by Josephine Perry | Apr 11, 2016 | Confidence, Goal setting, Motivation, Sports Psychology
I recently asked a group of marathon runners at a Performance In Mind talk about their mantras. My supervisor, who was watching, pointed out afterwards that ‘mantra’ isn’t a word that lives in everyone’s day to day dictionary. He had a point! Though the idea of them...
by Josephine Perry | Mar 4, 2016 | Confidence
by Josephine Perry | Jan 17, 2016 | Confidence, Sports Psychology
In researching for an Athletics Weekly piece recently on the charms and superstitions used by athletes (you can read the piece here – it includes all the reasons why athletes may have superstitions and if they work or not) I came across so many superstitions reported...
by Josephine Perry | Dec 11, 2015 | Confidence, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology
Self-confidence, the belief that you are able to perform in the way you want to, is vital in sport. If you have it, you can put all your focus on executing the physical, psychological and perceptual skills you need to perform well, and you can trust that you have the...
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