Editorial Review:
The first research-based program to offer concise, clear ways to realize your best performance.
As a therapist, physician, and mental coach, Dr. Michael Lardon has dedicated his career to helping athletes understand and better achieve peak performance. In Finding Your Zone, he shares with readers 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.
In ten key lessons—illustrated by personal anecdotes from his clients—Lardon teaches readers how to access the zone not only in sports but in all aspects of their lives, by understanding how to:
• Transform desire into will
• Channel emotions to victory
• Trust instincts and keep it simple
• Conquer fear through acceptance
• Perform under pressure
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Customer Reviews
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FANTASTIC! ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVER! 2008-11-18
One of the best books ever. Simple, straight-forward, and extreme effective. A must-read. I wish I had this book as a child playing junior golf. I would have performed much better. It is applicable in golf and applicable in many other activities as well including life in general. Good for 5 year olds as well as 85 year olds. I've read just about every books on peak performance for golf and other subjects, and this is clearly a must-have!
Wow..An amazing read about an interesting phenomena you can apply to your daily life! 2008-11-16
As a competitive swimmer at an early age, I was aware of the concept of "the Zone".It's the place where you can't fail, your body is working in sync with your mind, and there's absolutly no question of your capability. It's when you just know, without doubt, what you're capable of achieving. Suffering from anxiety and challenges as an adult caught me off guard. After reading this book, I realized that I could apply the same core lessons I had applied to sports at an early age to many other facets of thought. "Finding Your Zone" is a simple explanation of a complex process you may or may not be using in your life already. This book helped me understand what was going on in my mind & how I could use my power of thought to my advantage. Definatly a must read!!
Zone Review  2008-10-07
This book offers sound and practical advice for anyone looking to improve performance in sports or business. Dr. Lardon has done an excellent job of researching this subject and has organized the information in a format that's easy to understand and implement.
A success on many levels 2008-09-20
I sat down to read this book without any expectations. After all, there are so many books out there along the lines of "The Five Steps to ..." etc., etc., could this really be much different? But after reading one of the early chapters on dreams, it became clear to me that this book was a labor of love by Dr. Lardon, and that he had a great deal of original and insightful things to share.
First, the book is very accessible. It is not a difficult or slow read at all, as Dr. Lardon brings each chapter alive with entertaining and enlightening stories from many of the elite professional athletes he has known and worked with. The book can be read for the pure enjoyment of these vignettes alone!
Yet along with all the interesting anecdotes, Dr. Lardon succeeds in presenting his ideas in how to "Find Your Zone" in a way that the average person can understand. The book is instructive without ever being dry or pedantic, and the lessons can be applied by anyone, to almost any endeavor. Perhaps that's why he titled it "Finding Your Zone" as opposed to "Finding the Zone". I can't imagine anyone reading it and not coming away with some insight into how to improve their performance, no matter what their field or occupation.
And despite the easy readability and entertaining aspects of the book, make no mistake, this is a serious effort at explaining a very real phenomenon, and for anyone engaged in a competitive pursuit, the book should be an invaluable tool, one that can put to lifelong use for achieving their goals.
I hope this is the first of many such efforts from Dr, Lardon.
All I can say is WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!! 2008-08-26
I started reading this book, and could not put it down. A few hours later I was finished, read it literally cover to cover. All I can say is WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!! It's great. I'll read it again and again (I'm like that-- I read good books over and over).
The book was fascinating, and put so many pieces of the puzzle together for me regarding optimizing your mental state to perform well in sports (or life as the case may be). I've been in that Zone in my athletic life, but wasn't quite sure how I got there or why. I definitely enjoyed being there, and often wondered when that magic would come back. And I feel like I now have the tools to put me back, which is a nice feeling. So, I thank the kind doctor for taking the time to write a book like this.
If you're an athlete, and especially in a sport that involves intense concentration with nerves often defining the moments, like tennis, golf, ping pong, fencing, etc., this book is a MUST READ. Wait, let me say that again, MUST READ.
I have ordered over 18 copies of this book to give to friends/family/business associates. It's that good.
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