Elite Sports Minds 23: Recent Episodes
mike nichols
Bite-size tips, insights and mind tools for the person with a desire to improve in esports and sports and life
Struggling today doesn't mean you have to struggle tomorrow. Learn what you can do to improve and move away from negatively quickly
Elite sports is high pressure yet there are some incidents of bullying. Let's talk about the value of instilling emotional intelligence into coaching programs.
Listening is a skill many fail to recognise as a necessity to improving performance. Let's talk about what you can do differently
Leaving things to fate or simply hoping things will improve just won't get the job done! Learn to think with purpose for quick results
Pressure is perceived differently by everyone. You either feel stress or thrive. In this episode I'll tell you what happened to my legs after being fouled on a drive to the basket with the game on the line
The relationship between player and coach and player and player plays a huge part in the success of the team. Are you getting it right or do you need to make changes? In this episode we look at how the coach / player and player / player relationship affect team and individual performance
Limiting and mistaken beliefs can stop a player in their tracks, can suck the passion out of them and leave them frustrated. Let's listen to a case where a player found himself in this situation.
Learn how unrealistic expectations can frustrate you but learn what you can do to succeed
In this episode I talk about the importance of accepting your reality and why you should avoid comparing yourself to others
Values are what drive you and when your values are aligned with your actions great things happen, but when they are misaligned, something has to change
To improve you must learn to do things differently so let's use a cake as a way to demonstrate how to change and improve. Do you like chocolate or strawberry?
Communication is much more than listening and speaking and improving performance and wellbeing starts with understanding your communication systems. How much information do you process per second? The result might surprise you
The driving force behind my ability to help others improve, comes from my philosophy with influences from Bruce Lee. A new episode will be released every Saturday at 8.00pm GMT. Next time is an introduction to communication