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Andrew D. Thompson is a high-performance coach, bestselling and award-winning author who has been empowering people of all ages and walks of life including elite athletes, high performers, and business leaders over the last 25+ years. He specializes in helping people to improve focus, clarity, and resilience, get past their setbacks, failures, and fears, and perform at their best when it matters so they can achieve their goals and overcome the barriers that block them from living their best and most fulfilling lives.
He is a former professional athlete, hospitality industry executive, and high-performance coach who survived a debilitating and life-threatening illness in 2016 that left him bedridden for months and took years to overcome.
Thompson’s unique life experiences helped him identify and develop the 12 key attributes of high performers, which he draws on to help elevate the lives of those looking to improve their circumstances and be at their best. These mental tools and mindsets were critical to his survival, healing, and eventual recovery from the rare illness that ravaged his life for over eight years.
Popular Quotes from A High-Performing Mind include:
“You’re the same person 10 minutes after you fail, only wiser.”
“What you learn in your Hardest Moment is the foundation for your best results.”
“Adversity is almost certain to come along on the way to achieving our goals. By preparing for it and knowing how we will respond positively if it does, we're mentally stronger, more resilient, and able to keep going until we succeed.”
Reviewed by Courtnee Turner Hoyle for Readers' Favorite
In A High-Performing Mind, Andrew D. Thompson develops his twelve attributes for exceptional thinking. The book is divided into three parts, revealing essential traits contributing to mental strength and emotional balance. Drawing from his personal experiences of self-treating a long-term condition, Thompson shares stories and tools designed to help readers on their journey. Each chapter includes practical tools, true stories, a recap of the lesson, and exercises to apply the material. The book addresses topics, like habits, weaknesses, resisting negativity, personal vision, learning from loss, making positive changes, and embracing fear. The exercises are designed to help readers reflect upon the material and absorb it as they apply the text to their everyday lives.
Andrew D. Thompson has created an empowering read that offers simple and effective steps for building resilience and finding inner strength. The information builds steadily, helping readers climb emotional, mental, or physical mountains that may have seemed insurmountable before reading the text. The book is beneficial for anyone seeking to improve their thinking, and the chapters are structured to be read in order, allowing for a gradual application of the material. Thompson's approach encourages readers to use their critical-thinking skills and dare to take the next step in overcoming adversity. The true stories and practical exercises make the book relatable, ensuring readers can integrate the lessons into their daily lives. A High-Performing Mind is a great resource for readers seeking to enhance their mental and emotional well-being and live a more fulfilling life.
