17 must-read self help books like The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance by George Mumford

Cover of The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance by George Mumford

The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

By: George Mumford

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Michael Jordan and countless other NBA stars credit George Mumford with transforming their game. A …

If you liked the self help plot in The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance by George Mumford , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of The Champion's Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive by Jim Afremow

1. The Champion's Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive

By: Jim Afremow

3.94

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

你想像世界上最卓越的人一样在自己所从事的领域登峰造极吗?那你必须像他们一样思考、感受和行动。本书介绍了无数奥运冠军和体育名将使用的心理技能和策略,它们将助你实现这一点。这些技能和策略,有的基于表现心… read more

Similar categories in Jim Afremow's The Champion's Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • fitness
  • personal development
  • health
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • self help
"Consider using a three-level goal system to determine your achievement levels at a training session, during the next competition, or in your upcoming season: 1) bronze, 2) silver, and 3) gold. In thi…"

-Jim Afremow, The Champion's Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive

"What will your life look like when you have become your own champion? This is the key champion question. Take some time right now to imagine that a major performance breakthrough in your game and lif…"

-Jim Afremow, The Champion's Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive

Cover of Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success by Brad Stulberg, Steve Magness

2. Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success

By: Brad Stulberg , Steve Magness

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A few common principles drive performance, regardless of the field or the task at hand. Whether som… read more

Similar categories in Brad Stulberg's Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • personal development
  • health
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • self help
"Even seemingly trivial decisions deplete us."

-Brad Stulberg, Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success

"It isn't experience that sets top performers apart but the amount of deliberate practice they put in."

-Brad Stulberg, Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success

"More than half of white collar workers believe they have reached a breaking point. They simply can't handle any more information, and they report feeling demoralized as a result."

-Brad Stulberg, Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success

"In every field that's been studied from wine tasting to financial investing, when it came to differentiating between top performers, experience was not the critical variable....experience and experti…"

-Brad Stulberg, Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success

Cover of How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle by Matt Fitzgerald

3. How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

By: Matt Fitzgerald

4.10

Format: 265 pages, Paperback

The greatest athletic performances spring from the mind, not the body. Elite athletes have know… read more

Similar categories in Matt Fitzgerald's How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • fitness
  • personal development
  • health
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • self help
"Exercising mental fitness was a daily battle for him, but a battle he chose."

-Matt Fitzgerald, How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

"It was a very hard race from the word go with a combination of great runners and a tough course,"

-Matt Fitzgerald, How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

"What is the logic of punishing yourself each day, of striving to become better, more efficient, tougher?"

-Matt Fitzgerald, How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

"Interpreting running as an opportunity to discover and become his best self, and to give his best to others, through the relentless pursuit of toughness, or guts—a kind of courage."

-Matt Fitzgerald, How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

Cover of Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court by John Wooden, Steve Jamison

4. Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

By: John Wooden , Steve Jamison

4.46

Format: 201 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs."--John Wooden Evoking da… read more

Similar categories in John Wooden's Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • self help
"There is nothing stronger than gentleness."

-John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

"Discipline yourself and others won't need to."

-John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today."

-John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

"The smallest good dead is better than the best intention"

-John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

Cover of Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable by Tim S. Grover

5. Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable

By: Tim S. Grover

4.26

Format: 999 pages, Paperback

For more than two decades, legendary trainer Tim Grover has taken the greats--Michael Jordan, Kobe … read more

Similar categories in Tim S. Grover's Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • self help
Cover of The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion by Simon Marshall, Lesley Paterson

6. The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion

By: Simon Marshall , Lesley Paterson

3.44

Format: 272 pages,

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Similar categories in Simon Marshall's The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • fitness
  • health
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • self help
Cover of Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence by Gary Mack

7. Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

By: Gary Mack

2.00

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

Praise for Mind Gym "Believing in yourself is paramount to success for any athlete. Gary's lessons … read more

Similar categories in Gary Mack's Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • fitness
  • personal development
  • health
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • self help
Cover of The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance by W. Timothy Gallwey, Zach Kleinman, Pete Carroll

8. The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance

By: W. Timothy Gallwey , Zach Kleinman , Pete Carroll

3.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Inner Game of Tennis is a revolutionary program for overcoming the self-doubt, nervousness, and… read more

Similar categories in W. Timothy Gallwey's The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • self help
Cover of The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance by George Mumford

9. The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

By: George Mumford

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Michael Jordan and countless other NBA stars credit George Mumford with transforming their game. A … read more

Similar categories in George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • fitness
  • personal development
  • health
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • self help
Cover of Training Camp: What the Best Do Better Than Everyone Else by Jon Gordon

10. Training Camp: What the Best Do Better Than Everyone Else

By: Jon Gordon

3.86

Format: 136 pages, Hardcover

Training Campis an inspirational story filled with invaluable lessons and insights on bringing out … read more

Similar categories in Jon Gordon's Training Camp: What the Best Do Better Than Everyone Else book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • self help

11. The Art Of Less Doing: One Entrepreneur's Formula for a Beautiful Life

By: Ari R. Meisel

4.71

Format: None pages,

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12. Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant

By: Roland Lazenby

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Finalist for the Cross British Sports Biography of the Year Award in the UK"With surgical precision… read more

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13. How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life

By: Bob Rotella , Bob Cullen

4.00

Format: None pages,

This New York Timesbestselling, groundbreaking guide to success from America’s preeminent spo… read more

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Cover of Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger

14. Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

By: Arnold Schwarzenegger

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life—di… read more

Similar categories in Arnold Schwarzenegger's Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • self help
"The fact that I had such vivid impressions and expectations at all is the reason I got there in the first place."

-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

"The beauty of pain, not only is it temporary...is it tells you when you begin to give enough of yourself in pursuit of your dreams. If the work hasn't hurt or cost you anything, or at least made you …"

-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

Cover of Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within by David Goggins

15. Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

By: David Goggins

4.44

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

This is not a self-help book. It's a wake-up call! Can't Hurt Me, David Goggins' smash hit memoi… read more

Similar categories in David Goggins's Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • self help
"Whatever it takes for you to believe that you're better than good enough to achieve your dreams is what you must do. And remember, your greatness is not tied to any outcome. It is found in the valian…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

"We all owe it ourselves to stand for something. Principles give us a foundation — solid ground we can trust and build on as we continue to redefine what's possible in our own lives. Sure, some will b…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

"Back in SEAL training, I loved when people froze up and quit. I felt it elevated me in some way, but that was ego-driven immaturity and poor leadership. These days, I consider my business to make eve…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

Cover of The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life by Matt Fitzgerald

16. The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life

By: Matt Fitzgerald

4.04

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A good comeback makes a great story. In The Comeback Quotient , sports journalist Matt Fitzgerald s… read more

Similar categories in Matt Fitzgerald's The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • fitness
  • health
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • self help
"I’m scared shitless."

-Matt Fitzgerald, The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life

"This pain and suffering. This was my trophy ceremony."

-Matt Fitzgerald, The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life

"A girl need not necessarily have the perfect start in life to fulfill such a dream."

-Matt Fitzgerald, The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life

"I beat cancer, I had kids, and I did this with a disability. You couldn’t knock me off that mountaintop."

-Matt Fitzgerald, The Comeback Quotient: A Get-Real Guide to Building Mental Fitness in Sport and Life

Cover of The 6 Habits of Growth by Brendon Burchard

17. The 6 Habits of Growth

By: Brendon Burchard

4.01

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Listening Length: 5 hours and 4 minutes The world’s leading high-performance coach and multiple … read more

Similar categories in Brendon Burchard's The 6 Habits of Growth book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • self help
Cover of Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series) by Tim S. Grover

18. Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series)

By: Tim S. Grover

4.36

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

From the elite performance coach who authored the international bestseller Relentless and whose cli… read more

Similar categories in Tim S. Grover's Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series) book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • sports
  • self help
"But I had no doubt that whatever happened, I’d be fine."

-Tim S. Grover, Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series)

"Confidence is about taking chances, and never doubting the outcome."

-Tim S. Grover, Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series)

"If you can tolerate fear and doubt and loneliness… Winning would like a word with you."

-Tim S. Grover, Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series)

"We all have self-doubt. You don’t deny it, but you also don’t capitulate to it. You embrace it."

-Tim S. Grover, Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series)

Cover of The Heart Is the Strongest Muscle: Know Your Why and Take Your Mindset from Great to Unstoppable by Tia Toomey

19. The Heart Is the Strongest Muscle: Know Your Why and Take Your Mindset from Great to Unstoppable

By: Tia Toomey

3.76

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

The legendary six-time CrossFit Games champion and Olympic athlete shares lessons from her inspirin… read more

Similar categories in Tia Toomey's The Heart Is the Strongest Muscle: Know Your Why and Take Your Mindset from Great to Unstoppable book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • self help
  • sports
  • nonfiction
  • health
Cover of How to Train Your Mind: Exploring the Productivity Benefits of Meditation by Chris   Bailey

20. How to Train Your Mind: Exploring the Productivity Benefits of Meditation

By: Chris Bailey

3.84

Format: None pages, Audiobook

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Similar categories in Chris Bailey's How to Train Your Mind: Exploring the Productivity Benefits of Meditation book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • personal development
  • health
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
Cover of The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty by Ethan Sherwood Strauss

21. The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty

By: Ethan Sherwood Strauss

3.73

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

How money, guts, and greed built the Warriors dynasty--and then took it apart The Golden State War… read more

Similar categories in Ethan Sherwood Strauss's The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty book and George Mumford's The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance

  • sports
  • nonfiction

18 Top nonfiction books like The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure Performance by George Mumford

Transform Your Habits

The Champion's Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive

Jim Afremow

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success

Brad Stulberg , Steve Magness

4.18

Transform Your Habits

How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle

Matt Fitzgerald

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

John Wooden , Steve Jamison

4.46

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17 best-selling audiobook books like The 6 Habits of Growth by Brendon Burchard

Transform Your Habits

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Kelly Vincent

3.51

Transform Your Habits

Unfuck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers

Faith G. Harper

3.32

Transform Your Habits

A Quiet Life in 7 Steps

Susan Cain

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Change Your Paradigm, Change Your Life

Bob Proctor

4.02

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