You’re getting Anxious and you know you can do this, so what’s Changed?
“Things do not change; we change” - Henry David Thoreau Your studies have been going well and your confidence is at an all time high. Everything about your preparation for the upcoming major exam has been positive; consistent results in practice tests, above average percentages in preparatory exams, and no distractions stealing your study time. But, on the day, the pressure of the importance of the exam takes it toll. A negative voice of doubt... [Read More...]
High Performance Coaching, How to Talk to your Team
It would be a fair comment to say that behind every successful athlete, or team of athletes, there’s a successful coach but it would actually be more accurate to say that behind every successful athlete, there’s a successful coach-athlete relationship. “Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you” - John Wooden, basketball coach So what constitutes a successful coaching relationship? Well, first and foremost,... [Read More...]
The secret skills of Great Leaders –Visioning the Future
“A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more” - Rosabeth Moss Kanter, American business speaker Visualisation is a key mental skill in terms of achieving full potential in competitive sport. With visualisation, an athlete not only learns how to picture themselves in a winning performance, they learn to see beyond a picture of what could be by developing a clear vision... [Read More...]
“its not Unusual” or What I learnt from Tommy Woodward ?
Sitting in the living room on Sunday morning drinking coffee and listening to Tom Jones on Desert Island Discs . And he told the story of being a kid and how he would get his mother to introduce him in the kitchen. HIs real name was Tommy Woodward and he would get his mum to say “Ladies and Gentlemen Tommy Woodward and only then would appear from behind the kitchen curtain to start singing. Tom said when he heard his last name he know he would... [Read More...]
Using NLP to be focus on what’s important and stay in the Driving Seat
Have you ever made a bad decision when you felt under pressure to make a decision quickly? Or have you ever found that you simply can’t make ‘instant’ decisions because you “need time to think”? Perhaps it’s not time you need but space. Ever longed for a bit of breathing space, or a moment of peace and quiet, to be able to think? Imagine then, being a racing driver. In the world of Formula One racing, your ‘quick’ decisions suddenly... [Read More...]
Confident to Create Part 3
What We’re Looking For Is Right Under Our Noses
“Diamonds under the soles of your shoes” – Paul Simon Quite often in western societies, young people will set off on their gap year to travel the world and, in doing so, hope to learn more about who they really are and what makes them tick. In fact, there are plenty of people of all ages who do this once or many times throughout their life. I can remember my first trip away from Scotland, to a kibbutz in Israel! Between me buying the ticket... [Read More...]
The BIG question so many of us ask: REVEALED!
For many millions of years, one question has always been asked of human beings: what is the meaning of life? For many people the meaning of life is a question that prompts them to turn to religion and faith. After all, religion and faith often provides people with a context which they exist within. And it’s this context that gives situations and circumstances meaning. For myself personally, I believe life for us is a platform of self-discovery. ... [Read More...]
