Note to Self: Perfectionism is a tool, not a trait. Use it wisely. Perfectionism is often portrayed as a negative part of personality...

This week’s short "Note to Self" to keep your thinking on track… Almost everyone knows that to perform well through adversity and beyond,

Do you ever remember being in a class where you formally discussed what it really means? Sports people and performers of any kind are rarely

This week’s short "Note to Self" to keep your thinking on track… Being coachable - a concept with its roots in early sport psychology,...

This week’s short "Note to Self" to keep your thinking on track… Rules, goals, deadlines are not dire necessities. Even so, people have a...

This week’s short "Note to Self" to keep your thinking on track… A personal performance philosophy, which is a set of opinions of the...

This week’s short "Note to Self" to keep your thinking on track… We rarely get stuck in the future. Yet it is better to get stuck in our...

When we reflect on our progress we generally take some time to look backwards on our days or important events to note what can be learned...

Did you know that in skill learning theory the anxiety associated with failure and the elation associated with success are an integral part

Should we control the controllable? In sport and performance psychology we have a famous phrase... Control the controllable.

I think this sentence in the first few pages of Andre Agassi's Autobiography "Open" is striking.

This week’s short "Note to Self" to keep your thinking on track… Can you think of any words that you use in your profession without questio

This week’s short "Note to Self" to keep your thinking on track… The ability to be able to perform under pressure is over-rated. It's...

George Benard Shaw once wrote, "Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything". In biological science, it's clear how change...

New Year, new beginnings? At this time of year, my mind seems to naturally reflect on the year that was and my aspirations for the year...

Mastering an art, a skill, or a situation requires a certain quality of drive or motivation. It doesn't matter if it is the combination...