Something we work on a lot in the world of high performance sport revolves around the concept of “competitive learning”. If we can learn quicker, more effectively and produce performance refinements quicker than the opposition (between races or matches, or within a tournament), then we know we’re gaining a competitive advantage when we’re not head [...]
So, how Performance Intelligent are you?We’ve got a simple formula that you can begin to think through that will help you begin to work out what your PI score is.There’s four questions to ask yourself:How well do I know the world that I have to perform in?How well do I know my own performance ingredients [...]
We received the following feedback on planet K2 yesterday. Not only did it make us feel quite good about ourselves, but we also realised that there’s quite a bit we can learn from these select words, particularly when it comes to filling the physical component of the performance pie…“My training continues – making the right [...]
In my last post I reflected on the change in context of my role and identity at work and how this impacted on my performance and emotions.
I took a decision there and then to look at my situation differently and to choose to feel something else more useful.
Of course, it is never really as simple [...]
We like copying the great coaches from sport who we’ve worked with and we’ve noticed they talk a lot about the same things, because they’re the fundamentals, until people get it! So, even though we put some stuff up about this last week, it’s still important and it’s probably useful to keep focusing on goals [...]
“It’s subtle this performance coaching stuff, but it works. This time last year if circumstances had been the same I’d have been sh*!ing myself and unhealthily pessimistic. This year I’m still pessimistic, but understand that this pessimism is actually useful. If I use it appropriately, it helps me to perform better. Also, last year, I’d [...]
My performance has, more than ever before, been at the forefront of my mind recently.
I have just started a new role…same company…new role though. When first approached about the job, I thought “Wow, what a great opportunity; a new challenge without the usual upheaval and culture refamiliarisation required with a move to a new organisation.”
I [...]
…while all others around you are doing a good impression of something without a head, requires a lot of mental toughness. Like anything that’s difficult, the more you prepare for the challenge, the more of a fighting chance of success you have when the key moments actually arrive. So, given that the playing field has [...]