by Catherine Stothart | Jul 19, 2023 | Resilience and re-energising, Self-confidence and self-esteem
We had a wonderful time at Wimbledon last week and loved watching matches on TV too. It’s fascinating to see how much the players’ performance is influenced by their mental state. Ons Jabeur, who we saw play very well in the semi-final, could not repeat the same level...
by Catherine Stothart | Jun 6, 2023 | Motivation
In previous blogs, I have discussed the barriers to coaching, how to overcome them, and how to coach using the GROW model. In this blog, I look at the topics that clients typically present and discuss what may really be going on. What to Coach? We tend to coach the...
by Catherine Stothart | Oct 19, 2022 | Motivation
I listened to the Dread of Deadlines recently, on the BBC’s One to One series, where Dr Piers Steel talked about his research on procrastination. I wanted to know if we procrastinate (put things off) because we are demotivated? Or is something else going on?...
by Catherine Stothart | Aug 9, 2022 | Motivation, Resilience and re-energising
What a month for British sport! It’s been an exciting time with the England women’s win at the Euros followed by the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Plenty ot opportunity to get some insights about motivation from sport. I went to the Commonwealth Games...
by Catherine Stothart | Aug 25, 2021 | Self-confidence and self-esteem
I couldn’t resist writing another blog about what we can learn from sport for our confidence and resilience. I was prompted by this article which has some valuable tips from sports psychologists and there’s a handy summary at the end. ...
