Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ix

Foreword xi

1 Beginning with the Ashes in Mind 1

2 What is this Thing We Call Mental Toughness? 9

3 Turnaround Toughness 29

4 Critical Moment Toughness 47

5 Endurance Toughness 73

6 Risk Management Toughness 117

7 The Winning Environment 143

8 Perspectives from the Front Line 159

9 Finalizing Your Game Plan 173

Notes 193

Index 199

Contacting the Author 203

About the Author

Dr Steve Bull is an internationally recognised sport psychologist and the author of 6 books – most notably The Mental Game Plan which is used by athletes all over the world. He has been the Great Britain Team Headquarters Psychologist at 3 Olympic Games (including Sydney and Athens which were the most successful British team performances at any Olympics since the 1920s). He is Psychologist to the England Cricket Team and has worked under the captaincy of Mike Atherton, Alec Stewart, Nasser Hussain and currently Michael Vaughan. He has a PhD, is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and has provided numerous expert interviews to the media on mental toughness, performance psychology and winning. Steve’s extensive experience of applying his psychological knowledge in the corporate world has involved working with a range of blue chip companies in both Europe and North America. He has coached executives from over 20 different organisations including CEOs, Vice Presidents and Board Directors. Among his many long term consulting projects, he has worked with Coca Cola, Lloyd’s TSB, Sainsbury’s, Woolworths and Currys in the UK, with Deutsche Bank in New York and Paris, and with Roche in New York and Switzerland.
Steve has an impressive track record of delivering entertaining and informative presentations where audiences consistently appreciate his capacity to blend an energetic style with material of real substance.

Reviews

"…fascinating book…" (Business Life, December 2006) "…filled with good advice; quotes from famous successors from all walks of life; a whole final chapter on how to put it all together and succeed." (Bracknell News, Thursday 24th May 2007) “…filled with good advice; quotes from famous successors from all walks of life; a whole final chapter on how to put it all together and succeed.” (Ascot News, Thursday 24th May 2007)