Self-doubt is a pretty normal thing. Asking yourself “Can I do this?” is generally a healthy response to a new and/or stressful situations. Humans evolved to be able to evaluate risk. The problem comes when our lizard brain – the oldest part of our neurological programming – is trying to sense threats in a worldContinue reading “Mental Strategies to Defeat Performance Anxiety”
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Positive Triggers: Shifting from Yellow to Green
A couple of weeks ago, I was working in a coffee shop and took a picture of my blank blog editor screen. I posted it with a question: “Is this an opportunity or a threat.” I meant it as a tongue-in-cheek reference to the glass-half-empty-or-full idiom. My point was that a blank page could beContinue reading “Positive Triggers: Shifting from Yellow to Green”
Shifting Your Mindset: Understanding Performance vs Results-Based Triggers
Recently, many of my coaching discussions with athletes have revolved around their mental state during competition. On one hand, I always encourage my clients to reflect on their red, yellow and green states based on past experiences. On the other hand, our memories can become a bit cloudy. You can usually identify the general descriptorsContinue reading “Shifting Your Mindset: Understanding Performance vs Results-Based Triggers”
Discovering Your Green State for Peak Performance
Last week, I wrote about hitting the red. This week, I want to focus on the green. What does it look at feel like when you’re at your best? The answer, as it turns out, depends on the situation. Green means go In my initial post on this topic, I briefly described the green asContinue reading “Discovering Your Green State for Peak Performance”
Red Light, Green Light
I hit the red last week. And when I say I hit the red, I mean I ran into a wall of red that had me huddled on the floor of my living room, texting my wife and asking her to come home from work because I needed help. Let me back up a bit.Continue reading “Red Light, Green Light”