Dialed in - by Dana Sinclair (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

It's not about how you feel, it's about what you do.

For readers of Atomic Habits and Inner Excellence, a practical guide to performing your best in the moments that matter most.

No matter what your job or goals are, everyone has decisive moments--the presentation, the pitch, the interview, the big game. Those high-pressure situations can make or break the paths we're on, and it's normal to struggle with the stress they bring. With guidance though, you can clear the mental clutter that can sabotage your most important days and create new, better habits for your toughest professional, and even personal, challenges.

In Dialed In, Dr. Dana Sinclair, one of the world's leading performance psychologists, shares the practical strategies that she's revealed to hundreds of professional athletes, surgeons, and business leaders. It's not about becoming fearless; it's about crafting sustainable strategies, habits, and routines for those high-pressure situations, and peeling away the lessons that need to be unlearned about motivation and success.

In Part One, Dr. Dana shares her key concepts:
-the true nature of confidence (it's overrated)
-the difference between effective routines and unhelpful superstitions
-helpful communicating vs. common bad advice
-why character matters more than talent, and much more

In Part Two, she takes us through her three-step process for making your own performance plans, with five helpful case studies to illustrate how it's done.

The final section includes questionnaires about motivation, habits, fears, and more, and gives quick tips to help you develop your personalized performance plan for the specific challenges you face.

Straightforward, universal, and no-nonsense, this is a hands-on guide to get your best results when the pressure is on.

Review Quotes

"Anytime you enter the eye of the storm, you need a guiding light, and with this book, Dana gives us an inspiring and innovative path forward."
-- BILLIE JEAN KING, social justice and sports icon

"Dr. Dana Sinclair has a passion for teaching and helping people become the best versions of themselves: quality colleagues or teammates who assume responsibility for their own performance."
-- SCOTT McCAIN, chairman of McCain Foods

"Dr. Dana Sinclair put everyone at ease and worked with the team to get us to the next level. Her approach is excellent!"
-- NICK NURSE, NBA coach

"Dr. Sinclair is one of the world's greatest people, first and foremost. That just makes her talent and knowledge for helping athletes get the best out of themselves even more extraordinary. She is down to earth, she is relatable, and she will always be one of my favourite people! Thank you for being great, Doc!"
-- KYLE LOWRY, NBA point guard

"I have had the privilege of psychoanalytic therapy to really uncover the unconscious imprints that drive all of us. There are external things that can help though, and this book is one. It's about motivation, not self-flagellation. Dr. Dana's guidance and suggestions are laid out in a way that all will understand and can apply. A very important tool!"
-- JAMIE LEE CURTIS, Academy Award-winning actor and New York Times bestselling author

"She saved my life. If it wasn't for Dr. Dana Sinclair, I would have lost my mind in some of the situations I faced. When she was our team psychologist in Anaheim, her calm and direct approach really helped stabilize and smooth out some of our performance issues."
-- BRUCE BOUDREAU, NHL coach

"Talent gets you in the game, but a distracted mind kicks you out. Dialed In dispenses with the typical platitudes and reveals the specific behaviors that separate great performers from the rest."
-- DANIEL H. PINK, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Regret and Drive

"When I needed to be calm, clear, and focused, Dr. Dana Sinclair was a difference maker."
-- DON MATTINGLY, baseball legend

"Winning, in any sector, means you need to show up when it matters most. Dr. Dana's work with the Dodgers helped us do that, and her new book will assist everyone to get to their best."
-- MARK WALTER, part-owner and chairman of the Los Angeles Dodgers and co-owner of Chelsea Football Club

"With Dialed In, Dr. Dana takes the guesswork out of the best practices required for continued individual delivery of high performance. She artic­ulates a simplified, specific, and functional framework with applications for all aspects of life. This is a great read and an excellent resource!"
-- ANDREW JAY FEUSTEL, Ph.D. NASA Astronaut (ret.)

About the Author

Dr. Dana Sinclair is a founder and partner of Human Performance International, a Toronto-based management consulting firm. She has worked with professional teams and athletes in the NFL, MLB, NBA, WNBA, NHL, MLS, IndyCar, WTA, PGA, and the Olympics, as well as high-level executives, surgeons, actors, musicians, and more. Sinclair is a licensed psychologist and hold doctorates from the University of Cambridge and the University of Ottawa, is a clinical assistant professor with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, and a specialist lecturer with the Royal Institute of British Architects.