"Attaining exceptional levels of achievement and performance" - "Total confidence in doing the right thing" - "Going beyond the self" - "Automatic and Effortless Actions"

These are descriptions of being in The Zone and are phrases many people use when describing their greatest performances, often without explaining how they achieved it. In sport, coaches and managers will describe their players (or teams) as being in The Zone, again without explaining how it happened. The Zone can happen any day, in any context or situation, and can be planned for and coached.

Many people think The...