High Minds

A High-Performing Mind is an inspiring and motivating guide that elevates your heart and mind with proven mental tools and strategies, used by top performers around the world, to live a more successful and happier life. You will be provided with the best time-tested and practical methods that you can apply immediately to perform at your best in anything you do, achieve your goals, and make permanent improvements to your life. Imagine waking up with a sense of purpose, having better focus, motivation, and clarity, and productively working toward the life you want.

A scientist's exploration into the mysteries of the human mind. Neuroscience studies the brain, but what does science have to say about the mind? A full examination of what we mean by the term "mind" has traditionally been the province of philosophers, but what might neuroscience teach us about it? How does the mind differ from consciousness? And how do we know who we really are?

You want to get more out of yourself. You want to know how to take your performance to the next level. You want to uncover secrets to elite performance. You’re in the right place, but the path ahead is not what you think. Mark Mathieson outlines the nine key lessons that enable you to reconnect with your life to take advantage of the hidden, wild systems all around you. Mark will show you how to master these skills to develop grit and passion to re-wild your existence in a way that leads to sustainable high performance.

I'm a magnet for evil and controlling men. Chase, my big business tycoon and love of my life, thinks he can protect me, but he can't. No one can. It became clear far too late how serious my stalker was, that his threats weren't idle. He proved more than once that he would do what it takes, that there were no stakes too high for his sick and twisted games and delusions of worship. We should have been better prepared.

This expanded edition of the New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller includes chapters on A.I., nootropics, discovering your brain type, and more. For over 30 years, Jim Kwik, the world-renowned brain coach, has been the secret weapon of success for a diverse range of high achievers...

In 2015, Barbara Lipska - a leading expert on the neuroscience of mental illness - was diagnosed with melanoma that had spread to her brain. Within months, her frontal lobe, the seat of cognition, began shutting down. She descended into madness, exhibiting dementia- and schizophrenia-like symptoms that terrified her family and coworkers. But miraculously, the immunotherapy her doctors had prescribed worked quickly. Just eight weeks after her nightmare began, Lipska returned to normal. With one difference: she remembered her brush with madness with exquisite clarity.

The ADHDer’s Guide to Self-Discovery speaks to the recently diagnosed, the as-yet-undiagnosed, creatives, students, professionals, therapists, and anyone else who doesn’t want to be “fixed,” instead offering them a sense of belonging and self-understanding.

A month-by-month resource offering stage-specific wellness practices to help new mums care for themselves through the first year. A natural, supportive, empowering start to motherhood - for mental, emotional and physical wellness when you need it most. Your new baby is here! Your world has turned upside down! And with all your focus on your precious little one, it's easy to forget to look after yourself properly. But natural, holistic self-care has never been more important than it is now.

Just say know! With drug education for children more important than ever, this nonfiction book draws on the experiences of the New York Times best-selling father-and-son team to provide all the information teens and 'tweens need to know about drugs, alcohol, and addiction. From David Sheff, author of Beautiful Boy, and Nic Sheff, author of Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines, comes the ultimate resource for learning about the realities of drugs and alcohol for middle-grade listeners.

The Evolution of a Sales Mind is aimed at high-performance sales professionals and leaders, primarily but not exclusively in the technology space, looking to re-energize their approach in a rapidly shifting commercial landscape. Written by veteran sales strategist and mentor Lou Leuzzi, this book distils decades of frontline sales experience, consultancy insights, and behavioral expertise, into a powerful new playbook for those who recognize that their current strategies are increasingly ineffective in a business world that is being continually disrupted. This isn’t a beginner’s guide.

Are you ready to become the strongest, clearest, most unstoppable version of yourself? The High-Performance Mindset is your blueprint to mastering the four pillars that shape every part of your life: mindset, fitness, money, and relationships. In today’s world, motivation fades fast, discipline feels exhausting, and most people never reach their potential—not because they lack ability, but because they lack structure. This audiobook gives you that structure.

In the early 1980s, Brian O'Dea was operating a $100 million a year, 120-man drug smuggling business, and had developed a terrifying cocaine addiction. Under increasing threat from the DEA in 1986 for importing seventy-five tons of marijuana into the United States, he quit the trade - and the drugs - and began working with recovering addicts in Santa Barbara. Despite his life change, the authorities caught up with him years later and O'Dea was arrested, tried, and sentenced to ten years at Terminal Island Federal Penitentiary in Los Angeles Harbor.

Imagine waking up with your brain feeling sharp and focused, overflowing with creativity, innovative thinking, and clear decision-making. For 34 years, New York Times best-selling author Jim Kwik has been the world’s #1 brain coach, teaching Fortune 500 CEOs, leading entrepreneurs, Hollywood...

FAST MINDS is an acronym for common symptoms that are often seen in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Millions of adults have ADHD or some of its traits, but they are under-recognized, under-treated, and often under-supported. This book empowers people with ADHD, or some of...

Leading neuroscience researchers are racing to unlock the secrets of the mind. On the cusp of decoding brain signals that govern motor skills, they are developing miraculous technologies to enable paraplegics and wounded soldiers to move prosthetic limbs, and the rest of us to manipulate computers and other objects through thought alone. These fiercely competitive scientists are vying for Defense Department and venture capital funding, prestige, and great wealth.

In The Distracted Mind, leading psychologist Larry Rosen and pioneering neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley explain why our minds have become addicted to email, text messages, virtual worlds, and social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Through compelling true stories and scientific research, they show how digital distractions affect every aspect of life, from work, safety, and communication to our relationships and health.

Why is it that when life becomes difficult, some people shut down, while others seem to adapt, recover, and keep moving forward? Unshakeable AQ begins with this question, because it sits at the heart of how we experience stress, pressure, and adversity. Intelligence alone does not determine how well we cope. Emotional awareness helps, but it is still not the full picture. What often matters most is how we respond when things do not go as planned. This is where Adversity Quotient, or AQ, comes in.

From a pioneer in the field of mental health comes a groundbreaking book on the healing power of "mindsight," the potent skill that allows you to make positive changes in your brain–and in your life. Foreword by Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence Is there a memory that...

Master sustainable peak performance and deep work without the crushing weight of burnout. If you are an ambitious professional navigating high-stakes decisions, your daily commute is the perfect time to start treating focus and confidence as trainable skills. Stop relying on fleeting motivation...

An accessible and engaging account of the mind and its connection to the brain. The mind encompasses everything we experience, and these experiences are created by the brain - often without our awareness. Experience is private; we can't know the minds of others. But we also don't know what is happening in our own minds. In this book, E. Bruce Goldstein offers an accessible and engaging account of the mind and its connection to the brain.