Dr. Jim Loehr, former CEO of the Human Performance Institute and a renowned performance psychologist, shares insights on unlocking human potential. He discusses the balance between competition and compassion, emphasizing the need for empathy in high-performance environments. Loehr also tackles how physical health and emotional resilience contribute to success, while advocating for a shift in how boys and men perceive strength. With a focus on relationships and personal growth, he inspires listeners to cultivate compassion for a better society.
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Character Drives Resilience
Sustained performance stems from feeling good about yourself and how you treat others.\n- Moral character like kindness and integrity directly impacts resilience and stress levels.
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Agassi's Purpose Turnaround
Andre Agassi repurposed his career by dedicating efforts to building schools for youth.\n- This new purpose rejuvenated his motivation and led him back to the top of tennis.
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Compete With Character
Competitors should avoid ruthless aggression and instead cultivate joy, humility, and connection.\n- Winning with character, including respect for opponents, leads to greater fulfillment and performance.
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Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal
Tony Schwartz
Jim Loehr
This New York Times bestseller provides a scientifically based approach to managing energy more skillfully both on and off the job. The book outlines key training principles to mobilize four key sources of energy (physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual), balance energy expenditure with intermittent energy renewal, expand capacity systematically, and create positive energy management rituals. It offers a life-changing roadmap to becoming fully engaged, meaning physically energized, emotionally connected, mentally focused, and spiritually aligned.
The science of evil
Simon Baron-Cohen
In 'The Science of Evil', Simon Baron-Cohen presents a brain-based theory of human cruelty and kindness, arguing that low levels of empathy are a key factor in cruelty, while high levels lead to kindness. He explores social and biological factors influencing empathy and discusses how low empathy can result in dehumanizing behavior. The book challenges traditional notions of evil by framing it as a lack of empathy rather than a moral failing.
Open
an autobiography
Andre Agassi
In 'Open,' Andre Agassi provides a deeply personal and honest account of his life, from his rigorous and often abusive training as a child to his rise as a tennis champion. The book details his relationships, including those with Barbara Streisand, Brooke Shields, and Steffi Graf, as well as his struggles with fame and his eventual transformation into a philanthropist. Agassi recounts his career highs and lows, including his comeback from a low point in his ranking and his final years in the sport. The memoir is praised for its raw candor and vivid descriptions of his experiences on and off the court.
For anyone who has attempted to achieve anything from losing 5lbs of stubborn body fat to an Olympic Medal, we all wonder what is holding us back or what is in our way. Is it our minds? Our bodies? Our coaches?
Dr. Jim Loehr, a PhD in Psychology, has spent his life answering these questions. As the former chairman, CEO, and co-founder of the Human Performance Institute (HPI), now a division, of Johnson & Johnson, Loehr developed a ground-breaking, science-based energy management training system. He used this system with hundreds of world-class performers from the arenas of sport, business, medicine, and law enforcement, including Fortune 100 executives, FBI hostage rescue teams, and military special forces. Dr. Loehr is the author of eighteen other books, including the national bestseller The Power of Full Engagement. His recent book, SAPIENS REINVENTED, is step beyond his life's work and shows how violence and prejudice are linked to humans' evolutionary drive for self-preservation but he believes the way forward is improving ourselves to account for what he believes is a flaw in our nature. The upgrade we all need, according to Dr. Loehr, is compassion; for ourselves and for others. Dr. Loehr believes that character strength and empathy can be built in the same way that muscle strength is built—through energy investment. Rep after rep.
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