{"id":21919,"date":"2016-01-30T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-01-30T14:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=21919"},"modified":"2016-01-30T03:07:44","modified_gmt":"2016-01-30T09:07:44","slug":"apsus-steinberg-offers-free-online-course-on-emotional-toughness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2016\/01\/30\/apsus-steinberg-offers-free-online-course-on-emotional-toughness\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU\u2019s Steinberg offers free online course on emotional toughness"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – As a young man, Dr. Gregg Steinberg came within five heartbreaking inches of qualifying for the U.S. Amateur Golf Tournament at Pebble Beach.<\/p>\n

Had he hit the 10-foot putt on the 18th green just a little harder, capping one of the best rounds of golf in his life, he might have gone on to become one of the legends of the sport.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Gregg Steinberg<\/p><\/div>\n

Instead, he choked. Steinberg wanted to win so badly, he let his fear control his instincts.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll my experiences have led to one undeniable truth: When you master your emotions, you master the world,\u201d Steinberg, an Austin Peay State University Health and Human Performance professor, wrote in his popular 2009 book, \u201cFull Throttle: 122 Strategies to Supercharge Your Performance at Work.\u201d<\/p>\n

After that agonizing day on the golf course, Steinberg spent years studying how the world\u2019s top athletes and business professionals succeed through controlling their emotions. This spring semester, the APSU professor is sharing his knowledge through a new online course, Emotional Toughness Training, which anyone can take for free.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether it is in business, school or music, emotional mastery is the secret to becoming successful in whatever you do,\u201d Steinberg said. \u201cBeing calm under pressure, finding your confidence after rejection and having the ability to get pumped up in a moment\u2019s notice will be your key to success.\u201d<\/p>\n

The class is APSU\u2019s first Massive Online Open Course (MOOC), and as of this week, more than 1,800 people have registered. The course was designed in collaboration with the Center for Extended and Distance Education at APSU. It is a six-week class, and interested individuals need to sign up at www.canvas.net<\/a> before Feb. 25. They need to search for \u201cEmotional Toughness Training,\u201d to find the class.<\/p>\n

MOOC classes allow participants to expand their education in certain areas, without having to enroll at a specific school or pay tuition. Institutions such as Harvard, Stanford and Princeton offer MOOC classes, which feature filmed lectures and reading assignments.<\/p>\n

The filmed lectures play to Steinberg\u2019s strength as a speaker. He has delivered talks to several Fortune 500 companies, including Toyota and Bank of America, and last August, he delivered a TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Talk at Rush University Medical School\u2019s TEDx Conference.<\/p>\n