Jim Murphy

#1 New York Times bestselling performance coach and author Jim Murphy presents an interactive workbook based on Inner Excellence, his step-by-step manual for mastering your mind for peak performance and discovering fullness of life. The Inner Excellence 90-Day Challenge is based on the program that has empowered athletes and developed world champions--as well as countless readers in all walks of life--and most importantly, transformed their hearts and minds. Structured around weekly challenges related to ego mastery, establishing routines, healing relationships, being present, and much more, the workbook is filled with prompts and exercises from one of the world's top mental skills coaches. Increase your self-awareness, confidence, and mental toughness. Overcome fear and anxiety and remove trauma and phobias. Clarify your purpose, and how to live it. Whether you're an athlete, a business leader, or involved in any kind professional or amateur pursuit, you'll find exercises, techniques, and tools in this book that will improve every area of your life and work. Your life will take on new meaning as you move beyond the pursuit of happiness to a life of purpose and fulfillment.

Opi hallitsemaan mielesi tilanteessa kuin tilanteessa. Ahdistutko asioista, joihin et oikeasti voi vaikuttaa? Pelkäätkö epäonnistumista? Etkö tunnu saavan parasta irti itsestäsi? Tämä kirja on sinua varten. Mielenhallintaan erikoistuneen valmentajan uraa uurtava kirja, johon ovat tukeutuneet lukuisat huippu-urheilijat ja liike-elämän vaikuttajat mutta jonka opeista voi hyötyä kuka tahansa itsensä kehittämisestä kiinnostunut. Jim Murphyn neuvojen avulla voit oppia muun muassa parantamaan keskittymiskykyäsi, nujertamaan pelkosi ja ahdistuneisuutesi, kestämään paremmin paineita ja ennen kaikkea tulemaan sisukkaammaksi ja itsevarmemmaksi. Jim Murphy on entinen baseball-ammattilainen, joka oli uransa aikana hyvin saavutuskeskeinen ja pelkäsi epäonnistumista. Kun hän uransa jälkeen alkoi valmentaa ammatti- ja olympiaurheilijoita, hän törmäsi tämän tästä vastaaviin tapauksiin ja kiinnostui suunnattomasti siitä, miten maailman menestyneimmät urheilijat pystyvät suoriutumaan kylmänviileästi kaikkein kovimmissakin paikoissa.

Two-time Newbery Honor Book author has written an amazing account of one of America's most famous hoaxes When a 10-foot tall purported "petrified man" is unearthed from a backyard in upstate New York in 1869, the discovery immediately turns into a spectacle of epic proportions. News of the giant spreads like wildfire, and well over a thousand people come to view him in the first five days alone Everyone has their own idea of his true origin: Is he an ancient member of the local Onandaga Indian tribe? Is he a biblical giant like Goliath? Soon the interests of world-renowned scientists and people from around the globe are piqued as arguments flare over who he is, where he came from, and if he is real--or just a hoax. In a riveting account of how the Cardiff Giant mystery snowballed into one of America's biggest money-making spectacles--and scams--Jim Murphy masterfully explores the power of 19th-century media and the unexpected ripple effect that a single corrupt mastermind can produce when given a stage.

Examine the early years of El Paso's evolution from a sleepy, adobe village to a vital international crossroads. Located at the far western tip of Texas, the city of El Paso is bordered on the north by New Mexico and on the south by the city of Juarez, Mexico. The area's recorded history dates back more than 400 years when Spanish missionaries gave the region its name: El Paso del Nort , or The Pass of the North. Between 1850 and 1950, El Paso's growth was influenced by a variety of people and events. The four dead in five seconds shootout in 1881 gave El Paso the short-lived nickname Six-Shooter Capital until the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, happened later that year. The Mexican Revolution influenced the city in the early part of the 20th century, and the 1920s saw Prohibition energize the local tourist trade with barrooms and gambling available just across the border. El Paso also became an inland Ellis Island, with thousands of immigrants entering the United States eager for a new start. Enjoy El Paso's rich early history in this collection of 15 historic black-and-white postcards.

Examine the early years of El Paso's evolution from a sleepy, adobe village to a vital international crossroads. Located at the far western tip of Texas, the city of El Paso is bordered on the north by New Mexico and on the south by the city of Juarez, Mexico. The area's recorded history dates back more than 400 years when Spanish missionaries gave the region its name: El Paso del Nort , or The Pass of the North. Between 1850 and 1950, El Paso's growth was influenced by a variety of people and events. The four dead in five seconds shootout in 1881 gave El Paso the short-lived nickname Six-Shooter Capital until the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, happened later that year. The Mexican Revolution influenced the city in the early part of the 20th century, and the 1920s saw Prohibition energize the local tourist trade with barrooms and gambling available just across the border. El Paso also became an inland Ellis Island, with thousands of immigrants entering the United States eager for a new start.

The author of The Boys' War presents an illustrated history of the building of the transcontinental railroad, including Robert Louis Stevenson's account of his twelve-day journey to California on six trains in 1879. An ALA Notable Children's Book. Reprint.