10 Insights from the Mind of a Professional Athlete, with Martin Hagger

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THE MAKING OF A CHAMPION

This presentation consists of 10 highlights from the interview with Moe Abdou,

founder & host of 33voices®.

Martin HaggerMartin is the Director of the Health Psy-chology and Behavioural Medicine Re-search Group at Curtin University. He’s

also editor-in-chief of Health Psychology Review and Stress and Health and edito-rial board member of eight other interna-tional peer-reviewed journals. In 2013, he was awarded the title of John Curtin Dis-tinguished Professor, a “high honour that recognises capacity to provide significant and sustained contribution to the Univer-sity”. He was also awarded Researcher of the Year in the Faculty of Health Sciences

at Curtin University.

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1

To have the mental resilience and control of a champion athlete.make your mental preparation as high a priority

as your physical preparation.

2

If you think you can win, you might.

if you know you can win, you will.

3

To elevate your state of focus or flow,

first give up your negative thought.

it will defeat you.

4

Next time you find yourself stuck or anxious,

slow things down and reestablish a rhythm.

5

How you view yourself will either boost or diminish your confidence.

greatness is in the eye of the beholder.

6

Keep in mind that your behavior is always reinforcing;

it reflects your highest aspirations.align your goals and priorities appropriately.

7

Your environment matters.social support is a more powerful method of adjusting your behavior.

7

Your environment matters.social support is a more powerful method of adjusting your behavior.

8

Use imagery and visualization to internalize success.

your brain doesn’t distinguish the difference between

the actual event and your movie.

9

It’s always damaging to personalize your setbacks.

unless you first learn to lose, you won’t appreciate how to win.

10

Next time you have a false start, remember this mantra ‘get back to zero.’

Do you have a mental training regiment?

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