Author Archives: Rise Above Adversity

What is perfectionism? Perfectionism is a trait characterized by an athlete’s concerns in striving for flawlessness & perfection. With this comes critical & negative self-evaluations & concerns of others evaluations. It is driven by internal pressures such as: trying to avoid failure or harsh judgement and manifests as criticism of self or even others. The…

Many athletes describe the flow state as a shift of the mind; they state that they experience total calmness and a complete awareness of what is going on, often pointing to an experience complete silence and that time seems to slow down, as if everything shifts to slow motion. What is it? The term “flow” was…

In this blog, I want you to get to know me better.  I want to give you a bit of an insight into who I am as a Mental Performance Coach as well as who I was as an athlete and my career journey too because I’m sure there are parts that you can relate…

Whenever I think of the importance of a mental skillset in competition, I can’t help but turn to legendary High-Performance Coach – Tim Grover’s definition in his Best-Selling book ‘Relentless.’ “In sports, we spend so much time on the physical component – training, working, pushing the human body to be faster and stronger and more…

As many sports prepare to wind down competition moving closer to the holiday season, it is important for athletes to mentally and physically recover their minds and bodies so they can hit the ground running in 2023. By no means, does this mean completely removing yourself from skill workouts, gym workouts, or team workouts –…

The beauty of competition is the unpredictability. Coming from Australia, we love the underdog story. The David vs Goliath chronicle. The rags to riches narrative. The truth of the matter is, that anyone who puts time into their preparation for competition will usually run the mini-movie of how they perform in their head. Whether it…

As an athlete, it is important to understand what mental triggers help you perform at your peak and what mental triggers hinder you from performing at your best.  The more that you can attach a positive outcome to a performance trigger – you get to experience more of the good and less of the bad…

One of the reasons why you struggle to do certain things is related to how well you perceive that that action is fulfilling your core needs. Let me explain… As athletes, we are constantly striving for improvement and success – to push our limits, surpass our opponents, and achieve greatness. However, our journey to becoming…

We all lead in some aspect of our lives. Whether that’s looking after our younger siblings, organizing a group event for you and your friends, or simply creating energy, inspiration, and motivation for others to follow. Leadership is defined as the art of motivating a group of people to achieve a common goal. A leader…

“To reach your greatest potential, you’ll have to navigate your greatest fear.” – Henry Ogbujah It is no secret, that there is a whole of time, effort, preparation and repetition that goes into an athlete’s skill set for them to perform at elite levels.  Every rep is lodged into the central nervous system, muscle memory,…