Demystifying Mental Toughness
237 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago -Demystifying Mental Toughness is for people who want to reach their goals faster and are curious what high performing athletes and professionals do to fulfil their potential. David Charlton shares insights, strategies and stories from leading athletes, coaches, psychologists and specialists to help you perform to your optimum level on a more consistent basis. If you’re a motivated athlete, coach, sport psychologist, mental game coach or executive listen in for proven and practical advice in this podcast.
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234 How To Combat Overthinking In Sport #BITESIZE
April 19, 2024 06:00 - 12 minutes - 14.5 MBHow often in sport do you see an athlete make the wrong decision under pressure? Often I’d say! Even at the highest level in elite professional sport. Indecision, overthinking, paralysis by analysis, having too much time to think of the consequences, a lack of trust in skills or fear are often the reasons for poor decision making. In this short bite-sized episode, Paul Phillips an author and culture developer and I discuss overthinking in sport where we share some helpful tips so that yo...
233 How To Help A Young Footballer Overcome Fear
April 16, 2024 05:30 - 8 minutes - 12.5 MBIn the last of this 3 part series created for parents of young adults and kids who play football or soccer I discuss how fear can wreck a youngsters fun and enjoyment on the pitch. Common responses to fear before matches include performance anxiety, physical sickness, feigning injury and refusing to play. It’s a hugely difficult challenge to navigate as a parent therefore I share a tool connected with mindfulness which can help ease the young footballer’s anxieties. Connect with David Ch...
232 How To Remain Composed As a Goalkeeper Under Pressure #BITESIZE
April 12, 2024 05:30 - 10 minutes - 23.8 MBWhat is the most mentally challenging position on the football or soccer pitch? Many people would argue it’s the goalkeeper. Common psychological challenges goalkeepers face include; coping with mistakes and bouncing back strongly, dealing with tough and physical opponents, playing the ball out from the back with their feet in uncomfortable situations, communicating effectively with team-mates, selection issues and dealing with time on the bench. Today, Andy Elleray, an author and goalke...
231 The Relationship Between Self Esteem, Fun and Football Performance
April 09, 2024 05:30 - 9 minutes - 22.1 MBIn the second of 3 episodes created for parents of young people who play football I carry on the conversation about enjoyment on the football pitch. Where on this occasion I introduce the relationship between enjoyment in football, the impact of playing poorly, performance levels and self-esteem. I go on to discuss what self esteem is, what you could expect from someone with high self-esteem and factors that can contribute to low self-esteem. In addition, I touch on life control and “hav...
230 How To Help Perfectionists Recapture The Fun Part Of Their Sport #BITESIZE
April 05, 2024 05:30 - 11 minutes - 25.7 MBToday, with my colleague Dr Alessia Bruno we discuss the downsides to perfectionism and how many athletes can get obsessed by their sports, training harder and harder, pushing themselves to the limit. The result can then be burnout, playing in fear or a lack of enjoyment. Enjoy tuning in! Key Learning Points Sport can be seen as a job by perfectionist athletes. When searching to get better, the perfectionist can lose the ability to perform with freedom and trust. Physically the perfe...
229 How To Help a Kid Who Isn’t Enjoying Their Football
April 02, 2024 05:30 - 7 minutes - 10.6 MBThis is the first of 3 episodes created for parents of kids who play football with their enjoyment and the possibility of quitting playing football the topic I discuss today. When thoughts of quitting are considered, it can be very challenging for some parents to navigate as they try to decide the best route to take despite different pressures associated with the decision. Therefore, I share some resources that you can use to better understand why you want your kid to play football and als...
228 Lessons From Overconfident Golfers That Can Help You Perform Better
March 29, 2024 06:30 - 11 minutes - 27.5 MBA lot of golfers lack confidence and trust in their ability to execute shots and putts and shoot the scores that they are capable of. As a result, they often cause themselves problems by the decisions that they make. Common things I notice are over practicing, reactively practicing, an over reliance on YouTube coaching and a quick fix mentality. On the course they are then guilty of overthinking, complicating the game with too many swing thoughts, trying to control their swing, temper tan...
227 How To Improve Football Coaches And Player Relationships
March 26, 2024 06:30 - 6 minutes - 16.1 MBA football coaches role is multi-faceted from being knowledgeable about tactics and technical aspects of the game to being well versed in their understanding of physical attributes and diet. Psycho-social aspects also form a big part of the role too. Developing, managing and disciplining players whilst trying to get the best out of them, day in day out is far from an easy job. This forms the motivation behind this podcast episode, the last of a 3-part series aimed to support football coac...
226 Helping Athletes Who Have Strong Physiological Responses To Fear #BITESIZE
March 22, 2024 06:30 - 15 minutes - 36.3 MBFear is evident in every sport and affects athletes and performers differently. From overthinking to strong physiological responses in an athlete’s body. Decision making is then naturally impeded, impacting performance levels. In today’s episode an inspirational Olympian, Dan Steele offers insights into how he dealt with an accident whilst competing in bobsleigh and then managed to head back up the mountain to compete again despite losing control of his thoughts and having serious doubts ...
225 How To Offer Footballers Process Driven Feedback In Training
March 19, 2024 06:30 - 8 minutes - 12.1 MBIt’s very easy as a football coach to offer short snippets of praise such as “great goal” or “good pass.” However, is this actually helpful for the footballer? In this episode of Demystifying Mental Toughness, the second of a 6 part series I argue that yes it is helpful, especially for those players who gain confidence from coach praise and compliments. However, if you as a coach challenge yourself to offer players more in terms of process driven praise and feedback you can enhance their ...
224 How To Help Professional Rugby Players Perform Better Under Pressure #BITESIZE
March 15, 2024 06:30 - 13 minutes - 31.6 MBIn episode #224 of Demystifying Mental Toughness, I share part of a conversation with Aaron Walsh a Mental Performance Coach with many Elite Professional Rugby Players. We discuss whether elite professional rugby union players view mental toughness as something that they can develop, our role as Sports Psychology practitioners in measuring performance as well as coaches influence in the development of psychological characteristics and skills. Key Learning Points: Educating people in spo...
223 What Is Helpful And Unhelpful About Outcome Talk
March 12, 2024 06:30 - 8 minutes - 19.2 MBIn and around most football clubs you’ll hear statements like “this is a MUST win game today,” “we HAVE to get 3 points today” or “great GOAL”. It’s common and very natural to be talking like this, to be talking about outcomes and results - though is it helpful? This is what I unpick in today’s episode of Demystifying Mental Toughness, the 1st of a new 6 part series where I share some thoughts on why we may fall into the trap of talking so much about outcomes and results. I also look to ...
222 How To Help Athletes Who Freeze Under Pressure #BITESIZE
March 08, 2024 07:30 - 13 minutes - 31.5 MBHypoarousal – what is it in a performance context? It is our freeze response, when our mind and body shuts down when we are faced with significant pressure, at least in our own minds. In today’s episode I discuss with Ruth Chiles, author of The Focal Dystonia Cure how athletes and performers who experience this freeze response can help themselves. Ruth goes on to share some practical tips that can hugely benefit many people. Key Learnings Brainspotting an approach developed by a New Yo...
221 How To Use Pre Performance Routines When The Pressure Is On #BITESIZE
March 01, 2024 06:30 - 15 minutes - 16.5 MBIn today episode, I'm joined by former international cricketer and Senior Leadership Coach, Jeremy Snape. Jeremy and I discuss pressure, where he explains why our brains can be hijacked and hinder our performance. He also shares some great advice on using pre-shot or pre-performance routines as a way of mentally preparing yourself to execute your skills. Key Learning Points: Our brains are built for safety. Seek to focus on your body, breathing and self-talk to help you stay in the mom...
220 How To Build Mental Health Literacy In Your Organization #BITESIZE
February 23, 2024 06:30 - 11 minutes - 11 MBIn today’s short episode, Dr Paul Gorczynski who has worked with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) shares his knowledge of mental health literacy in particular offering some excellent advice for decision makers in organisations who are looking to develop and implement mental health literacy strategies. Key Learnings Mental health literacy refers to the knowledge and understanding of mental health. It can play a part in helping people to recognize signs and symptoms of mental ill...
219 Golfers: How To Improve Your Putting With A Quiet Eye Approach
February 16, 2024 06:30 - 14 minutes - 14.2 MBMany golfers get drawn into overthinking situations and overanalysing technique which leads to indecision and a lack of trust in putts and shots. Overtime, some players can then become overly anxious and nervous trying to control their movements and misplacing their focus. When putting this can be a big issue for many golfers especially when faced with short putts. In today’s short bite-sized episode Dr Brian Hemmings shares with you a very helpful and solution-based approach that can ma...
218 Mental Toughness In Football: How To Deal With Criticism #BITESIZE
February 09, 2024 06:30 - 11 minutes - 25.5 MBIn today’s short BITE sized episode HCPC Registered Sport Psychologist, Michael Caulfield tells me about the challenges and pressures that elite professional football brings whether you are a manager or player. He shares his thoughts on what mental toughness is in this environment as well as offering insights into his role as a Sport Psychologist when working with and supporting managers in the English Premier League. Key Learning Points: Rejection and dealing with losses can be uncomfor...
217 How A Marginal Gains Approach Can Help You Perform Better #BITESIZE
February 02, 2024 06:30 - 11 minutes - 26.9 MBMarginal gains is an approach that was created by Dave Brailsford with British Cycling which led to many years of success. It’s an holistic approach where you can reflect on your habits and behaviours, looking for small 1% improvements to ensure you give yourself a better chance of success. In this short episode double Olympian and now, a motivational speaker and executive coach Chris Cook tells me about his experience of implementing a marginal gains approach. The emotion associated wi...
216 Self-Care: How to Prioritise Rest and Recovery #BITESIZE
January 26, 2024 06:30 - 13 minutes - 31.3 MBCommitment is the ability to make and keep our promises which some people can find difficult. Especially as our journeys are often littered with challenges whether that is injuries, loss of form, loss of confidence or technical difficulties. In these moments, some athletes work harder but not smarter. Some cultures promote this “you’ve just got to work harder” attitude too and ignore the importance of rest and recovery. Therefore, this short bite sized episode, is all about educating yo...
215 How Ice Swimming And Cold Immersion Can Help You Take Control Of Your Destiny
January 19, 2024 06:30 - 40 minutes - 93.5 MBOn this episode of Demystifying Mental Toughness, David talks to Team GB Ice Swimmer, and Owner of H2O Trails, Fenwick Ridley. We chat about ice swimming and mental toughness, cold water immersion and it’s effects on the mind and body. How cold water can have a positive impact on mental health and help you embrace the feelings of discomfort. Feel free to tune in! Key Learning Points: Mental Toughness comes from someone who has got very specific attributes including perseverance and a ...
214 How To Create Helpful Eating Habits To Benefit Your Sport Performance
January 12, 2024 06:30 - 44 minutes - 101 MBIn this episode, Ellen McDermott an Elite Professional Cyclist and Performance Nutritionist, shares her journey from novice to becoming an elite professional cyclist, taking part in the 2023 World Gravel Championships in Italy. She discussed challenges that she has faced and how she has dealt with them. She also shares why a well thought out nutritional plan is vital to optimise your performance and recovery. We talk about ideas that can aid your knowledge on nutrition for endurance sport...
213 How To Set Yourself Up For Success In 2024?
January 05, 2024 06:30 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MBToday, in our first episode of 2024 I am joined by Sandro Forte, an inspirational professional speaker, author and successful entrepreneur. We discuss Sandro’s view on success and how to go about setting your goals for 2024. He also shares with you how to view obstacles and challenges this coming year, as well as sharing how he copes with his “little voice” and overthinking. Enjoy tuning in! Key Learning Points: Success is relative and can mean different things to different people. It...
212 33 Ideas That Will Optimise Your Performance
December 29, 2023 06:30 - 26 minutes - 27.3 MBWelcome to episode #212 of Demystifying Mental Toughness! This is the second part of two specially created episodes over the festive period to show our gratitude to our fantastic guests in 2023. The episode is hugely insightful where a number of our guests from this year, share many fantastic takeaways. The messages come from different angles where sports psychologists, mental performance coaches, executive coaches, sports coaches and a brainspotting practitioner go on to discuss dealing w...
211 25 Ideas that will boost your Performance and Mental Health
December 22, 2023 06:30 - 18 minutes - 20.3 MBWelcome to episode #211 of Demystifying Mental Toughness. Today we bring you the 1st of 2 compilation episodes over the festive period. The key takeaways from this episode come from the worlds of sport, business and healthcare. Mental health, burnout, injury recovery, managing difficult conversations and motivation were topics that were unpicked. Enjoy listening to the excellent insights! Relevant Podcast Episodes in Order and Sequence as Relayed in Episode 211 Ep158: Paul Gorczynsk...
210 Why Breathwork is so Powerful
December 15, 2023 06:30 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBHave you ever thought about whether you breathe properly? Or do you take breathing for granted as something that we as living humans do automatically? Today’s podcast episode will be a big help to you should you wish to know more about breathwork, where the founder of Influential Breathwork, Anna Parker-Naples and I discuss how our breathing patterns impact our mind and body. Performance and mental health benefits are also debated as is the use of deliberate cold immersion. Feel free t...
209 How To Create Better Decision Makers On The Football Pitch
December 08, 2023 06:30 - 46 minutes - 64.7 MBMental toughness development is all about helping people deal with pressure better. In general, you’ll see sports psychology practitioners advocate psychological skills training to create better decision makers in this regards. Our toolkit includes visualisation, cognitive restructuring, strategic goal setting, relaxation and sports hypnosis. In today’s episode however I introduce a relatively new concept, cognitive skills training where Felix Lehmann, a UEFA B Certified Football Co...
208 How To Help Footballers Ensure That They Keep Their Foot On The Pedal When Their Team Is Winning
December 05, 2023 06:30 - 7 minutes - 10.4 MBToday, in the last of this 10-part series for footballer or soccer players, coaches and parents, I talk more about managing expectations, this time when your team is winning comfortably. Many players are guilty of taking their foot off the pedal, going into protect mode individually and collectively when this happens. I share why, because your attention is misdirected. Also, highlighted are ways in which you can redirect your focus so that you finish a match strongly and seek to dominate y...
207 And Breathe: How To Prevent, Manage and Master Difficult Conversations
December 01, 2023 06:30 - 38 minutes - 53.8 MBIn business and sporting organisations conflict is widespread and there is a need for leaders and managers to be able to prevent, manage and master difficult conversations to improve the overall culture. As a result, people then feel more respected and valued, job satisfaction improves, as well as performance and the mental health of those involved. Today’s episode looks to help you in this respect where author and conflict crisis consultant, Nicole Posner, helps you understand the psycho...
206 How To Help Footballers Play To Their Optimum In Big Matches
November 28, 2023 06:30 - 6 minutes - 9.27 MBIn episode 206, I add a further step to what I discussed in the previous episode, 204, when I talked about managing expectations. The situation I consider is big matches when football and soccer players can be guilty of focusing too much on opponents. The key message I look to spread includes how you can set process goals to shift your expectations away from your opponent’s actions. To focusing on you and how you can make your opponent’s life very difficult so that they don’t enjoy playing a...
205 Rehabilitation And Returning To Sport: How To Support Injured Athletes
November 24, 2023 06:30 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBToday's podcast episode looks at how we as Sports Psychologists support injured athletes. My guest, Dr Carl Bescoby, the Injury Psychologist, goes on to share his knowledge in our discussion about the psychological and emotional difficulties that athletes can face, especially in the case of long-term injuries. Strategies to help athletes during the rehabilitation process, as well as, how they can help themselves become psychologically ready to return to sport are highlighted. Key Learn...
204 How To Help Footballers Manage Their Expectations
November 21, 2023 06:30 - 8 minutes - 11.5 MBA phrase you often hear from football managers, coaches and pundits is that football and soccer players “need to manage their expectations.” You also hear that playing “expectation free” is a good thing so that you can play your football with freedom. In episode 204, the 8th of our 10-part series this is the theme that I discuss where I go on to give you some advice on how you can manage your expectations as a football or soccer player. Enjoy tuning in! Connect with David Charlton Sign u...
203 How Boxing Can Help You Build Up Your Levels Of Resilience
November 17, 2023 06:30 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MBEpisode 203 of The Demystifying Mental Toughness Podcast features Jack Sunderland, a former professional boxer, currently a boxing coach and entrepreneur. Jack goes on to tell me all about the mental and physical challenges that come with the boxing. We also talk about how he helps the local community in West Yorkshire with the social enterprise, The Training Cave, that he founded and runs from a boxing gym in Batley, near Leeds. We talk about nerves, different psychological challenges that...
202 How To Help Footballers Who Struggle With Fear Of Failure
November 14, 2023 06:30 - 7 minutes - 10.4 MBIn episode 202, the 7th of our 10-part series I build on the previous episode, and again I look to help the footballer who places too much attention on outcomes and results. As a result, fear of failure then becomes a big challenge for you to overcome. One of the answers in my eyes is to shift your focus towards the “key ingredients” that make up your best performances as I go on to share. Enjoy tuning in! Connect with David Charlton Sign up to The X-FACTOR regular emails helping foo...
201 Even The Mentally Tough Can Find Things A Struggle Without Self Awareness
November 10, 2023 06:30 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBToday’s episode is a special, landmark episode as we enter the 200’s! As a result, I decided to clip out some bite-sized bits from previous episodes featuring 3 leading authorities in the mental toughness domain; Dr John Perry, Professor Peter Clough MBE and Doug Strycharczyk, who go onto share their thoughts about the importance of self-awareness whether you are a mentally tough or mentally sensitive individual. Their insights come from years of applied work and academic research across ...
200 How To Help Footballers Who Put Too Much Pressure On Themselves
November 07, 2023 06:30 - 6 minutes - 9.88 MBToday I go on to discuss a very common challenge many football or soccer players find a problem. It’s their focus, specifically when too much attention is placed on outcomes and results. What then often happens is, football or soccer players then put too much pressure on themselves. On the pitch, spectators or coaches will then notice a player who doesn’t assert him or herself on a game, someone who often hides in the background and doesn’t perform freely. I also share some thoughts on ho...
199 Leadership: How To Mentally Prepare Yourself For Public Speaking
November 03, 2023 06:30 - 31 minutes - 44 MBIn today's episode Audrie Woodhouse, who was a fabulous actress and performer and now a successful coach and speaking consultant, shares some great ideas when it comes down to communication skills and public speaking, especially when we consider the key elements of leadership communication. This episode is also a very helpful episode for those who dread speaking or performing and who let their inner chatter get out of control and end up getting very nervous. Managing state, speech preparat...
198 How To Help Footballers Who Feel Flat On Match Days
October 31, 2023 06:30 - 6 minutes - 9.86 MBSome days as a footballer, for a variety of reasons you may feel flat and approach a match out of sync mentally and physically. So what should you do on these days? In today’s episode of Demystifying Mental Toughness the 5th of a 10 part series for football enthusiasts, I share some ideas. We’ll look at how you can rouse yourself, how you can use willpower and your actions and not just rely of your coach or gaffer to inspire you. Enjoy! Connect with David Charlton Sign up to ...
197 Mental Health: How To Overcome Executive Loneliness
October 27, 2023 05:30 - 35 minutes - 49.5 MB“It’s lonely at the top” - this is a comment many business leaders in organisations admit where trusted relationships, can often prove sparse. In sport, for coaches and athletes this can also be the case the higher you go up the success ladder. These statements inform episode #197 where the author of the book Executive Loneliness, and Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Executives’ Global Network, Singapore, Nick Jonsson tells me about his experiences as well as sharing what he found...
196 How To Help Footballers Who Are Sensitive To Criticism
October 24, 2023 05:30 - 6 minutes - 9.78 MBWhether you play football at grassroots or in the Champions League one thing is for certain you will be criticised by someone. It may be a team-mate or coach trying to drive up standards. Or it may be a friend, a partner or one of the many keyboard warriors out there who offend you. Many factors can influence how you take and then respond to such criticism, as I talk about in today’s episode, the 4th of a 10 part series for football enthusiasts. You’ll also hear me share some advice so...
195 When Being Tough In Sport Can Negatively Impact On Your Mental Health #BITESIZE
October 20, 2023 05:30 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBIdeally, we’d be able to recognise the need for toughness when we train and play sport and be able to switch it on and off as we please. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case as Clinical Psychologist and author, Amy Izycky, confirms when she talks about how extreme versions of toughness, mental toughness and resilience can be counter-productive. In today's short BITE-SIZED episode taken from episode #065, Amy and I go on to discuss the word “Toughness” where we weigh up the pros and cons of ...
194 Footballers: How To Ensure Playing Out Of Position Is A Walk In The Park
October 17, 2023 05:30 - 5 minutes - 7.81 MBFootballers - how do you view the coach or manager asking you to play out of position? Negatively as a threat or positively as a challenge? In today’s episode, the 3rd of a 10 part series, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on why some footballers gravitate to the negative side and how they can help themselves, their team-mates, coach and club better. Your perception of your situation is one avenue I explore, alongside judgement, and how you judge yourself or others. Ego is another area as wel...
193 How to Help Footballers Get Out Of Their Own Way #BITESIZE
October 13, 2023 05:30 - 12 minutes - 17.9 MBIn today’s short bite sized episode, taken from episode #093 of the Demystifying Mental Toughness Podcast, I was joined by prominent Sports Psychologist, Dan Abrahams. We discussed why athletes can struggle to repeat their training performances in competitive matches and events. Dan goes on to share his thoughts why this is the case, some tools he uses to help clients and specifically the concept of a game face which arguably every athlete or player should have in their toolkit. Key Lear...
192 Coach-Player Relations: How To Support Footballers Who Are Feeling Powerless
October 10, 2023 05:30 - 7 minutes - 11.1 MBIt is common for footballers or soccer players to have different values and ideas about the game than their coaches. On occasions, this can result in relationship challenges, where some players feel like they have been treated unfairly. On the pitch their application and effort in training and in matches, can slowly dwindle, often without them realising. Before they know it, they are only giving 70% of their full capacity. Away from football this can take a toll and negatively impact the...
191 Sports Psychology Basics: Be Proactive If You Want to Succeed #BITESIZE
October 06, 2023 05:30 - 10 minutes - 15.1 MBIn today’s short bite sized episode, I chat with Dr Jim Afremow, the co-author of The Leaders Mind. Jim shares with you his thoughts about the field of sport psychology to improve your understanding on what we can offer as practitioners. He also touches on the crossover-between supporting people with performance issues as well as mental health concerns, working with youngsters and the fact mental skills, as is the case with mental toughness can be learned with good support and guidance. ...
190 Attention Footballers! Are You Curious About the Mental Game?
October 03, 2023 05:30 - 6 minutes - 8.7 MBMany footballers are driven to improve. They strive day in, day out, to get better. They sleep, eat and breathe football. Football is on their brain 24 hours per day. However, noticeably many footballers spend a lot of time thinking about the technical and tactical side of the game. They’ll spend countless hours refining their touch. Improving the passing, shooting or positioning. The gym might also be a place they enjoy going to, pushing and strengthening their body. Yet, their mental ...
189 Goal Setting: How To Re-Energise Yourself To Aid Your Sport Performance
September 29, 2023 05:30 - 10 minutes - 15.1 MBMost people at some point experience demotivation, where they lack interest and enthusiasm about something that they have once really enjoyed. This episode #189 is for you if you have reached that point, or if you are experiencing a loss of form or a performance plateau. Today, I share an approach which is connected to goal-setting and performance profiling and often yields positive outcomes, where athletes frequently feel a lot better about their situation and experience being re-energi...
188 Soccer Psychology: Helping Soccer Coaches Reflect On Their Approach #BITESIZE
September 22, 2023 05:30 - 17 minutes - 23.9 MBIn today’s bite sized episode, I was joined by the author of the Modern Soccer coach series Gary Curneen, where he opened up on an expensive mistake he made on his coaching journey. He also talks a lot about humility and the importance of integrating the psychological side of the game better. This episode is for coaches, especially those who are confident in their ability as you’ll note when I share my thoughts at the end and ask you to reflect on your approach. Key Learning Points: At p...
187 Task vs Ego Involvement: Do You Set Goals That Harm Your Performances?
September 15, 2023 05:30 - 12 minutes - 17 MBAre you one of those people who sets goals for yourself, but you get frustrated at not achieving them? Or perhaps you’re a coach or teacher who notices some of your athletes often display a negative, “can’t do” attitude towards things that you ask them to do. In this short solo episode, I discuss the way that we view our ability goes on to underpin two different achievement goal states; task and ego involvement. Task and ego involvement, play a large part in how we view success and wheth...
186 Intrinsic or Extrinsic Goals: Do You Set Goals That Harm Your Performances?
September 08, 2023 05:30 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MBCommitment, a measure of mental toughness is largely about making promises to yourself and then going on to follow through with those promises, without being sidetracked or derailed. As a Sports Psychologist I note that a lot of people are highly driven and could be argued to be goal setters. Regularly setting goals and striving to attain them. Yet, they aren’t shown what are helpful goals and they don’t question whether the goals that they set are going to be beneficial for their perform...
185 Commitment: Leisure Athletes vs Performance Athletes #BITESIZE
September 01, 2023 05:30 - 12 minutes - 16.9 MBCommitment, setting goals and delivering on your promises without being derailed, is an important ingredient of Mental Toughness. In this BITESIZED episode leading Performance Coach, Mark Bennett MBE and I go on to discuss the differences in commitment levels between leisure and performance athletes. Mark goes on to share suggestions for coaches so that they can get the best out of their athletes. Key Learning Points: Technical ability, physicality or skill doesn’t define a leisure or pe...