Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-230) and index.

MIND. Risk and its rewards -- Dealing with fear and negativity -- Cultivating instincts -- The joy of being a beginner -- Goal setting -- On excellence -- The brain -- BODY. Training -- Training intelligence -- The building blocks of sport -- The circuit -- Three ways to do the circuit -- The anywhere workout -- There's no such thing as not enough time -- Recovering -- My injury map -- The anatomy of trouble -- In praise of rest -- Eating -- 10 foods that I love -- And a few that I don't -- My must-take supplements list -- Awesome foods you might not know about -- My grocery shopping list -- A few recipes -- SOUL. What matters -- Life lessons -- My mother, my hero -- Family matters -- The crossings -- On the ocean -- A mainlander's guide to Hawaiian wisdom -- SURFING. Private lessons - Dave's tutorials -- Training for surfing -- The standup evolution -- Board games -- Foilboarding -- My favorite boards -- On tow surfing -- Pe'ahi: my girl.

With a superhero's physique, a beautiful athlete/model wife, and the ocean as his office, Laird Hamilton's charmed lifestyle is enviable. Now he shares his secrets for living a balanced life, including the unique physical regimens, mental strategies, and spiritual beliefs that have allowed Hamilton to do what he loves, while being surrounded by family and radiating peak health and fitness.--From publisher description.