The Mental Strength Playbook

50 Tools to Cope with Stress, Thrive Under Pressure, and Gain a Competitive Edge in the Workplace

De: Amy Morin

Improve your workplace performance with 50 practical, science-backed tools that build emotional resilience and neutralize negative thoughts—from the internationally bestselling author of the 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do series

Whether you’re dealing with constant demands, the pressure to perform, or the stress of adapting to rapid changes, the workplace is often where you’re tested the most mentally and emotionally. As psychotherapist, speaker, and podcast host Amy Morin discovered, sharpening your mental strength is the key to not only tackling workplace challenges but taking your performance to the next level. The Mental Strength Playbook is specifically designed to help you thrive professionally, with 50 scientifically proven plays you can use right now.

Morin helps you navigate tough but common situations at work, like dealing with anxiety in the middle of a sales call or negotiation, staying on task when you're feeling overwhelmed, or dealing with difficult coworkers. Learning how to manage your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors will help you recover from setbacks faster and optimize your mental game to excel in high-stakes situations. Her workplace-specific strategies are organized to make solving your specific issue quick and easy and include:

• Dread Defusers (Play Behavior Bingo or Use the 10-Minute Rule)
• Insight Ignitors (Question Your Question or Brainstorm the Bad Ideas First)
• Anxiety Alleviators (Schedule Time to Worry or Change the Channel in Your Brain)
• Confidence Catalysts (Channel Your Alter Ego or Visit Your Victory Vault)

Whether you’re struggling with a tight deadline, delivering a high-pressure presentation, or newly leading a team, The Mental Strength Playbook will give you the skills you need to cope with discomfort, prevent burnout, and excel at work.

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“Amy Morin is one of the best there is at translating deep psychological insights to help all of us flourish—not only as performers, but more importantly, as people. Mental strength isn’t about white knuckling your way through life’s inevitable challenges. It's about having a robust toolkit, and this book is chock-full of great tools.”—Brad Stulberg, author of The Way of Excellence and The Practice of Groundedness

“When work feels overwhelming, it’s easy to think you just need to push harder or hold it all together. But The Mental Strength Playbook offers a different approach. Amy Morin shows you how to feel better and do better—starting right now.”—Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and New York Times “Ask The Therapist” columnist