The Power of Doing What Matters
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Product Details
Publisher: Curious Gap Publishing
Release Date: November 12, 2024
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Ebook, Audiobook
ISBN: HC: 979-8-9912672-2-9; PB: 979-8-9912672-0-5; EB: 979-8-9912672-1-2; AUD: 979-8-9912672-3-6
Trim: 5.5 x 8.5
Page Count: 202
Discover the Mind-Body Resilience in All of Us
Clayton Skaggs
People have never been so stressed about being stressed.
Modernization and life’s growing complexities have increased day-to-day pressures while displacing the basic principles that bring joy and happiness: self-awareness, humility, caring for others, and purposeful living. By building tenacity and resilience, we can begin to restore balance during high-intensity moments, alleviating stress and personal struggles while improving mental and physical health.
The Power of Doing What Matters is a journey of self-exploration in one unique package. Through the magic of stories, related science, and intentional training exercises—including over twenty easy-to-follow instructional diagrams—clinician, educator, and coach Clayton Skaggs provides all the necessary tools for increasing personal strength through self-discovery. He applies his unique knowledge and experience working with elite performers, athletes, and ordinary individuals, and offers guidance for dealing with high-stress situations and recovering from injury and pain. One simple step at a time, Skaggs outlines a holistic approach to balancing stress and improving mind-body resilience for the long term—opening the door to the life you’ve been missing out on.
About the Author
Clayton Skaggs, DC, is the founder and CEO of Central Institute for Human Performance and the founder of the Karel Lewit Clinic and Curious Gap Labs. In addition to his clinical career, Dr. Skaggs has been on doctoral, post-doctoral and research faculties of eight national and international universities. He has worked with thousands of elite athletes, military professionals, and executives. He consults individuals from around the world who have unresolved pain or injuries, or who desire better resilience.
Reviews
“Dr. Skaggs guides us through a method of daily practice with skilled storytelling to focus our thoughts and actions that produce our best life. He has guided me for years.” —Stuart McGill, PhD; author, Back Mechanic; chief scientific officer, Backfit Pro, Inc.; distinguished professor emeritus, University of Waterloo, Canada
“Every time I work with Dr. Skaggs, I learn. In the training room and the clinic, he has often helped athletes and patients where others have not. His thoughts and methods have improved my patient care and how I approach my life and health.” —Brian Mahaffey, MD, MSPH; team physician, St. Louis Cardinals; director, Mercy Sports Clinic Medicine, Mercy Center for Performance Medicine
“This book is wonderful. I am one of CIHP’s biggest fans. Their work is priceless.” —Lt. Col. Dan Rooney, fighter pilot; founder, Folds of Honor
“Dr. Skaggs and his team have made some of the best in the world better. His approach has made me and my coaching better in profound ways. His approach often turns ‘have to’ into ‘want to!’” —Darren May, PGA Tour coach; head golf coach, Grove XXIII
“This book is amazing and immediately goes on my most recommended book list. It is a must read for anyone wanting resilience in life. I can’t wait to help tune the senses of my kids.” —Joseph Scribbins, managing director, Koch Industries
“If you want to take charge of your pain, you owe it to yourself to understand the central message of The Power of Doing What Matters.” —Neil Osborne, DC, PhD, associate professor, clinical management, Health Sciences University, Bournemouth, UK
“I know from my own experience as one of the ‘regular folks,’ Dr. Skaggs and his CIHP team change lives.” —Robin Feder, executive director emeritus, Central Institute for the Deaf
“The simple but transformative concepts within this book guided me to quiet the noise and recalibrate my life’s compass. A must read for anyone seeking to find that alignment, or for those who wish to live a life with purpose.” —J.B., special operations soldier, US Army
“Dr. Skaggs has a special ability to help us explore the gap between what we know and what we do. This book captures his simple and insightful way. For almost a decade, I have urged friends and family to do what matters in this work.” —Kevin Bastien, former CFO, Edward Jones
“The journey is the reward. Concentrate on and enjoy Dr. Skaggs’s recommendations, and the journey will get you to the desired outcome and destination.” —Carl Bouckaert, two-time Olympian; owner, Bouckaert Farms; and serial entrepreneur