Mindset in daily life: chasing the mosquitoes away - Paperback

by Jackie Reardon (Author), Hans Dekkers (With)

Are you looking for a balanced approach to life?

Mindset in daily life provides insight into how impatience, tension and frustration can be transformed into confidence and enjoyment. It is essentially simple: everything begins with a choice.

Do we lose ourselves and our mental energy to: Story Thinking?

Or do we choose to be relaxed and alert at the same time: Action Thinking?

Jackie Reardon, mental coach, Friendly Eyes founder and former professional tennis player, has trained a wide array of Olympic athletes and elite performers. She uses unorthodox concentration exercises with sport as a metaphor to improve their focus and awareness. Combining her expertise in professional sport and meditation she has developed an online training platform 'Friendly Eyes' to guide and assist anyone who wants to get the best out of themselves. Friendly Eyes means: being kind to ourselves, being kind to others and learning to observe without judgment.

Author Biography

Jackie Reardon is the founder of the Mindset method. During her five-year stint on the professional tennis circuit, Jackie struggled with her out-of-control emotions. And then, during a sabbatical year, she came in contact with Vipassana meditation. That was the beginning of personal inner calm and new discoveries, and it set her life on a new course. She began using friendly eyes and acceptance in all her work, and discovered she not only enjoyed better results, but had more fun too. Through this personal journey, Jackie developed the ideas for her Mindset books. She has worked with world champions and Olympic gold athletes, both in individual and team sports, to help them discover the value of focus and attention and mental toughness. Her client list now includes children, housewives, executives, musicians, doctors, lawyers, psychologists, basically people who want to improve from all walks of life.