by Josephine Perry | May 29, 2018 | Book reviews, Books, Motivation, Sports Psychology
My plan to read 25 sports books in 2018 is way behind schedule but one I managed to read in under 24 hours (to the joy of my little one who got to watch far too much CBeebies that day) was Irongran. I was involved in the early stages of the book and am quoted in it a...
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...
by Josephine Perry | Nov 22, 2017 | Sports psych profession, Sports Psychology
I get at least a couple of emails each month asking how to get into sports psychology and whether I can offer work experience. I also give quite a few talks to sports science students in schools on what sport psychology involves. While I love chatting directly (and am...
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...
by Josephine Perry | Feb 27, 2017 | Confidence, Motivation, Sports Psychology
Whether you think you can or you can’t, you are right. This famous phrase amplifies just how much of whether you succeed is down to your mind. Over the last seven weeks I have blogged some ideas you can use to stay on track and ensure your mind is fully prepared for...
by Josephine Perry | Feb 26, 2017 | Confidence, Motivation, Sports Psychology, Support
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 your run as your body is. This post, with five weeks to go, suggests you prepare yourself a pre-race...
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