Not More Than Important.
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...
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Dr Jenni Jones
- Jun 20
- 1 min
Never All Bad.
This week’s short "Note to Self" to keep your thinking on track… When an important process, performance, or relationship goes wrong it's...
Dr Jenni Jones
- Jun 14
- 1 min
Stuck in the Future
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...
Dr Jenni Jones
- May 24
- 1 min
Should We Control The Controllable?
Should we control the controllable?
In sport and performance psychology we have a famous phrase...
Control the controllable.
Dr Jenni Jones
- May 16
- 1 min
Disorder is Distraction
I think this sentence in the first few pages of Andre Agassi's Autobiography "Open" is striking.
Dr Jenni Jones
- May 9
- 1 min
Why should I?
This week’s short "Note to Self" to keep your thinking on track…
"Why should I?" An often voiced protest I hear in the face of unfairness,
Dr Jenni Jones
- Mar 28
- 1 min
The Over-Rated Art of Performing Under Pressure.
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...
Dr Jenni Jones
- Jul 20, 2023
- 5 min
Stuck In Stress Or Advancing In Adversity?
It's hard, if not impossible to learn effectively when stressed. The networks of neurones in our brains have to choose. Do I learn or do...
Dr Jenni Jones
- Jun 23, 2023
- 2 min
Don't Go Global
In the world of business and entrepreneurship going global represents, for many, the ultimate success. Reaching people in the farther...
Dr Jenni Jones
- Jun 2, 2023
- 3 min
The Up Side of Negative Emotions
We spend so much time pushing uncomfortable emotions away that we often don't realise their potential to help us move forward. Today's...
Dr Jenni Jones
- May 24, 2023
- 3 min
Say Yes to Everything?
When I started my PhD studies I remember arriving at the university and seeing the corridor walls decorated with motivational quotes from...
Dr Jenni Jones
- Mar 17, 2023
- 3 min
If You Think It's Totally Stressful Or You Don't. You're Right.
As I begin to formulate today's article I am reminded of Henry Ford's famous quote "Whether you think you can or think you can't. You're...
Dr Jenni Jones
- Mar 9, 2023
- 3 min
It's Not What You See, It's The Way You See.
There are lots of little things that we can do to understand ourselves better and help ourselves out when the stresses, pressures, and...
Dr Jenni Jones
- Mar 2, 2023
- 4 min
Take an Automatic Break
When we talk about psychology it can often be the case that the practical application of abstract ideas is a challenge and one of my...
Dr Jenni Jones
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
The Absurdity of Measuring an Ocean with a Six-inch Ruler.
When we sit back and consider the conclusions that people often draw about themselves or others, it becomes more evident that errors in...
Dr Jenni Jones
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
Fail Often Enough to Succeed
When the Modern Olympic Games came into being it was motivated by the observation that sport has the power to help us understand life’s...
Dr Jenni Jones
- Oct 31, 2022
- 1 min
Don't Get Your Goals Crossed
I agree with the idea that some goals are more important than others. A goal of performance excellence, for example, may be less...
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