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Review: Endure, Alex Hutchinson

by Josephine Perry | Jun 9, 2018 | Book reviews, Books, Motivation, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology

As soon as I opened Endure the green-eyed monster snuck out. This is absolutely the book I wish I’d written. If you are an endurance athlete, curious about how to go faster or longer Hutchinson has collated all the research that you should be relying upon. What he...

Eight ways to manage a difficult conversation

by Josephine Perry | Jan 2, 2018 | Athlete Wellbeing, Performance Psychology, Support

January provides the obvious opportunity to assess where we are in life, and where we want to be. We may have had some time over the Christmas break to reflect and we may have set resolutions, or goals for the new year. This can be really positive and give us a...

Tribe of Mentors. 55 pieces of great advice

by Josephine Perry | Dec 27, 2017 | Book reviews, Books, Performance Psychology

                  Tim Ferris – known for the 4 hour work week recently wrote to a bunch of successful people he admired. He asked them 11 questions: What is the book or books you’ve given most as a gift and why? What purchase of...

Learning from the best: Matt Jones

by Josephine Perry | Dec 20, 2017 | Athlete Stories, Goal setting, Motivation, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology

A few weeks ago I got the chance to interview the freestyle mountain biker, Matt Jones. I work with lots of cyclists but none of them are yet doing the kind of tricks that Matt routinely fits into his rides and I was fascinated to find out how he approaches...

Seven tactics to stop comparing ourselves against others

by Josephine Perry | Aug 6, 2017 | Athlete Wellbeing, Goal setting, Motivation, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology

In sport comparison is inescapable. If you are racing or competing there will always be numbers ranking us, digitizing us, making easy comparison to anyone else. It is a very quick way for athletes to lose confidence and develop low self-esteem. This social comparison...

7 weeks till Marathon – Understand your motivation

by Josephine Perry | Feb 25, 2017 | Improve, Motivation, Performance Psychology, Sports Psychology

  Over the eight weeks’ final build up to the London Marathon I am blogging some ideas you can use to stay on track and ensure your mind is as prepared for the race as your body is. This blog, with seven weeks to go, suggests you should spend some time...
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