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Live Like You’ve Got Nothing to Lose – PSYCHOLOGY WOD
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Enhancing Performance in Sport and in Life. Live Like You’ve Got Nothing to Lose. February 9, 2014. By Dr Allison Belger. It is easier for one to take risks and to chase his dreams with a mindset that he has nothing to lose. Chris Jami: Author, poet, singer. Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose. Baltasar Gracian: Spanish writer and philosopher. Laquo; Reminder: Your Latest and Greatest Pursuit Just Might be a Decoy! How are You Using the Power of YOUR Mind? Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Notify ...
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We are NOT Superheroes. Saddle Up and Prioritize! – PSYCHOLOGY WOD
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Enhancing Performance in Sport and in Life. We are NOT Superheroes. Saddle Up and Prioritize! March 17, 2015. By Dr Allison Belger. This is a re-post of an article I originally wrote back in August of 2013. You know how memories are clouded by photographs? This gives a whole new meaning to the term emotional eating, doesn’t it? Maybe we need to add emotional laziness or emotional ineptitude to our cultural lexicon! Maybe the whole dumb jock thing isn’t such a bad idea. Article for more on the importance ...
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Living in the Moment – PSYCHOLOGY WOD
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Enhancing Performance in Sport and in Life. Where has all the Playdough Gone? A Father’s Day Reminder to Stop and Smell the Roses. June 21, 2015. Grandfather bliss. New York. Winter, 2005. By Dr Allison Belger. This article was originally posted in June, 2013. It is reposted here in its entirety, in honor of Father’s Day 2015. Happy Father’s Day to my wonderful father, whose poignant insights appear at the end of today’s article. Seizing the day is an age-old challenge; the struggle to live in the moment...
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Time for a Break? – PSYCHOLOGY WOD
https://psychologywod.com/2013/05/05/time-for-a-break
Enhancing Performance in Sport and in Life. Time for a Break? May 5, 2013. Our eight-year-old came home from school yesterday with tears in her eyes. She told me she was tired, had too many activities, and wanted to quit something. She mentioned that I wouldn’t be happy about it. She said she wanted to quit soccer. I immediately knew what the problem was: her best buddy at school has Mondays free, and soccer practices will begin next week, on Mondays. Yes Did she come to her own senses within hours?
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Step Away from the Snap Judgments. Gather Information, and Check in with Your Own Anxieties. – PSYCHOLOGY WOD
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Enhancing Performance in Sport and in Life. Step Away from the Snap Judgments. Gather Information, and Check in with Your Own Anxieties. April 28, 2015. By Dr Allison Belger. Did you ever wonder, I said, if the acne actually came first, and that’s WHY she wears so much makeup? My guess is that she’s embarrassed by her acne, so she tries to cover it up with makeup. I’ve watched her grow up, and I’m pretty sure that’s the case. Don’t judge my choices when you don’t know my reasons. Few situations in life a...
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CrossFit Games – PSYCHOLOGY WOD
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Enhancing Performance in Sport and in Life. The Tough Job of Being Defending Champion, in Sport and in Life. June 23, 2015. By Dr Allison Belger. The position of defending champion requires us to rise above pressures to perform in what may appear to be two possible scenarios:. 1 Win again and feel relieved that we’ve done what was expected or. 2 Fail to win again and seem to prove that our previous victory was a fluke or that we don’t have the goods to stay on top. As I’ve written before. Will the pressu...
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What’s YOUR Story? – PSYCHOLOGY WOD
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Enhancing Performance in Sport and in Life. What’s YOUR Story? April 21, 2013. It’s funny sometimes how little we know about each other. We can spend hours with people at the gym, in our jobs, as parents at school functions and still know next-to-nothing substantive about each other’s backgrounds and histories. If you were going to an intake meeting where someone asked you to talk about yourself and the events and relationships that have formed who you are today, what you would you say? Ever had a moment...
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Making Sure There’s a Forest in Your Trees: Taking Stock of Your Personal Pursuits. – PSYCHOLOGY WOD
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Enhancing Performance in Sport and in Life. Making Sure There’s a Forest in Your Trees: Taking Stock of Your Personal Pursuits. February 10, 2015. By Dr Allison Belger. As I’ve written before,. It can be quite difficult to take a few steps back and evaluate a pursuit in which we’ve become personally invested. Discussing the process of considering a break from training for a particular sport or physical challenge, I wrote the following in 2013:. The good news is that there’s always time for change. Bu...
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Quick Tips for Managing Performance Anxiety in Sport and in Life. – PSYCHOLOGY WOD
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Enhancing Performance in Sport and in Life. Quick Tips for Managing Performance Anxiety in Sport and in Life. February 24, 2015. By Dr Allison Belger. Stress and anxiety are so much a part of our lives. Even for those of us who don’t suffer from clinical levels of anxiety and are not under duress due to extreme life circumstances, worry and concern creep in regularly, can affect our emotional and relational lives, and can wreak havoc on our performance if we don’t develop effective coping strategies.
