Toughness Training for Life: A Revolutionary Program for Maximizing Health, Happiness and Productivity Paperback – October 1, 1994

I met Dr. Jim Loehr at the Nick Bolletieri tennis academy in Bradenton Fla. some 20 years ago. His mid day talks on mental toughness to the juniors were more valuable and everlasting than the actual tennis learned. His words rang true then & remain immortalized in this book, & then some! Dr. Loehr embodies the essence of living in the ultimate life parallel between competing in sports & in life. Whether you are an athlete or not, this book gives you the tools to help you become the best you can be, in general. It is more of an existence tutorial which will benefit any reader from any walk of life at any stage of their life. Dr. Loehr's chosen field of study couldn't be more applicable to the times today. In a world of so must unrest, be it financial, world peace, inner peace & more, this and all of Dr. Loehr's books provide the framework and tools needed to survive, make the best of and eventually climb on top of all life's challenges. Animating his principals coupled with vigilance will make a total winner out of anyone who perseveres. Dr. Loehr had a calling for sure & he delivers his message clearly & succinctly needing little money but a lot of heart. I promise you this, the ONLY pre-requisite to fulfilling the messages in this book is DESIRE. If you have true desire, then your path has been laid out for you in an easy to read book with inarguable truths. Spiritual assistance will only make the whole experience more meaningful. I rate this a 6 out of 5 stars. I would call Dr. Loehr's messages in all of his books the single most important message (outside of prayer) to help each and everyone become what God wants them to become....Thank you for hitting the bullseye, Doc.!

I have read a lot of book - and this is one of the most helpful. It starts with the premise that to get stronger we need to balance stress/work and rest/recovery in our lives. Loehr looks at the theory of why this is so and also gives practical tips on how to implement it in your life. The ideas are not complex and are easy to implement, but are revolutionary. I have become fitter, have more physical energy and have taken leaps in my career by being mentally tougher since reading this book. I see it as a training program for life. My husband and I have been recommending it to everyone. To be honest, it's not the best written book I have ever read, but the content more than makes up for it.

Stress cycles are Healthy! It's good reading and the message is great but the same info is restated in 1000 different ways. I still enjoyed.

Toughness training is good stuff!Prossets up reader to develop life programfilled with great stories and inspirationbreaks down the way to do training for lifeConsassumed that people could do this with easeWould recommend this book to anyone seeking a way to discipline their life for the better.

Jim Loehr's system for managing toughness and energy was really helpful for me. This is one of his earlier works, still good, but I would recommend "The Power of Full Engagement" instead. Some passages are copied over directly, but I the ideas are hashed out with more detail. There's less repetition of Loehr's ideas, more examples, and more relevance to the modern worker.

I have read thousands of Health and Fitness books if I could only have ONEThis would be it- Fitness Expert/ RN

We are taught through life that "we are strengthened by trials." That is not true. We don't grow stronger by adversity. We are made stronger through _healing_ from trials. The same applies to Nietzsche's popular sport/war chant "that which does not kill us makes us stronger." Anyone who has seen a homeless Vietnam Veteran knows that Nietzsche was wrong. "That which does not kill us, which we heal from, makes us stronger" is perhaps a better saying. WWII did not make us stronger. It made us dead, or at best, bitter. Yet a few were able to be strengthened by the combined process. What separated those few? What kept them alive, submissive to their captors, and able to transcend their adversity and use it to their advantage? This is the subject of Loehr's book.How do we balance our stress and recovery cycles so that we maximize our growth potential?This is one of my favorite books, because I, like everyone, am constantly seeking order and battling frustration...He has other books along these lines, but this is the newest and most comprehensive.--Colin Jensen

Correct dust jacket, wrong book inside. They did take care of the error, though.