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Springsteen, Bruce, 157

storytelling, 157–58, 159–60, 161–62, 173, 198

   center of the story, 159–60

stream-of-consciousness writing, 249–50

stress, 1, 2, 5, 54, 78, 79, 253–97

   benefits of, 255–68

   breathing and, 283–87

   distracted zone, 262–63, 266

   distraught zone, 263, 266

   dynamic zone, 261–62, 266, 267

   exercises, 267–68, 296–97

   minimizing, 253–97

   perception of, 270

   performance and, 255–60,
256–60

   relaxation and, 283–97

   relaxed zone, 260–61, 266

   stages of, 256–60,
256–60

   tactics for tackling, 269–81

   visualization and, 287–96

   zones, 260,
260
, 261–66

stressbusters, 269–81

   asking the right questions, 276–77

   celebrating the positive, 273–74, 278

   confronting the situation, 277

   minimizing the outcome, 272, 278

   minimizing the situation, 271–72

   reframing the situation, 273, 278

   seeking support from friends, 275–76, 278

   strategy, 277–79

   taking a break, 274–75, 279

   trip wires and alarm calls, 279–81

   using your mental energy wisely, 274

success, 77

superiority, 93

surprise, 158–59

sweating the small stuff, 105–7

Szilárd, Leó, 245

taking a break, 274–75, 279

taxes, 76

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich, 245

technology, 2

teenagers, 107, 142

television, 76, 230

thinking state of mind, 12,
13
, 16–18

Thrill Zone, 261–62, 266, 267

time limits, 224

time span, 28, 29

touch, and free association, 240

tortoise mind, 244, 251

toward bids, 105, 106, 107–9

   attentive, 108

   high energy, 108

   low energy, 108

   nearly passive, 107

trip wires, 279–81

turning-away bids, 105, 106, 111–13

   changing lanes, 112

   dismissiveness, 112

   silence, 111–12

unconscious mind, 243–52

   daydreaming, 246–49

   letting ideas incubate, 245–46, 249

Unilever, 3

using mental energy wisely, 274

vacations, 75, 136

victim, 52, 53, 94, 205–10

visualization, 247, 248, 249, 252, 287–96

   basics, 288–89

   guidelines and exercises, 291–95

   peaceful place, 293–95, 297

   tips, 290–91

vital components, 21, 24

wasted thoughts, 43, 45

winning yourself over, 44–45

wits, 244

Wizard of Oz, The
, 157–58

words, impact, 155

work, 30, 60, 69, 70, 73, 78, 135

   fear of failure and, 77–78

   layoffs, 64

writing down ideas, 225

Yerkes, Robert, 256

yoga, 2

you today vs. you tomorrow, 82

SEBASTIAN BAILEY
, Ph.D., is cofounder of Mind Gym and President of Mind Gym, Inc. He is a featured contributor for Forbes.com,
Chief Learning Officer, Talent Management, Business Insider, Training Magazine
, and
HR Magazine
. He lives in New York with his wife and two daughters. Sebastian can be found on Twitter @DrSebBailey and you can email him at [email protected].

OCTAVIUS BLACK
is cofounder and CEO of Mind Gym. He has contributed to and been featured in
The Times
, the
Sunday Telegraph
, the
Daily Telegraph
, and the
Financial Times
. He lives in London, England, with his wife and daughter. Octavius can be found on Twitter @octaviusblack and you can email him at [email protected].

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