Dominic Rossi is a high performance coach who has worked for years with elite international athletes – including Belgian Cats Antonia Delaere, Julie Allemand, and Ann Wauters – as well as successful entrepreneurs.

READY TO THINK FROM A DOUBLE-GOLD MINDSET? 9 THIS BOOK IS ABOUT YOU 11 Principle 1: Personal growth means becoming more and more who you already are 16 Principle 2: You grow the most when you do what you’re good at and love to do 17 Principle 3: A good team player shares their strengths with the team and works purposefully with people whose strengths are complementary 18 PEAK PERFORMANCE WITHIN YOUR OWN CAPABILITIES 19 Why a mentor matters 25 Guiding our young people 29 PEAK PERFORMANCE IN TURBULENT TIMES 35 The Miracle of Lille 39 YOUR MENTAL BASKETBALL TEAM 43 The five players 45 Training the Focus Keeper 57 THE DOUBLE-GOLD MINDSET 65 The Olympic dream in pieces 69 Concert pianist panics 76 Home life under pressure 81 QUARTER 1: DISCIPLINE 85 1. I take full responsibility 88 2. I focus on what I can influence 101 3. I think in solutions, not in problems 110 QUARTER 2: SELF-CONFIDENCE 113 4. I clearly and confidently name my strengths 116 5. I express my ambitions and make the necessary sacrifices to reach them 125 QUARTER 3: REFLECTION 133 6. I feel and respect my values 135 7. I let information in, take time to reflect, process it, and make a constructive switch 146 QUARTER 4: CONNECTION 155 8. I support others in discovering and developing their potential 159 9. I am open and transparent about what I feel and see 164 10. I adopt a non-judgemental attitude toward myself and others when needed 171 RECAP OF THE MAIN POINTS 179 Your Mental Basketball Team 181 The Double-Gold Mindset 183 Coaching your Mental Basketball Team through these attitudes 187 Are you now ready to think with a double-gold mindset? 190 Lifelong learning 192 CLOSING REFLECTIONS 193 LITERATURE 199