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Table of Contents
Оглавление1 COVER
6 PREFACE
7 INTRODUCTION: MADE NOT BORN Laying a mindset foundation Early success does not guarantee future success The mindset to keep going Attitude nurtures talent You grow in the direction of your focus Is talent overrated? Assessing mindset variables Enjoyment matters How much practice? Many different paths Patience and persistence Early bolters and late bloomers Reasons for leaving Tough transition McDonald's to Olympics Maintaining discipline Environments that help performance Talent doesn't coach you Summary
8 STEP 1: HARNESS YOUR MOTIVATION The seven summits Action ignites motivation Intrinsic and extrinsic drivers Multiple motivators Competence, autonomy and relatedness Engagement Choices and sacrifices No one is superhuman Goal setting Benchmarking Expectation and motivation Rewards and positive feedback Self‐positivity and celebration Motivational dynamics Environment and culture Task and ego Managing motivational challenges Passion, meaning and purpose Summary
9 STEP 2: BOOST YOUR RESILIENCE Mat's mantra: Always keep riding Aim to be resilient Break it down into smaller parts Ride the roller‐coaster with multiple resilience strategies Resilience grows with an open mind A learning approach to building resilience Keep going: injuries, disappointments and setbacks Learning to lose Life challenges Explanatory style Optimism helps resilience Reflecting, reviewing, debriefing and feedback Team resilience Navigating transition and other vulnerable times Adaptive perfectionism and flexibility Summary
10 STEP 3: SHARPEN YOUR FOCUS Self‐talk: you are what you think ‘The little voice’ Technical, tactical and emotional self‐talk Positive, negative or neutral and curious self‐talk Mantras Internal or external focus Narrow or broad: switching focus Getting in the zone or flow Self‐regulation Secondary errors Being in the present Attention to detail Focus on what you can control Visual and physical cues Body language Use of time Chunking and race plans Routines and clarity Summary
11 STEP 4: CHAMPION YOUR LEADERSHIP Diamonds: leadership by example Influence The what and the how of leadership Leading self Leading culture Leading others Leading situations Leading structure and systems Leadership growth Formal and informal leadership Leadership density Leadership groups Captain class Leadership qualities Summary
12 STEP 5: FOSTER YOUR CULTURE Culture in practice Thinking, decisions and behaviour High‐performance environments Individual athlete and coach influence on culture Cultural consistency Psychological safety Learn and grow Emotional intelligence Relationships and communication Mastery climate The New Zealand All Blacks Building culture Challenges to culture Building a good culture is hard; keeping a good culture is harder Summary
13 STEP 6: PROTECT YOUR WELLBEING No one is immune Find the positive Person first, athlete second Athlete‐centred environments Look beyond the behaviour Wellbeing and mental health Destigmatising wellbeing and mental health Incidence of wellbeing and mental health concerns in sport Prevention is better than cure Self‐appreciation, self‐permission, self‐acceptance and self‐compassion Gratitude and kindness Journaling Sport relationship and identity Taking action Help‐seeking The journey and narrative Recovery, rest and sleep Cognitive behaviour therapy and thinking traps Environment, thinking and doing Mindfulness and ACT Diaphragmatic breathing Supports and mentors Wellbeing programs and data Wellbeing checklist Summary
14 STEP 7: EXECUTE YOUR PERFORMANCE Behind the scenes in Rome Psychological characteristics and personality Mental skills of high performers Individual mindset plans Lifestyle Performance platform Confidence and competence Imagery and visualisation Mental skills programs Mental skills for juniors Learn competitiveness Maximising effort: intrinsic and extrinsic strategies Clutch and flow Set up for sub‐two‐hour marathon speed Create and execute a simple plan Great performances Embracing new situations and challenges Meaning contributes to performance Strengths win battles Managing performance anxiety and nerves Managing nerves through reframing Taking control of nerves Optimism and positivity Many paths to high performance Summary
15 CONCLUSION
16 REFERENCES Introduction: Made not born Step 1: Harness your motivation Step 2: Boost your resilience Step 3: Sharpen your focus Step 4: Champion your leadership Step 5: Foster your culture Step 6: Protect your wellbeing Step 7: Execute your performance
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