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Table of Contents
1 COVER
5 PREFACE
8 Part One: Leadership and the Hidden Edge 1 Under the Skin of Leaders and Their Teams What is Mental Fitness? If Mental Fitness is ‘the Hidden Edge’ of Business, How Can It Be Harnessed? Notes 2 The Business Case for Investing in Mental Fitness Mental Health: The Magnitude of the Problem The Tip of the Iceberg The Cost of Doing Nothing (or Not Doing Enough) The Benefits of Taking Action: The Bottom Line The Benefits of Taking Action: A Mentally Fit Workforce Notes 3 The Future of Fit Businesses
9 Part Two: The Power of Meaning and Emotions 4 Perception: Do You See What I See? The Science of Vision Changing Perception: The Ladder of Inference Notes 5 The Stories We Tell Ourselves Note 6 Everything Is Connected Our Thoughts Affect Our Feelings Our Feelings Affect Our Thoughts Both Our Feelings and Our Emotions Affect Our Behavior, and Vice Versa The Present The Past 7 Emotion and Decision Making Understanding That Our Emotions Matter Have You Ever Been ‘Hangry’? Applying Learnings to Your Life Notes
10 Part Three: Owning Our Thinking 8 Navigating Thinking Traps Identifying ‘Thinking Traps’ The Committee Positive Thinking and Interpretation Note 9 Fear Response and Neuroplasticity How Heavy Is Your Glass? Note
11 Part Four: Limiting and Empowering Beliefs 10 The ‘Rules’ We Should Be Breaking Why Do We Form Limiting Beliefs? Beliefs and Teams Spotting Limiting Beliefs How Does Our Focus Reinforce Our Beliefs? 11 How to Reframe Limiting Beliefs Reframing Technique
12 Part Five: Values: Principles We Live By 12 Values and Decision Making How Do Our Values and Beliefs Differ? 13 Uncovering Your Values Uncovering Your Values 14 Using Values to Navigate Conflict Using Values for Decision Making
13 Part Six: Stress and Performance 15 Stress and Control Changing Our Relationship with Stress Explaining the Matrix 16 Overcoming the Amygdala Hijack Four Ways to Take Back Your Amygdala
