See Your Elephant

FINALIST in PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT at the Australian Business Book Awards OVERCOME DOUBTS AND SETBACKS — AND SMASH YOUR PERSONAL BEST What’s standing between you and greatness? It’s time to identify — and overcome — your own unique elephant in the room. See Your Elephant is your guide to uncovering and shattering your personal barriers so you can perform at your very best. Dr Jo Brown, a world-renowned performance coach and physiotherapist, has spent decades championing champions, guiding elite athletes and Olympians like Noah Lyles and Yohan Blake to peak performance. In this book, she shares invaluable insights that reveal how profound self-awareness and unbounded personal growth can help you redefine what’s possible and achieve your biggest, brightest goals. Discover how to: develop a growth mindset identify the limiting beliefs and habits holding you back apply proven techniques to overcome challenges build your self-awareness and find a way forward address the elephant in your room. Greatness is a journey, not a destination. Whether you’re aiming for personal, career or even Olympic success, this book shares the life-changing strategies you need to break through your limits.

About the author vii Acknowledgements ix Introduction: How does an elephant relate to your true potential? xi Part I: Prepare for the hunt 1 1 The tools of the hunt 3 2 When will your elephant show up? 7 3 What kind of elephant hunter are you? 21 4 The Seeker 35 5 The Avoidant Hunter 47 6 The Accidental Hunter 57 Part II: Seeing your elephant 67 7 Fear 75 8 Ignorance 89 9 Inauthenticity 107 10 Belief 121 11 Physical block 133 12 Chaos 143 13 Tunnel vision 157 14 Burnout 171 15 Disillusionment 185 16 Turmoil 199 17 Distraction 215 18 Coercion 229 19 Boredom 243 20 Judgement 257 Part III: Discover your potential 269 21 Accept your elephant 273 22 Slay your elephant 277 23 Cage and feed your elephant 285 24 Embrace and befriend your elephant 295 25 Learning in pursuit of potential 299 26 The four pillars of performance 311 Conclusion 339 References 343 Index 357