Attentional Control: The Secret Weapon for High Performance with Dr. Haley Perlus
28 Mar 2025 | 62 mins
Description
What You'll Learn:
Embracing Pressure: Understand how pressure and stress can be harnessed as performance enhancers in both sports and business.
Mental Blocks: Discover the most common mental blocks experienced by athletes and how these can be overcome with practical tools and environmental changes.
Focus and Attention: Learn about attentional control and how maintaining focus can lead to peak performance.
Routines and Recovery: Explore the importance of pre-performance routines and post-performance debriefs as essential components for sustained success.
Resilience: Gain insights into bouncing back from failure and setbacks with resilience training and acceptance of imperfection.
Key Takeaways:
Pressure as a Privilege: Pressure can be a sign of self-belief and alignment with your values; learn to see it as an opportunity for growth.
Mental Toolbox: Equip yourself with practical psychological tools such as visualisation, symbolic imagery, and controlled breathing to manage stress and optimise performance.
Process Over Outcome: Focus on the process rather than the outcome. This shift in focus prevents distraction and allows for greater success and fulfillment.
Attention Training: Deliberately train your attention to improve focus amidst distractions, strengthening your ability to concentrate effectively.
Resilience and Recovery: Accept failure as a part of the journey and strive to become the best at recovering quickly and effectively from setbacks.
Resources:
Book:Personal Podium by Dr. Haley Perlus offers valuable strategies for building a mental toolbox and effectively applying sports psychology techniques to daily life.
Visit Dr. Haley Perlus' Website: For masterclasses, articles, and coaching opportunities.
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00:49 Journey into Sports Psychology
03:03 Pressure and Performance
04:19 Overcoming Mental Blocks
11:47 Harnessing Stress for Success
19:35 The Importance of Routines
26:55 Process vs. Outcome
31:57 Striving for Perfection vs. Demanding Perfection
32:38 The Art of Recovery
33:43 Learning from Failures
35:20 Techniques for Quick Recovery
37:23 Body-Mind Techniques
42:04 Training Focus and Attention
59:32 Mental Toolbox for Performance
