Most of us are familiar with the idea that the mind makes up 85% or more of our performance, but what do we do about training for it? What are we willing to do?
Often we “don’t mind” doing a few extra laps in the pool, on the track or hitting the driving range more often in order to help us achieve our goals. But how about training effectively in order to give ourselves the mental edge?
Most athletes, whether professional or not, have experienced times when they are ‘in the zone’, where they are performing at their physical and mental best in what some describe as a state of ‘Flow’.
For many of us though, this remains an unconscious process outside our normal conscious awareness.
It may be true that games and races are won away from the crowds on empty roads, in the gym or the pool before break of dawn, but they are also won outside of the conscious mind. Personal coaching can give you the tools to access the zone every time you race and in every game, moving beyond the limited, logical thinking of the conscious mind to unlock the potential of the unconscious and get in the zone.
Perhaps you love training but dread racing, perhaps you are afraid of failure or nervous about a certain part of your sport, whether it’s the swim in a triathlon or teeing off in front of your customers at the annual company golf tournament. Perhaps you feel like you are missing something, maybe you think you are not performing at your best and wondering if it could be a mental block.
Schedule a session and we can identify how personal performance coaching, which may include hypnotherapy and visualisation techniques, can help you excel and enjoy all aspects of your sport more fully.
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