ARE YOUR INTENSE EMOTIONS ADVERSELY AFFECTING YOUR PERFORMANCE?
THE VICIOUS CYCLE
DO YOU LACK CONFIDENCE IN YOUR ABILITIES TO PERFORM WHEN NEEDED?
DOES ANXIETY OR THE INTENSITY OF EMOTION FEEL OVERWHELMING, MAKING CONSISTENT PEAK PERFORMANCE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE?
ARE YOU PUTTING TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON YOURSELF TO PERFORM? DOES YOUR INCOME DEPEND ON YOUR PERFORMANCE?
IS IT DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO COMMUNICATE WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY PROFESSIONALLY OR ASK FOR HELP?
DO YOU STRUGGLE WITH THE PASSION FOR WHAT YOU DO OR ARE YOU EXPERIENCING A LACK OF MOTIVATION?
Many of us feel pressure to perform because our profession is our livelihood. If poor performance is putting our careers and possibly our bodies at risk, we become more anxious, which, in turn, can negatively impact us further. When things aren’t going well, we may be afraid to speak up for fear of making waves or getting fired. We may choose to work longer hours to make up for our shortfalls, but doing so increases the chances of burnout (mentally & physically) and injury, compromising our mental health and performance. The vicious cycle continues.
ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION CAN BLEED INTO OUR PROFESSIONAL LIVES
Maybe you experience anxiety, experiencing stage fright before a performance. Lacking confidence in your skills and talents, you get distracted by negative thinking or second-guess yourself at critical moments. And when you make a mistake you might freeze, unsure what to do next. This can also be a safety concern depending on your performance. Your distress leaves you so drained afterward that you’re afraid to try again.
When you are anxious or depressed, it can show up as irritability and affect your performance. You may be losing your temper with others or having trouble communicating. You may even be afraid your poor performance may decrease your pay, rank, or you’ll be replaced.
The good news is, coaching for performers can offer you helpful skills to improve communication, emotional self-regulation, self-confidence, and resilience to enhance consistent peak performance.
WORK-LIFE BALANCE CAN IMPACT PERFORMANCE
Everyone has the potential to experience burnout—it can be a daily challenge to maintain a work-life balance. When we struggle to perform professionally, the underlying cause is often a negative mindset that has developed over time. Poor work-life balance and burnout can put performers at risk. When our paychecks are a reflection of our performances, this adds additional and unique perceived pressures.
FORTUNATELY, PERFORMANCE COACHING WITH PSYCHEDGE PROVIDES A STRATEGY THAT CAN HELP ATHLETES REGAIN CONFIDENCE AND LEARN HELPFUL SKILLS THAT FOSTER EMOTIONAL REGULATION AND RESILIENCE.
PERFORMANCE SKILLS
The skill-building you learn in performance coaching is an investment in yourself to learn and know life skills for success.
● Mindfulness is the first step in building awareness. Breathing techniques will help you cultivate mindfulness so you can detect when you are feeling overwhelmed and find a way to feel better in that moment.
● In addition to recognizing and correcting negative thinking, working on your emotional intelligence can help you gain a fresh perspective of how others regard you and provide you with helpful insight to make changes. By reinforcing emotional self-regulation, your interpersonal skills will improve.
● A growth mindset will teach you the key to resilience—recognizing loss or disappointment as an opportunity to learn, do, and be better.
● And visualization and mental imagery techniques use all of the senses to become comfortable with what currently makes you uncomfortable. Visualization can unlock your potential and is the strongest tool.
In addition to these scientifically-proven techniques for improving performance, you will also learn effective communication skills, conflict management, problem-solving techniques, and how to read people to discern non-verbal body language.[1][2][3]
More satisfaction with your passion, and performance and a newfound motivation you may have thought was gone forever, awaits you.
REDISCOVER YOUR PASSION FOR PERFORMANCE
With a renewed sense of motivation and the skills to back up your passion, you can be unstoppable.
If you want to learn sports and performance psychology skills on your own, you can purchase my Peak Performance Course
I also offer telehealth sessions 1 on 1 or in small groups.