095 David on Being Tough Vs Being Comfortable in Your Own Skin – Final Part
If you are an athlete, do you struggle to transfer your skills from training or practice to competitive situations? Or if you're a coach, does your team or athletes fail to express themselves fully w...
17 Dec 202126min
094 How to Develop Mentally Strong Rugby Players
In this episode of Demystifying Mental Toughness, I'm joined by Professor Adam Nicholls where our conversation is mostly based around the sport of Rugby, though there are crossovers into other sports....
10 Dec 202133min
093 How to Overcome Mental Blocks in Football
Today I chat with leading Sport Psychologist Dan Abrahams about the mental blocks that footballers present that can go on to influence why they struggle to replicate their form from the training pitch...
3 Dec 202139min
092 ACT in Sport, Improving Performance through Mindfulness
In today's episode I introduce the concept of Acceptance Commitment Therapy or Training (ACT) and Mindfulness with co-author of an excellent book on the topic Dr James Hegarty. In sport it is very ea...
26 Nov 202135min
091 How to Transfer Your Cricket Skills to Matches
Whether you're a batsman or bowler, a wicket keeper or a fielder the psychological challenges in cricket are vast. The game is unique where despite being a team sport, it can also be a very lonely p...
19 Nov 202132min
090 Mental Toughness Compilation 007
Today's Mental Toughness compilation episode includes short snippets of advice from our most recent 9 episodes. We touch on many aspects of Mental Toughness from how you deal with challenges, learnin...
12 Nov 202142min
089 How To Transfer Your Golfing Skills To The Course
There's a common theme across a lot of sports where athletes find it hard to transfer their skills from training or practice to competitive events and tournaments when the pressure is on. Today I cha...
5 Nov 202148min
088 How To Play As Well As You Practice
In episode 88 of Demystifying Mental Toughness, I had the pleasure of talking to a former professional basketball player, serial author, and entrepreneur Dre Baldwin. Dre has written 27 books, one of...
29 Okt 202133min
