Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. An Introduction to Self-Leadership: The Journey Begins Leadership Sources of Leadership We All Lead Ourselves Self-Leadership 2. The Context of Self-Leadership: Mapping the Route Conceptual Foundations of Self-Leadership External Factors Personal Factors We Do Choose 3. Behaviour-Focused Strategies: Overcoming Rough Roads, Detours, and Roadblocks World-Altering Behaviour-Focused Strategies Self-Imposed Behaviour-Focused Strategies 4. Natural Reward-Focused Strategies: Scenic Views, Sunshine, and the Joys of Traveling Natural Rewards What Makes Activities Naturally Rewarding? Tapping the Power of Natural Rewards Combining External and Natural Rewards 5. Constructive Thought-Focused Strategies: Developing a Travel Mind-Set Our Psychological Worlds Is There Power in Positive Thinking? Evaluating Beliefs and Assumptions Mental Practice Thought Patterns Opportunity or Obstacle Thinking The Power of Failure 6. Team Self-Leadership: Sharing the Journey Self-Leadership and Teams Behavioural Aspects of Team Self-Leadership Mental Aspects of Team Self-Leadership Team Self-Leadership Still Means Individual Self-Leadership Balancing the "Me" with the "We" Groupthink versus Team-think 7. Self-Leadership, Health, and Well-Being: Maintaining Physical and Emotional Fitness on the Journey Self-Leadership and Fitness What Executives Say about the Importance of Fitness The Impact of Fitness on Job Performance Executive Fitness Behaviours at a Glance Exercise and Diet: The Keys to Fitness Self-Leadership, Fitness, and Personal Effectiveness Choosing How You Feel: Emotional Self-Leadership Emotional Intelligence and Self-Leadership Coping with Stress: Self-Leadership and Stress Management Optimism and Self-Leadership Happiness, Flow, and Self-Leadership 8. Individual Differences, Diversity, and Practical Applications: Multiple Paths to Uniqueness Personality and Self-Leadership Diversity and Self-Leadership Applications in Athletics Applications in Work/Organizational Situations 9. Reaching the Destination: But the Journey Continues . . . A Self-Leadership Framework A Tale of Self-Leadership The Tale in Perspective Personal Effectiveness.

Written by the scholars who first developed the theory of self-leadership, this text offers powerful yet practical advice for leading oneself to personal excellence. Grounded in the most recently published, cutting-edge self-leadership research, this milestone book is based on a simple yet revolutionary principle: first learn to lead yourself, then you will be able to effectively lead others. This inclusive approach to self-motivation and self-influence equips readers with the strategies and tips they need to strengthen their own personal effectiveness.