Clutch(ISBN=) 英文原版

“Clutch, by New York Times columnist Paul
Sullivan, is a well- written examination of what makes a person
perform despite stress. It’s not luck, he emphasizes; it’s “the
ability to do what you can do normally under immense pressure.” He
points to five key traits of clutch performers: focus, discipline,
adaptability, being truly present and having the fear and desire to
win. Sullivan illustrates these talents by way of portraits of
accomplished, self-assured performers such as trial lawyer David
Boies, JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon and Sergeant Willie Copeland, a
hero in Iraq.”

-TIME Magazine

“Mr. Sullivan has sallied forth with notepad and pen in hand to
tell individual stories… [He] takes his examples from sports,
business, the military and the stage. He explains right away that
there are five traits that help people pull off a clutch
performance: focus; discipline, adaptability, presence (i.e.,
actual involvement in the task at hand), and fear and desire.
“
–Wall Street Journal

“In …Clutch, Paul Sullivan, a columnist for The New
York Times, examines strategies essential for remaining
composed when the pressure’s on…. Anyone who feels that they tend
to lose their confidence when the stakes are high can glean
something from this analysis.”
–Associated Press

“If you can’t perform well under pressure, then you can’t really
perform well. Paul Sullivan explains very readably how great
performers meet the challenge. Chokers everywhere-which means all
of us, in some part of our lives-owe him thanks.”
-Geoff Colvin, author of Talent Is Overrated

“In Clutch Paul Sullivan has captured the essence of what
makes stars superstars. Concise, engaging, and invaluable. A
brilliant book with lessons on how to excel in whatever you do both
professionally and personally.”
-Scott R. Singer, author of How to Hit a Curveball: Confront and
Overcome the Unexpected in Business

“In Clutch, Paul Sullivan-one of the best young journalists
at work in this country-shows us what really effective people do in
situations where they must perform well, even gracefully, under
pressure. His interviews with people in clutch situations are never
less than thoroughly entertaining. Sullivan has a keen eye for what
matters, and this wise book deserves a large audience.”
-Jay Parini, author of The Last Station

Is clutch performance innate-or can it be learned?

Sooner or later everyone encounters a situation in
which the stakes are high and the outcome is crucial. And even top
performers can crumble when faced with such extreme pressure.
Consider the CEO who panics in a desperate attempt to shore up his
company’s earnings, the veteran politician who grows overconfident
and loses to the upstart candidate, the quarterback who carries his
team to the Super Bowl but falls apart in the final quarter. All of
them choked. But then there are the performers who thrive under
such conditions: the ER doctor racing the clock to save someone’s
life, the lieutenant who leads his platoon to victory after an
ambush, the young attorney who refuses to be intimidated in court
and wins the crucial case.

These people are clutch, and their ability to overcome extreme
pressure consistently and beat the toughest odds fascinates us. How
do they do it? According to Paul Sullivan, clutch performance does
not stem from an innate ability. It’s a learned skill: the art of
operating in high-stress situations as if they were everyday
conditions. Even some of the most experienced and talented
performers lack this skill-but Sullivan shows that anyone can
develop it. Drawing on new research and interviews with stars
across a range of fields, Sullivan uncovers the shared traits that
define clutch performers and explains how anyone can apply their
strategies. He builds his case through many inspiring true stories,
including those of

* a skinny sergeant who saved his battalion in Iraq;
* a rookie baseball player who pitched his team into its first
World Series;
* an eccentric psychiatrist who trained a group of financial
traders to become the best in the world;
* a lawyer who struggled in school but became one of the top
litigators in America.
Full of powerful advice and real-world examples, Clutch will
show you how to overcome extreme pressure to achieve greatness.

Paul Sullivan writes the Wealth Matters column for The New York
Times.
His articles have appeared in Conde Nast Portfolio, The
International Herald Tribune, Barron’s, The Boston Globe, and Food
& Wine. From 2000 to 2006, he was a reporter, editor and
columnist at the Financial Times. His first big story for the
FT was a profile of the author Kurt Vonnegut based on a train ride
they took from Springfield, Massachusetts to New York City. His
last piece for the FT was Vonnegut’s obituary.
He received degrees in history from Trinity College and the
University of Chicago.