Sporting Success

The Saboteur Within...Your Game

After completing my first book “The Saboteur Within” where I looked at the mind body connection in health and relationships I decided the next area for me to study would be the mind of a sports person. Have you ever wondered what turns Jimmy Wilkinson into Jonny Wilkinson, Ronaldno into Ronaldo or Maria Shuffleover into Maria Sharapova?

What’s the difference that makes the difference?

There are many coaches out there who will work with you to improve your game by having you work harder. That’s all well and good but wouldn’t you prefer to work smarter? It’s a lot more fun, less effort and you can reap the rewards very, very quickly.

If you liken the body to a computer then you have-

Hardware – Your physical body
Software- Your mind

Most coaching focuses on 90% hardware so you run around doing repetitive exercises and getting to your physical peak, which is obviously a necessity, yet would you agree that if your head isn’t on the game you will lose? Maybe the real truth of the matter is 90% of the game lies inside your mind; it’s the software that drives your hardware.

How can I maintain consistent performance?

I could tell you to relax and to focus on what you want as an outcome. I’m sure that you have tried this yourself, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t. The secret to consistent, regular high performance goes beyond just relaxing and visualising, let’s face it if it was that easy we could all enter the Olympics and win gold!

The secret is held inside your mind at an unconscious level and you will not know how to deliberately access it. Have you noticed those games when you are on form and the whole process just seems effortless, yet the moment that you become aware of your “flow state” is usually the moment that you lose it!

That’s because your flow state happens unconsciously and when you become consciously aware of it POP! It’s gone. By coaching your mind directly, we can literally upgrade your old programs for a new improved hybrid; using the parts of you that are reliable and trustworthy and connecting them to a faster processor.

So what are you waiting for?