foreword that professional athletes and weekend warriors alike "will find this book a gem."
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I wish I had this book when I first started playing golf 20 years ago June 20, 2010
John Hickman (Del Mar, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Dr. Lardon's message was the set of instructions I have been in search of to put together my golf game and dramatically improve my performance on the course. Since I first started playing, I have tried to every technique and tip to improve my game but usually with only temporary or inconsistent success. Success in golf is far more about the inner game than it is about technique. I was caring more about all the wrong things. Read this book and then enjoy calm, confident success in golf...and life.
Former Nationwide Tour player must read May 10, 2010
Scott Fawcett
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found this book after reading an excerpt in GolfWeek. It is a great read for sharpening your mental performance. I played professionally from 1996-2001 and always struggled with the mental side of the game. I tried Rotella/Valiante/Cohn/etc and all I felt was cliché gimmicks. Dr. Lardon actually has a method and strategy to improvement as opposed to "see it, feel it, trust it" or whatever. In 2008 I decided to dedicate myself to being competitive in state and national amateur golf tournaments. I read his book to try another strategy, and amazingly, using Dr. Lardon's methodology I was able to eliminate all the distractions in my head and focus on the task at hand. In the 2008 US Mid-Am I had a 12 footer for 29 on the opening 9 holes of stroke play and due to engrossing myself in his mental strategy I didn't even realize it was for 29 until after I knocked it in. I felt so strong in the mental process I was developing I decided to enter the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament that year as a 35 year old amateur...and made it through all four stages to the Nationwide Tour. His 2nd scorecard strategy, as well as numerous other methods truly allow the player to get in the right frame of mind for every shot. If you apply his recommendations correctly and consistently it will be a turning point in the development of your game. Absolutely a must for anyone who wants to elevate their game.
Finding Your Zone succeeds April 6, 2010
Sian L. Beilock
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Dr. Lardon nicely uses psychology and sport science research and practice to give practical tips for enhancing performance. This book is a must read for excelling on the golf course and beyond. Sian L. Beilock, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology. The University of Chicago
A BLUEPRINT FOR GREATER PERFORMANCE March 30, 2010
Susan Newcomb (Binghamton NY USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
For years I have heard athletes, motivational speakers etc use the phrase, "in the zone" but never really understood the concept much less how to get there..all that changed when I read Dr. Lardon's book. I came across his book while looking for books on how to help my daughter improve her mental game in softball. She's a pitcher and while she is very well trained...knows all the different pitches and can execute them with ease; her outcome in games was not what she wanted or expected of herself. I was not too far into the book before I realized I had "gold" in my hands that could change her game performance. She doesn't care for reading (16 yrs old) but shortly after starting the book she realized that "finding her zone" would give her the edge and was the missing link between her near perfect practices and her actual performance. With highlighter in hand, she sat down to change her world and change her world she did! She is learning to embrace her anxiety and utilize it for her benefit rather than allowing it to control her game and her outcome. Her performance has improved dramatically, her accuracy, her speed, her focus...all aspects of her game, all because she is "finding her zone" . This book gives the reader a blueprint to take their sport to a higher level, but as with any blueprint, you can't just read it, you must act on it to get your desired results. Learning to internalize and implement Dr. Lardon's ten lessons is not an overnight fix, it is a growth process that impacts all areas of your life; it is a journey well worth taking. This is not just a book for athletes; this is a book for anyone looking to change their life. Parents, if you are looking to help you child with their sports performance or any area of their life, I highly recommend this book and when you get their copy get one for yourself...read it, act on it and find your own zone. Enjoy the journey!
 What needs to be done more than how to do it March 5, 2010
A. K. Sparrow (Wellington, New Zealand)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is easy to read. It lays out what needs to be done to get into the optimal state of mind in which to do your best. Michael Lardon uses concise examples to illustrate his points, which seem to be:
* Trust and believe in your dreams;
* Prepare fully (practise a lot);
* Transform desire (expressed through dreams) into will (by harnessing direction and goals to desire);
* Keep everything as simple as possible;
* Focus on process not product goals (avoid "monkey mind" where there is a lot of distraction and not much directed effort);
* Approach emotions from different perspectives to keep things in context ("know-mind awareness);
* Be intrinsically motivated, with extrinsic (especially material) motivation only to supplement the 'pure' intrinsic motivation;
* Take action;
* Build self-confidence by a) looking to what you've done well before, b) seeing yourself do what others are doing, c) modelling behaviours of others, and d) accepting the faith others express in you.
I found the book enjoyable and intriguing, but to me it just hints at what to do to achieve the zone. This is a 162 page essay about what Lardon has observed is common to those who can get into the zone, not how to get there.
For a complemntary book that is essentially the equivalent of a gym programme for the mind, I recommend "10 Minute Toughness: The mental training programe for winning before the game begins" by Jason Selk.
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