Jason Gregory - Emotional intuition for peak performance : secrets from the sages for being in the zone

EMOTIONAL INTUITION

for Peak Performance

Are you hot or cold? Do you react or respond? Or are you warma mix of both? In Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance be prepared to understand what it truly means to be hot headed or cool and collected. In order to be in the zone, we must be aware of what cognitive temperature were operating with. Jason describes the positives of both and how a blend is optimal.

DR. BEN LYNCH, AUTHOR OF DIRTY GENES

It is often the case that we focus on what to do in life and not how we do it. If we wish to reach the higher levels of our chosen field, then an effective methodology is going to be needed. In this book Jason Gregory expertly breaks down the psychology, spiritual elements, and practicalities of optimizing your personal potential. In doing so, what Jason has gifted to those seeking mastery in life is an invaluable guide to the how of approaching any given field.

DAMO MITCHELL, AUTHOR OF A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO DAOIST NEI GONG AND WHITE MOON ON THE MOUNTAIN PEAK

Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance is a users manual for optimal performance and success in anything the reader chooses to do. Herein the reader will find not only the nuts-and-bolts techniques for honing your skills, training yourself to use them for maximum efficiency, and achieving optimum performance in your chosen field but also practical applications of ancient truisms from Zen and Tao traditions that lend surprising insight into what it takes to succeed in the world today. One of this books strongest points is that it dispels the illusion that you can eat whatever you please, ignore the need for proper exercise, and allow television and other mass media to use your mind as a dumping ground for trivial entertainment, silly advertising, fake news, and other mental garbage and still be a successful contender in your chosen field. If you wish to succeed at anything in life, you need to train and nourish both your body and your mind to deliver peak performance on demand, any time and any place, under any and all circumstances. Jasons new manual for worldly success outlines a practical program for proceeding to your goal step by step, inch by inch, and thereby realizing your dreams in life. Thats a good deal for the price of a book!

DANIEL REID, AUTHOR OF THE TAO OF HEALTH, SEX, AND LONGEVITY AND THE TAO OF DETOX

With Jason Gregory as your guide, the reader will experience a wholesome, integral path to self-achievement. With clear language and a no-nonsense approach, Gregory shows us that living at our full optimal potential is also a path to inner peace. Harnessing the latest in cognitive science, sagely wisdom, and eastern philosophy, alongside his own wealth of personal experience, Gregory leads you through the ways of nourishing the self in our everyday lives, with creativity and intelligence. This book asks us to transform and to trust in our inmost nature, with sincerity. Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance is a breath of sanity much needed in our present times.

KINGSLEY L. DENNIS, PH.D., AUTHOR OF THE SACRED REVIVAL

The secret to good writing is having something worthwhile to say, and Jason Gregory delivers again in Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance. His book is rich with ideas that are not only intellectually intriguing but compelling lessons to be applied in daily life.

DANA SAWYER, PROFESSOR OF RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY AT THE MAINE COLLEGE OF ART

In Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance Gregory helps you maximize your ability to be all of yourself, addressing the idea of peak performance but including inner peace and joy as a huge part of that. As usual, he demonstrates a wide range of knowledge and wisdomand a nicely integrated left-and right-brained approach. An optimal life experience integrates skillful perception and action at all levels of the self, and with this book youll find practices for every aspect of consciousness.

PENNEY PEIRCE, AUTHOR OFTRANSPARENCY, LEAP OF PERCEPTION, AND FREQUENCY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

E motional Intuition for Peak Performance is the culmination of seven years work, going all the way back to 2013. Unbeknownst to me, through the process of writing other worksespecially Fasting the Mind and Effortless Livingand dedicated practice of my own personal exercise regime and daily meditation, I discovered and created a book on how to cultivate skill and experience peak performance. When I first started teaching and writing about Eastern philosophy, I had no inkling that there was any connection to expert skill and peak performance. Nor did I consider how crucial understanding Eastern thought was for someone who wished to reach peak performance in their given skill. These are the sorts of mysterious paths you can end up in by leaving lifes door ajar for new possibilities to enter. And in any quest for reaching peak performance, although it may seem like a solitary endeavor, there are usually a lot of people to thank in the background who go unnoticed and deserve the utmost praise.

My wife, Gayoung, is someone I cannot express enough love and gratitude to for being in my life. From the day that we met until now, our love for each other has never wavered and has only become stronger. My life with you is a joy I once thought was never possible to experienceI am joyful every day, and that is because of you. My relationship with you is the main reason my work, including all of the books that I have written, flourishes. For this book, like all of my previous books, you were instrumental in the writing and editing process, sharing very important suggestions that contributed to making the book more comprehensive. My love for you cannot be expressed in words, but I will go ahead and tell you what I tell you every day: I love you.

To Thailand, the land of smiles, I owe a lot. In the last twelve years, I have mainly resided in Thailand, especially Chiang Mai. These have been some of the greatest years of my life, as I have written most of my books here and also lived a peaceful lifestyle that only somewhere like Thailand can facilitate. The Thai people and culture have been a positive influence in my life, which has allowed me to go deeper in my work. Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance was written in its entirety in a small (extremely hot) apartment in Chiang Mai.

One of the most amazing things I have discovered as a writer is that somehow I found the perfect publisher for my work. Words are inadequate to describe the love and appreciation I have for all of the wonderful people at Inner Traditions Bear & Company. It all begins with the wisest acquisition editor in the game, Jon Graham. Without you, Jon, none of my books would have had life breathed into them. You have always guided me in the right direction and taught me to be patient as an author. The body of work you have created in life has been in selfless service to others (authors), which should be praised and is something we can all learn from.

To the two editors of this book I owe a special debt of gratitude. First of all, I am extremely thankful to my copy editor, Jill Rogers. You made the editing process more fun than expected. Your humor and also praise for certain areas of the book were unexpected, but deeply appreciated and a welcome change. Your edit of this book was in line with the core philosophy of it; your emotional intuition was on point. Second, I cannot give enough heartfelt gratitude to my project editor, Meghan MacLean. Youve been there from the beginning, and every book has been a joy to work on with you. There are many superlatives I should shower you with, but the most amazing thing to me is that, as with my last book, you gave birth to another wonderful child during the process of editing this one. How you can meticulously edit a book and deal with authors while being pregnant is a skill that Im sure is hard for anyone to master. But you have, and since we are making a habit of this, I am expecting nothing different for my next book.