1st Edition
Overcoming Obstacles and Finding Success The Power of Performance Psychology
1. Historical vs. Recent Views of Success
2. Satisficing: This is Good Enough!
3: Impostor Syndrome: Feeling Like a Fraud
4. Artificial Ceilings: This is Where I Top Out
5. Giving Up: I Should Just Quit
6. Limiting Your Scope: Think Like a Kid
7. Facing Rejection: Taking “No” as a Cue to Stop Grinding
8. Aiming for Perfection: Identify Your Threshold and Dive In
9. Being Vague: Evaluate Your Own Path/Needs
10. Sugarcoating: Acknowledge What You Aren’t Doing Well
11. Not Allowing for Rest/Recovery: Make Rest a PRIORITY
12. Staying Off the Rails: Forgive Yourself and Regroup
13. Not Standing Out: Be Blueberry Yogurt
14. Tough Crowd: Seek Out Feedback/Criticism
15. Not Selling Your Accomplishments: It’s Not Bragging
16. Advice for the Aspirational
Biography
Kevin R. Harris is the associate chair and a professor in the Department of Psychological Science and Counseling at Austin Peay State University, USA. He has spent the past quarter century studying performers at the highest level.
Emily Pica is an associate professor in the Department of Psychological Science and Counseling at Austin Peay State University, USA. Her current research interests involve investigating ways in which we can improve eyewitness identification accuracy as it is one of the leading causes of wrongful convictions.
