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Steve Peters is an English psychiatrist who works in elite sport and is best known for his work with British Cycling. It's one of the bestselling self-help books of all time in the UK. Peters has been a consultant to over 20 Olympic and national sporting teams and organisations over the course of his career. Sir Chris Hoy credits him with helping him win his Olympic Golds. He explains the struggle that takes place within your mind and then shows how to apply this understanding to every area of your life. Your inner chimp can be your best friend or your worst enemy, it can sabotage your own happiness and success. Don't let it.
The Chimp Paradox is an incredibly powerful mind management model that can help you understand yourself and others, and become a happy, confident, healthier and more successful person. Prof Steve Peters explains the struggle that takes place within your mind and then shows how to apply this understanding to every area of your life. Develop the emotional skills and practical habits to become the person you want to be and live the life you want to live.
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The Chimp Paradox Synopsis
Do you sabotage your own happiness and success? Are you struggling to make sense of yourself? Do your emotions sometimes dictate your life?
The Chimp Paradox is an incredibly powerful mind management model that can help you become a happy, confident, healthier and more successful person. Prof Steve Peters explains the struggle that takes place within your mind and then shows how to apply this understanding to every area of your life so you can:
- Recognise how your mind is working
- Understand and manage your emotions and thoughts
- Manage yourself and become the person you would like to be
The Chimp Mind Management Model is based on scientific facts and principles, which have been simplified into a workable model for easy use. It will help you to develop yourself and give you the skills, for example, to remove anxiety, have confidence and choose your emotions. The book will do this by giving you an understanding of the way in which your mind works and how you can manage it. It will also help you to identify what is holding you back or preventing you from having a happier and more successful life.
Each chapter explains different aspects of how you function and highlights key facts for you to understand. There are also exercises for you to work with. By undertaking these exercises you will see immediate improvements in your daily living and, over time, you will develop emotional skills and practical habits that will help you to become the person that you want to be, and live the life that you want to live.
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Professor Steve Peters Press Reviews
He is the best. I've played my most consistent form for Liverpool and England since seeing Steve. -- Steven Gerrard - Steven Gerrard
The mind programme that helped me win my Olympic Golds - Sir Chris Hoy
Steve Peters is the most important person in my career - Victoria Pendleton, World and Olympic Cycling Champion
Steve's been excellent. He is a specialist in what he does and a genius in that field, and is such an understanding guy. - Brendan Rodgers
Absolutely fascinating, the book is fantastic ... I'm obsessed with this book - Chris Evans, Radio Two
