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How I went from competing to experiencing

by Philip Collier
Feature, Sports Psychology
March 5, 2011July 23, 2020

I have always been highly competitive, especially in individual sports. Perhaps it is because I just love going fast, and nothing makes you feel as fast as when you come flying past your fellow competitors (the only thing that is comparable is racing downhill on my mountain bike). I was… Read More »How I went from competing to experiencing

How to perform better and have fun doing it

by Philip Collier
Coaching, Feature, Psychology, Sports Psychology
December 31, 2010July 23, 2020

Whether in business or in sports, we all want to perform at our best and have fun doing it. For many of us however, optimal or peak experiences do not happen frequently enough. There are three things that impact on peak performance: our thoughts about the past, our thoughts about the future, and what we think about in the moment.