Publisher: Motivational Press LLC

This book features interviews with the world’s best extreme athletes and their coaches on how to overcome fear and self-doubt in stressful situations. Their lessons are valuable for people with all sorts of common fears: flying, public speaking, heights, failure, commitment, rejection, driving a car, taking financial risks or changing career. From self-hypnosis to visualization to rational analyses – the interviewees tested the most effective strategies to overcome anxiety, and share their formula for success in this book. 
 
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Alex Honnold - Steph Davis - Lynn Hill - Catherine Destivelle -‘Spiderman’ Alain Robert -Hazel Findlay- Arno Ilgner- Jorg Verhoeven –Dan Goodwin – Don McGrath – Cedric Dumont –Edurne Pasaban – Alexander Schulz – Rebecca Williams – Martin Fickweiler

About Roanne van Voorst

Roanne van Voorst (PhD) is an anthropologist, author and public speaker who has done research on risk behaviour and fear management for over seven years. She lives partly in the Netherlands and partly in Philadelphia, the United States. She is also a rock climber (with vertigo) and the founder of Fearlessly Fearful, the bravery platform. www.roannevanvoorst.com
www.fearlesslyfearful.com

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Paperback 9781628654363 1628654368 2018-02-21 170 0.00 x 7.99 x 8.83 in $19.95

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