Avoidance feels safe, but what if it's quietly hindering your potential? Discover how our natural instinct to dodge anxiety can hold us back

Healthy narcissism—balanced self-regard and confidence—is essential for peak performance and wellbeing, yet cultural bias has wrongly demonised all forms of narcissism. Research shows people with healthy narcissism are more successful, resilient, and empathetic. The key is balance: owning strengths while accepting limitations. Without it, we set lower goals and waste energy on self-doubt. It's not selfish—it's necessary.

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

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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… When an important process, performance, or relationship goes wrong it's...

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.