A High-Performing Mind : A Proven System of Simple Steps for a Better and Happier Life – (A Motivational Book for Self-Improvement)
#1 National Bestseller
Readers’ Favorite Book Awards Winner
International Impact Book Awards Winner
What if you had more clarity, focus, resilience, and purpose, and a complete understanding of what holds you back from overcoming any setback and from performing at your best when it counts, so you could achieve your goals and live a better, happier, and more successful life?
This must-read, motivating, and entertaining book was written by High-Performance Executive and Life Coach, #1 bestselling and award-winning author, and professional speaker Andrew D. Thompson. He is a former CEO, professional athlete, and coach who survived a near-death experience in 2016 that left him bedridden for months with a life-threatening illness that took him over 9 years to overcome. He overcame this challenging period of his life by drawing on everything he had learned and taught over three decades of working with elite athletes, business leaders, and anyone looking to improve their circumstances.
Thompson shares his proven system and the steps he took to overcome the rare illness that left him unable to go up a flight of stairs without the risk of respiratory and heart failure for years, and how he was able to go on to write a bestselling book, achieve his goals, and help thousands do the same.
A High-Performing Mind shows you how to build new positive habits, establish better ways of thinking, and find greater self-awareness so you can be at your best when it matters and overcome your negative and limiting thoughts through the 12 Attributes of High-Performers. Thompsonshares these tools and insights through 32 specific, highly practical, and easy-to-use mental tools and strategies. Each chapter in this hands-on guide ends with exercises so you can start implementing the positive changes in your life right away.
A High-Performing Mind is a motivational, proven system of simple steps used by thousands worldwide to make lasting improvements in your life—whether you’re aiming for the top, struggling to get through difficult times, or looking for simple ways to improve your life.
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#1 National Bestseller
2025 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards Winner – Best Inspirational Book
2025 International Impact Book Awards Winner – Best Motivational Book
“This book is both easy and deep. It can help anyone get past mental blocks and achieve long-term success. It’s an inspiring and useful book that I know I’ll read again and again.”— 5 Stars, Anette Engel, The Book Revue
“If you want to move beyond challenges, access more possibilities, shift your mindset and invest into your personal and professional success, then “A High-Performing Mind” is a must read! This empowering book is full of real-life stories that illustrate and re-enforce incredibly useful insights and strategies that can be applied to your life immediately to manage adversity, build resilience, and experience a more fulfilling life.” – Jill Hewlett, Brain Fitness Expert – Author: Common Sense Uncommonly Practiced
“The lessons Andrew has shared have helped me navigate challenges in athletics, academics, and life in general. Andrew is an outstanding coach, who is without comparison in his understanding of how to build mental strength and a resilient mind. He helped me believe that anyone could succeed on any given day in sports or otherwise. Additionally, Andrew helped me develop the tools to recover from challenges and setbacks and realize my potential. I would highly recommend A High-Performing Mind to anyone looking to excel or to build resilience to navigate life’s challenges.” – Dr. Alexi Gosset, MD – Harvard Squash Team, 2019 National Champions
“Andrew D. Thompson has created an empowering read that offers simple and effective steps for building resilience and finding inner strength. A High-Performing Mind is a great resource for readers seeking to enhance their mental and emotional well-being and live a more fulfilling life.” – Courtnee Turner Hoyle , Readers’ Favorite
“A High-Performing Mind isn’t just another mindset book filled with quotes and theories. It’s a straight-talking, results-driven guide that helps you build the kind of mental strength high performers talk about. Motivating, but not fluffy. And most importantly, it’s built for people who are ready to stop spinning their wheels and start moving forward.” — Jeff Kikel, Author: Overcoming the Retirement Trap
“When taking the time to work with a coach, there are a range of best practices that make a significant difference in getting results that last. Andrew knows coaching methods and processes that bring out the best performance from those he works with.” – Jacoline Loewen, MBA, ICD.D Best Selling Author: Money Magnet: Attracting Investors to your Business
About the Author
Andrew D Thompson is a former professional athlete, hospitality industry executive, and high-performance coach who survived a debilitating and life threatening illness in 2016 that left him bedridden for months and took years to overcome. His unique life experiences helped him to identify and develop the 12 Key Attributes of High Performers, which he draws on to elevate the performance of athletes, business leaders, and anyone looking to improve their circumstances. These attributes were also critical for him making it through and fully recovering from the rare disease that ravaged his life for over eight years.
A High-Performing Mind is his award-winning, inspiring, and motivating personal-development guide that shows you how to develop your own high performing mind so that you can expand your capabilities, overcome adversity and your fears, perform at your best when it counts, and live a more enjoyable life with greater success— no matter who you are.

