“This book will help you change your mindset and your behaviour!” 
Chris Tooley
CEO, LycaMobile

“A must read for developing a resilient mindset when it comes to achieving your personal and work goals.” 
Professor Sir Cary Cooper, CBE
University of Manchester

“Powerful thinking with a practical toolkit. An inspiring and encouraging read for business and life.” 
Pete Sayburn
Co-Founder, Market Gravity & Partner, Deloitte

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What’s stopping you from reaching your peak?

Welcome to this NEW EDITION of HEAD START, originally published by Pearson internationally, now a special edition for Indian readers.

We all aspire to succeed in work and life. According to Abraham Maslow, once our basic needs such as food and shelter are taken care of, we want to fulfil our potential, to be the best possible version of ourselves.

So, what prevents us from achieving this? Some of us are beaten by the setbacks and challenges that life inevitably scatters across our path. For others, the fear of failure or lack of confidence can cause us to retreat into our comfort zone and avoid risk. In short, we simply give up and reconcile ourselves to disappointment. In work, this can lead to demotivation and disengagement. 

Whatever inhibits us from fulfilling our potential, there is now a remarkable groundswell of scientific research from the disparate fields of sports psychology, positive psychology and neuroscience. Elite athletes have increasingly been exposed to this science. This has helped them persist in pursuit of their goals with passion. 

Using the tools offered in this book will help you, like an elite athlete, build your own mental toughness personal development programme and enable you to get ready and persist towards achieving your goals, whatever life throws at you.