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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. Prof 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: 13.7 x 21.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (295 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 104 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)

"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)

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Personal development book by Prof 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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314 of 327 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..
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66 of 75 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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31 of 35 people found the following review helpful
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A brilliant, brilliant, brilliant book. I am a GP and former medical student who was taught by Dr Steve Peters. This book has helped me in my own personal life and I have started to use the techniques to help my patients. The changes this model can make to the outlook and mental health problems of my patients has been amazing. With regards to myself this is helping me achieve my goals in my amateur sports and in dealing with the huge pressure that comes from practising medicine. By adopting the chimp model I can operate in a calm manner that allows my 'computer' to work freely and me to be the best GP I can to my patients, optimise my life with my very busy surgeon husband and enjoy my free time effectively. I have used it in my amateur sports of tennis, swimming and running and the effect is so powerful. I have gone from being able to practice at tennis with any of the good players at my club yet falling apart in matches to now enjoying playing matches and playing well in them!!

A huge burden of the work of a GP is mental health problems and this is a fantastic book for people to help heal themselves. However, this is not just a book for those with anxiety or depression or another mental health problem, it is a book for anyone and I believe everyone would benefit from reading it. Everyone has a 'chimp', so everyone can get a lot out of this book and therefore more out of life. I have already recommended it to my friends, medical and non medical, as I rate it so highly. �11.99, (the price of a take away pizza) for a better life?! No contest in my opinion!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant 11 May 2013
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If you want to know why you react / over react sometimes, or have members of teams / family that do so, then read this book. Gives an interesting insight into the brain and personality which can be related to many scenarios. I found it an easy read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Taking Control 12 Nov 2012
By jules
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My doctor recommended this book to me as I struggled to cope following the death of my husband. It is written in plain English and easy to follow, with an amount of humour and has helped me to begin to understand myself. I have passed it to a friend and he too is benefitting from reading it.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book Cannot Recommend Highly Enough! 23 April 2012
By RosieC
Format:Paperback
What an excellent book. After reading only a few chapters I was able to curb my desire to eat chocolate and snacks unecessarily, and understand and help prevent myself getting stressed out by simple things. Very easy to read, makes complete sense, and easy to learn from. Top Notch and would recommend to anyone! Thankyou Dr Steve Peters! :)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Genius! 7 Jan 2012
Format:Paperback
I'm on my second read-through of The Chimp Paradox and it's as much of a page turner this time as the first time, if not more! I'm a little biased because I'm currently working with a senior team of athletes preparing for 2012 so I am very grateful for anything that helps me gain a deeper insight into how the brain works and how to help people be the best they can be. The Chimp Paradox does just this, in a brilliantly accessible and engaging manner. Whilst many of the concepts seem simple, Dr. Peters has drawn on a wealth of research, particularly from the field of neuroscience, which for me, gives the book both style and substance. As with most things in life, the book won't appeal to everyone but I recommend it unreservedly. I look forward to deepening my understanding of Dr. Peters' mind management programme - from my experience so far, I believe it will help me and the people I work with understand ourselves better and be more empowered to be the best we can be in whatever we choose to pursue in life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really practical insight into how to do things differently
I approached this book with some scepticism having heard about in on Radio 4 but it is very clear, easy to understand and very convincing. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading and learning
I don't know if I'm a better man but I feel a better person for reading this fantastic book. We all have a chimp inside us, the chimp is a thing that can help us in our most... Read more
Published 2 days ago by P. Rowley
3.0 out of 5 stars Makes sense but a little short on practical application
The concepts in the book all make sense but there isn't a great deal on how one can apply those insights in practice.
Published 5 days ago by Mr R
5.0 out of 5 stars The chimp paradox
This book has seriously changed my life, I've gone from a constant health worried to the happy go lucky person that I've always wanted to be. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Edd
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing!
My Gp suggested I read this book when I was going through a stressful period in my life. The book really helped me get myself back on track. Read more
Published 8 days ago by LINDA SUSAN MACKLIN
4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read
Interesting & easy to read. Useful thinking into psychology and managing people, a good resource for my business book shelf.
Published 9 days ago by tetx
5.0 out of 5 stars Simple and effective
A very easy to understand, and effective book for anyone. Highly recommended, putting these simple excersise s into practice help calm any situation.
Published 11 days ago by RichardB
3.0 out of 5 stars Chimp Paradox
Although there is much in the book of value, as with most books there is much padding and duplication.
I suppose books like this wouldn't sell if they were more concise!
Published 11 days ago by Brad
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