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#117: Running alongside pressure (Because it never goes away.)
We want to believe there will come a time when pressure doesn’t exist, but that’s just not true. The good news is we build a tolerance to pressure and other things that make us nervous. What trips us up now is...
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#116: Are you rushing your goals? (Spoiler alert: rushing rarely works.)
The concept of rushing or hurrying through your goals may seem strange, but likely we’ve all done it. It’s that feeling that we just want a particular goal to be done. Or imagining what life will be like after the...
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#115: Stress travels down the leash (AND it travels up!)
This is a special episode as I have a guest! Fellow podcaster Cara Armour is on to help us link the other side of stress - our dogs. Understanding our dogs and what they’re telling us is critical to finding the right...
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#114: Is your self-talk costing you a Q? (We are what we say we are!)
So often the root of our mindset issues lies in what we believe about ourselves and the ways we spin ourselves up - the stories we tell ourselves hold a LOT of power! But unraveling and improving our self-talk can be...
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#113: Comparison is a sneaky b*tch. (Eyes on your own paper.)
A couple of recent examples have shown me that comparison often shows up wearing sheep’s clothing - that is, dressed as something else. Sometimes we even rationalize why comparing ourselves to another is a good thing...
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#112: How would you score your walk-throughs? (Hint: I think we can do better.)
Many sports have a walk-through of some sort. It’s that chance to create a plan and get up close and personal with the obstacles and sequences. But are you getting the most out of your walk throughs? Do you walk into...
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#111: Can ring nerves remind you to breathe? (Let’s build better associations.)
The fancy term would be neuropathways, but basically we want to have better responses to getting nervous or triggered by a situation. We want to use the feelings of getting nervous, for example, to remind us to do our...
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#110: In defense of superstitions. (And jinxes and lucky shirts.)
Many of us are superstitious about one thing or another - it’s how we grasp for predictability in an unpredictable world! And while for decades I considered myself a very superstitions person, I now have a different -...
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#109: Trouble bouncing back? (You’re not alone.)
My Q-Members will recognize this episode from our February lessons :) Everyone has trouble “bouncing back” from setback or disappointment - few of us just pop back up and carry on. In facts, we should be processing...
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#108: 5 Ways to strengthen your mindset. (Everyone loves lists!)
These aren’t necessarily “hacks,” but this episode talks about five things you can do to strengthen your mindset and improve your mental game. They also just happen to be the most popular themes in my coaching and...
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#107: Is your mental stamina affecting your performance? (Did you say, “What mental stamina?”)
Mental stamina is not a phrase I hear often but I think is crucial to being able to perform both for ourselves and our dogs. Normally we - and our dogs - develop it organically, but we can put a spotlight on it and...
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#106: Could you be confusing excitement for nerves? (Hear me out on this.)
If ring nerves are an issue for you then you might be nervous you’ll get nervous, which obviously only makes things worse. But it’s possible that you’re also excited - at least in part - and that could be contributing...
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