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       THE PERFORMANCE MINDSET

       7 STEPS TO SUCCESS IN SPORT AND LIFE

       ANTHONY J. KLARICA

First published in 2022 by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd

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      ISBN: 978‐0‐730‐39468‐6

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      The material in this publication is of the nature of general comment only, and does not represent professional advice. It is not intended to provide specific guidance for particular circumstances and it should not be relied on as the basis for any decision to take action or not take action on any matter which it covers. Readers should obtain professional advice where appropriate, before making any such decision. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the author and publisher disclaim all responsibility and liability to any person, arising directly or indirectly from any person taking or not taking action based on the information in this publication.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      Anthony J Klarica is passionate about people and their performance and wellbeing. He has been heavily involved in sport all his life, starting at a young age. He has competed in athletics, tennis, cricket, Australian rules football, triathlon, endurance events and many other sports from social to high level. He has also been a track and field coach and coached a running squad, The Nail, with athletes who achieved high performance levels and became lifelong friends.

      Professionally, Anthony has worked for over 30 years as a psychologist, coach and high‐performance manager in a wide variety of sports. He has worked with AFL teams, including Melbourne, Carlton as well as Hawthorn during their Grand Final three‐peat, the AFL umpiring squad, a wide variety of motorsports including V8 Supercar drivers, road and off‐road motorbike riders, tennis players and a wide variety of Olympic sport organisations and individual athletes. He has travelled extensively to work with individual athletes and teams at state and national events, world championships and Olympics. He has sat in coaches boxes and been on the interchange with players at football matches, attended Grand Slams and spent time in the pit lane to apply his trade. This has involved consulting and coaching in leadership, culture, wellbeing, performance and one‐on‐one counselling over many years, mainly through his Melbourne‐based business, Elite Performance.

He is a lifelong learner with an undergraduate degree in education and master's degrees in psychology and business, and has attended many short courses and workshops along the way. He has consulted on and delivered many workshops and presentations in the education and corporate sectors as well as sport. This work was