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Relating Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to Your Athletes
This came up in one of my groups this week in a fun way (the spoof version where WiFi is deemed a basic need before all else!) and it occurred to me that not everyone will have come across Maslow's hierarchy of needs. It's a psychological theory put forward by Abraham...
All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them
Listen on the Podcast: What does that even mean? Do you have to be brave and courageous to achieve your dream of making it to the nationals/world championships/Olympics? You love what you do – it makes your heart sing (when everything’s going well) so what does...
Burnout! When you’re feeling flat – and it shows.
Sometimes when you’re at the top of your game it can be pretty hard to stay there. Or when you’re that big fish in a small pond and suddenly you move up a level and become the small fish. At times like these your negative self-talk may start to kick in a bit louder...
Practice Positivity and Make it a Habit
Are you a Positive Peter or a Negative Nellie? Are you a Pooh bear type of person, who sees wonder in every little thing or a Tigger, bouncing around spreading joy wherever you go? Or are you more of an Eeyore? Human beings tend to default towards an Eeyore-like...
Horses to water – Six reasons why you’re not getting results
Have you ever been asked for your advice, then given it and seen the person who asked you completely ignore it and carry on doing what they were already doing which didn’t work? There’s a saying that you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. And I’m...
Blue Monday
How did Blue Monday go for you? Did you know there’s even a mathematical formula for it? Where W = Weather, D = Debt, d = monthly salary, T = time since Christmas, Q = time since failing New Year’s resolutions, M = low motivational levels and Na = the feeling of...