Ravi Bopara’s back in the England cricket team squad for today’s test match against India two years to the week after his last test appearance for England. It was interesting to hear him talking on Monday about what is going on between his ears and how important he feels that…

Is there such a thing as a 'born winner?' In the run up to the British Open golf this week Tom Watson has been talking about the game’s new young rising star Rory McIlroy, and about winning. He says he believes that McIlroy will have learned important lessons through losing…

Below are some of the characteristics high performing people (and teams) have - 1. Practise relentlessly on fundamentals 2. Lead with strengths 3. Exploit talent (own and that of those around you) 4. Own your feedback 5. Focus your desire to improve on the right thing at the right time…

We always talk to people we work with about the importance of celebrating success, so we're delighted to celebrate a recent success with everyone who reads our blog, by sharing a link to The Sales Club blog that has just gone up. It's great to get this kind of feedback…

Here are the words of advice from golfing great to upcoming superstar Rory McIlroy before McIlroy's final round at the US open this weekend: “Just believe in yourself, play within yourself, understand yourself, understand what you can do, and do what you can do.” That is so simple and so…

Have a read of Alex Partridge talking on the BBC website. Some simple, effective quotes about making sure that you're not handicapping yourself by focusing on the wrong thing at the wrong time. How good are you at focusing on the stuff that really matters and making sure that you're…

I listened to Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell last night discussing England's remarkable 1st test win over Sri Lanka in Cardiff. Nothing remarkable about that but for the number of times in the conversation they talked about fundamental performance factors like belief, mindset, momentum and how one person's nervousness can…

Question: Who’s more motivated, the Olympic athlete, or the Olympic coach? Answer: Both. The athlete wants to be the best (and therefore most successful) athlete they can be, and the coach wants to be the best (and therefore most successful) coach they can be. So, if you’re a leader, manager…

As you know, we love to ask questions to help people think about maximising their performance, so here's a few more to help check your performance and see what you learn about yourself... 1.How has what you've done today contributed to you improving your performance? 2.What specific feedback about your…