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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...

1 week to Marathon – confidence booster

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...

5 weeks to Marathon – Pre-race routine

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...

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...

8 weeks till marathon – Training diary

by Josephine Perry | Feb 24, 2017 | Goal setting, Improve, Motivation, Sports Psychology

Over the next eight weeks, in the final build up to the London Marathon I’ll be blogging some ideas you can use to stay on track and ensure your mind is as prepared for the marathon as your body is. This blog, with eight weeks to go, suggests you will really benefit...

What is a Sports psychologist?

by Josephine Perry | Apr 15, 2016 | Sports psych profession, Sports Psychology

Most athletes who take their sport seriously will consider using a coach to help get them in physical fitness, a physio to help fix or prevent injury or a nutritionist to advise on fuelling effectively. An area which is still fairly new, and often forgotten is finding...
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