Promoting Peak Performance & Wellbeing through Psychology
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"When it comes to assessing risk, humans often fail to make rational decisions because our brains take mental shortcuts that prevent us making the correct choice" Consider these examples in relation to your sport organisation. #PerformanceInSport
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This paragraph by Richard Feynman hits so hard:
“Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn’t matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough. Work as hard and as much as you want to on the things you like to do the best. Don’t think about what you want to be, but what you want to do. Keep up some kind of a minimum with other things so that society doesn’t stop you from doing anything at all.”
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Everyone wants to win until they realize how many losses it takes. Lock in.
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The ability to quickly reset and recover. From a bad interaction. From a bad day. From a missed workout. From a poor decision. You can start over whenever you want. You can't always control what happened, but you can control how long you carry it.
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I saw a quote that said “to procrastinate is to willingly endure the discomfort of anticipation, rather than the discomfort of action. Both are burdens, but only one leads to progress” and if that didn’t light a fire in me.
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How you talk to yourself matters.
In one study on lifting weights, goal directed self-talk "enhanced performance by 43% once an RPE of eight was reached, resulted in 63% more repetitions, and demonstrated more efficient muscle activation patterns."
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Your entire life will change the day you realize discipline is the highest form of self-respect. It’s choosing what you want most over what you want now. It’s keeping your word. It’s an act of service to your future self.
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Nobody tells you this: Dopamine from information gathering is a dangerous drug. It’s the dopamine from reading, planning, or learning, but never doing. Stop looking for more information and start acting on the information you already have. Get your dopamine from action.
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Novak Djokovic:
Mental strength is not a gift, it is something that you have to work very hard to develop.
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I used to think success meant having a “bigger” life. More people. More goals. More things. I now believe that success means having an intentionally smaller life. Fewer friends, but deeper. Fewer goals, but clearer. Fewer possessions, but more meaningful. Simple is beautiful.
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I recently heard someone say:
"The amount of good things in your life depends on your ability to notice them."
I can't see it any other way now.
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The more you think about your problems, the bigger they become.
Go outside, look up at the sky, take a deep breath and walk a bit to clear your mind.
Worrying does not change the outcome.
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but the next step doesn’t need to be perfect, it just needs to happen. Momentum starts with movement, not certainty.
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The inner voice of a great competitor…
“This WILL be a tough game. That’s ok…I’m going to love every second of executing with attention, with intensity, and with a positive intent…
This WILL be a tough game. That’s ok…I’m in charge. I’m in control. I dominate my mindset. I own my mindset…
This WILL be a tough game. That’s ok…I have within me the skills and competencies to deal with the challenges the game throws at me…”
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 (not dissimilar to the inner voice of a great learner)
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Your best performances will come when you are working in a way that is a full expression of you. The work becomes a natural display of your personality. This is when you not only get better results, but also love the activity — because in doing the craft, you feel alive.
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Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited of what could go right.
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The 5 steps to building a Culture of Excellence:
1. Create an Identity: who are we?
2. Vision: where are we going?
3. Values & Standards: No compromise. No mediocrity.
4. Clarity in roles & expectations.
5. Finding the right people who align and buy-in to all of the above.
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People’s desire to belong often defeats their desire to improve. - James Clear My editorial: Hang out with complainers, and those focused on criticizing others you’ll be unhappy & won’t get much done in life. Hang out with doers, you’ll be happy, productive & have a great life.