Carey Powell’s new book maps the science of peak performance

By AI, Created 4:21 PM UTC, May 18, 2026, /AGP/ – Carey Powell has released The Zone Blueprint, a neuroscience-backed guide for athletes, executives, performers and other professionals who want to stay focused under pressure. The book blends psychology, brain science and practical exercises to turn “the zone” into a trainable skill.

Why it matters: - The Zone Blueprint targets a common performance gap: people train skills hard, but often undertrain the mental side of high-pressure moments. - The book frames focus, composure and consistency as learnable skills, not fixed traits or luck. - The framework is aimed at athletes, executives, performers, surgeons, parents and musicians who face pressure in public or critical moments.

What happened: - Carey Powell released The Zone Blueprint on May 15, 2026. - The book presents a practical, neuroscience-backed framework for improving focus and performance under pressure. - Powell draws on decades of experience in tennis, psychology labs and coaching athletes and executives. - The Zone Blueprint is available now through Amazon.

The details: - The book addresses moments when preparation and skill break down because of tension, doubt or mental chatter. - Powell describes a central paradox in performance: many elite performers call their work “90% mental” while spending relatively little time training the mind. - The book builds on Timothy Gallwey’s Inner Game concepts, neuroscience and Powell’s own experience. - Across 12 chapters, each ending with workbook exercises, the book covers personality-matched goal setting, meditation, visualization, fight-or-flight response management, Rapid Transformational Therapy, hypnosis tools and game-day rituals. - The techniques include visualization practices associated with athletes such as Arthur Ashe and Tiger Woods. - The book also highlights Jim Loehr’s 16-second reset. - The text includes discussion of myelin formation, “Self 1 vs. Self 2” psychology and other brain-based performance frameworks.

Between the lines: - The book’s core argument is that elite performance is less about waiting to “get in the zone” and more about building the conditions for it through repetition and structure. - That approach broadens the audience beyond sports and makes the message relevant to any job where pressure can disrupt execution. - The workbook format suggests the book is meant to be used as a training manual, not just read as theory.

What’s next: - Readers can buy The Zone Blueprint now on Amazon. - Powell’s framework is positioned for ongoing use through practice, repetition and daily mental training. - The book’s exercises give readers a way to test the methods in real-world performance settings.