The Pressure Paradox

by Martin Grunburg

In a spectacular follow-up to his bestseller, The Habit Factor®, Martin Grunburg illustrates exactly how our environment and, in particular, pressure is an essential ingredient for anyone looking to accelerate their achievements.

The majority of people, including some of today’s leading experts in psychology and performance, contend that pressure “is the enemy of success.” In The Pressure Paradox, Grunburg elucidates precisely the opposite: That when properly harnessed, channeled and “refracted” positively, pressure proves to be one of your greatest allies in your journey toward creating your ideal future.

Tragically, those who struggle the most (mentally, physically, emotionally) often misunderstand the important role pressure plays in their life; it’s a supernatural force that is impossible to avoid. Therefore, understanding pressure for its true nature and knowing how to use this force (which is technically neutral) in a positive fashion is arguably one of life’s great secrets for goal achievement, peak performance and, of all things, happiness and peace of mind.

The Pressure Paradox™ provides not only keen insight into this timeless force, but practical strategies and tactics that will allow anyone to use pressure positively for their benefit: to produce more, perform better, and enjoy greater harmony, happiness and peace of mind.

More:
- Why pressure CANNOT be the enemy of success
- The natural relationship between pressure and human potential
- How pressure facilitates problem-solving and creativity
- How you can positively utilize pressure to your advantage
- Why pressure is desirable to the greatest athletes
- What the ZONE really is in peak performance
- How to tailor your environment to help you forge new habits
- Why having a “chip on your shoulder” can be a huge advantage
- How pressure directly affects your wellness and peace of mind

Genres: Self Help

254 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 2015

Reviews

[Kathy Heare Watts · Rating 5 out of 5]

I won a copy of this book during a Goodreads giveaway. I am under no obligation to leave a review or rating and do so voluntarily. I am paying it forward by passing this book along to a business organization that offers business skills, hope, and dreams to be used in their ministry.

[Alicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book for free through Goodreads Giveaways.

The Pressure Paradox was a self-help book aimed at changing the negative associations with pressure by altering your internal outlook. There were practical sections included: planning, actions, and revision notes along with questionnaires.

There seems to be a lot of research from a wide variety of sources that has gone into this book. Footnotes and further resources are embedded everywhere, though some of them you’d fail an assignment for if you tried it at home (*cough* Wikipedia). Everyone finds different things inspirational though, and with the cross section selected for this book I’m sure everyone will find something they can personally relate to.

The book was engaging, though it had a long lead up to the main points. After the preface, prologue, foreword and introduction, sixty pages were already chewed through.

I didn’t like the bending of scientific principles to apply to this situation analogies are great, and I expect all books of this nature to be riddled with buzzwords, but there is a limit to how interpretive your research can be.

That aside, the book was well written and enjoyable to read.

[John Barrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most people go to great lengths to avoid pressures in life because they view pressure as a bad thing with negative consequences. Martin Grunburg does an excellent job of showing you why pressure is a good thing that is actually required when it comes to achieving your goals through your individual performance. He also links how you can create new habits to reduce pressure, accelerate the achievement of your goals and maintain your peace of mind. If you want to consistently produce results that are significantly better than average, without excessive stress, you need to understand how to use pressure to your advantage and this book will show you how.

[Danny Brzozowski · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some of the ideas are good. However, the changing fonts and typeset are distracting, there is an overuse of inspirational quotes, and the sensational tone undermine the credibility of the book and the author.