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Warrior Mindset

This practical guide teaches readers to meet stressful or dangerous situations with a combat-ready mentality.

In high-stress situations—especially ones where lives are on the line—mental toughness is essential. But while many agree on the importance of this psychological skill set, few ever provide practical training in how to achieve it. Warrior Mindset explains concrete steps and techniques to develop a survival mindset and hardened focus.

This book offers an in-depth analysis of the subject. Describing the importance of mental toughness and presenting a method for readying the mind for combat, this text can help foster skills that will optimize performance, success, and survival in the field.

Michael Asken, Dave Grossman, Loren W. Christensen, Brad Thor

Dr. Michael Asken is the retired psychologist for the Pennsylvania State Police, specifically the Special Emergency Response Team. He was involved with the selection and training of troopers, as well as cadet performance issues at the Pennsylvania State Police Academy where he also taught. Asken holds a BA in social & behavioral sciences from Johns Hopkins University and a PhD in clinical psychology at West Virginia University. He was a Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology fellow at the American Psychological Association. Asken has written articles for Police1, SWAT Digest, The Crisis Negotiator, The Tactical Edge, Law Officer, The Bulletin of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police, and the FireArms Instructor.

Open Road Media