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The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness [Paperback]

Dr Steve Peters
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5 Jan 2012

Do you sabotage your own happiness and success? Are you struggling to make sense of yourself? Do your emotions sometimes dictate your life?

The Chimp Paradox is an incredibly powerful mind management model that can help you become a happy, confident, healthier and more successful person. Dr Steve Peters explains the struggle that takes place within your mind and then shows how to apply this understanding to every area of your life so you can:

- Recognise how your mind is working

- Understand and manage your emotions and thoughts

- Manage yourself and become the person you would like to be

The Chimp Mind Management Model is based on scientific facts and principles, which have been simplified into a workable model for easy use. It will help you to develop yourself and give you the skills, for example, to remove anxiety, have confidence and choose your emotions. The book will do this by giving you an understanding of the way in which your mind works and how you can manage it. It will also help you to identify what is holding you back or preventing you from having a happier and more successful life.

Each chapter explains different aspects of how you function and highlights key facts for you to understand. There are also exercises for you to work with. By undertaking these exercises you will see immediate improvements in your daily living and, over time, you will develop emotional skills and practical habits that will help you to become the person that you want to be, and live the life that you want to live.


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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Vermilion (5 Jan 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 009193558X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091935580
  • Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 2.6 x 21.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (225 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 41 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"The mind programme that helped me win my Olympic Golds" (Sir Chris Hoy)

"Steve Peters is the most important person in my career" (Victoria Pendleton, World and Olympic Cycling Champion)

"If you want to know, in general terms, about the psychological techniques that Bradley Wiggins used in the Tour de France that helped him win, you can find out through this book, The Chimp Paradox by Dr Steve Peters" (Richard Bacon, Radio Five Live 2012-07-23)

"For anyone guilty of sabotaging their own happiness, these wise words and insights could be just what you need." (The Sun)

"Steve and his book can take a leadership team where ego, insecurity and emotion dominate, and turn them into a harmonious group where the team is truly more than the sum of its parts. Anyone running a leadership team will tell you that this is, literally, priceless. My team has shifted from being a talented group of individuals, largely doing their own thing, to a group that can challenge each other on really difficult issues, with the best outcome in mind. Gold dust." (Sue Garrard 2013-03-21)

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Personal development book by Dr Steve Peters, the British Cycling team's resident psychiatrist, in which he shares his phenomenal mind management programme for the first time.

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263 of 272 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book 9 Jan 2012
Format:Paperback
this book is fantastic... i have been a profesional sportsman for 20n years winning 3 world titles..4 uk champs..4 masters titles plus many more titles... my journey has not always been the the best in terms of how i have felt about it.. many times vowing to retire.. it has been that hard.. in this time i have worked with many people to try and help me through the journey... and in my opionion nothing has come close to how this book explains things.. this book really helps you make the descions for yourself.. it gives you he tools to deal with all things life can throw at you.. it has enabled me to to see the wood through the trees.. it has helped me see that i was not going mad.. i just was not able to understand how my mind the machine works..i now am able to play snooker and not feel that my self worth depends on winning a game of snooker.. which i have done for years.. yes i still want to win.. but i dont need to define my self through having to win every snooker game i play in..i now feel able to play.. and handle the the negative thoughts which used to make me wanna lose and go home..and tell my self i did not want to compete..i had that mind set for years..
the book has also helped me make good choices in making time for the people who really matter in life.. this is called the troop.. and how much better life has got since getting the right people back in my life..tjhis has made i massive difference to my life.. it is ongoing.. and needs you to put the work in.. it wont just happen.. you need to make it happen.. the book really does offer simple but effective ways on how to really improve your life..i have red many self help books.. and worked with many people the field of self help.. and nothing comes close to to this model.. anyone can get something out of reading the book.. its one of those books u just wanna buy for people you know..u just know they will thank you for it.. and say i really got a lot out reading the book...and lets be honest .. what price can u put on being happy?..
Ronnie O'Sullivan
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, so far.. 4 July 2012
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I do believe that this book will take a year of hard work and introspection before anybody should review it fully, and because of that reasoning - do not take my 5 star review as anything other than the title says - Brilliant so far..
I have maintained the journal habit, that helps.. I don't want to spoil anything either - hard to know what to say!

I have read and tried my best at many a 'self-help' book.. and got (as most/all do) nothing or very little from them.

This is so far a true self-help book, there's no easy ways, no short-cuts, no nonsense in it. Just reading it helped me understand other people so much more!

Just know it is easy to read, but not easy to 'DO' - but if you are searching for the easy way of doing ANYTHING, I promise you that you are on the wrong road there.
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64 of 70 people found the following review helpful
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What an amazing book! Steve Peters uses his years of experience as a teacher and mentor to put accross the science of the workings of the mind in a way that is simple, enjoyable and enlightening to read. To get the most of this book please! please! please! keep a notebook with you while reading it and do the exercises. There is so much to learn from this book that I'm sure reading it at different stages and times of your life will reveal different truths and offer continual guidance, it's a real life changer. Take action, buy the book, it's a must read. To quote Tim Robbins (Andy Dufresne) in the classic film the Shawshank Redemption "I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living or get busy dying" :-)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
I really got a lot from this book. Very interesting and thought provoking mind model. Some of these type of books can be heavy going but this s an easy read although refer to... Read more
Published 1 day ago by Elaine Corr
5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book......it will honestly change your life!
An awesome read. I now understand the workings of my brain far better than I did before and I am controlling my 'Chimp' better!
Published 2 days ago by Chris Pople
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting.
Only a short way through but already feel I know more about how the brain works to make us aware of how and why we react to things the way we do. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Mrs Pauline A Bantel
2.0 out of 5 stars Monkey Metaphors
Perhaps....I hope I am....being a bit too presumptuous having only listened to the first 20 minutes of the audio book. Read more
Published 7 days ago by L
5.0 out of 5 stars Simples!
Good analogy to explain why and how we react the way we do; and how to handle this. Quite tough to change these patterns by yourself though. A good insight.
Published 7 days ago by timk
5.0 out of 5 stars Great, easy to understand, explanation of how to manage our chimp
Great book, really gets under the skin of the emotional hijack and teaches techniques for managing your emotions. I have bought 5 copies for use by my team.
Published 10 days ago by Jeff Todd
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
If you want to know why you react / over react sometimes, or have members of teams / family that do so, then read this book. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Country boy
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting and enjoyable.
Read by the author, interesting but easy listening, pitched at level that will be understood by all. Suitable for the whole family.
Published 12 days ago by Allison
4.0 out of 5 stars Makes sense!
I'm still reading this book but so far makes perfect sense and has changed the way I think and act!
Published 14 days ago by Steve Dalton
5.0 out of 5 stars Looking for a dramatic change in Partners behaviour
I bought this book for my partner after his GP recommended it and have to say I have noticed a change already and he has only read half the book. Read more
Published 15 days ago by Amjdaniel
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