Introduction: Rick and Izzy -- Reframing : the shortest path from threat to opportunity -- Why reframing at crunch time is necessary -- Reframing from trying harder to trying easier -- Reframing from tension to laughter -- Reframing from anxiety to taking control -- Reframing from doubt to confidence -- Reframing from failure to a learning moment -- Reframing from prepared to overprepared -- Conclusion: final thoughts -- Appendix A: Index of stories -- Appendix B: Try this -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the authors

"Thrive under pressure! Nobody knows pressure like a major league baseball pitcher- an entire game can rest on a single pitch. For years, Rick Peterson has helped some of baseball's finest excel in this kind of intense situation. In Crunch Time, he and leadership expert Judd Hoekstra share Rick's secret. It's called reframing- it enables you to see a pressure situation with a new perspective so that it shifts from a threat that can make you panic to an opportunity for you to shine. Rick and Judd offer six powerful reframing strategies, with behind-the-scenes examples from Rick's work with some of the top names in sports. Lean how elite athletes perform their best under pressure and how you too can perform and be your best when it matters most."--Back cover