Insight

We share insights because we believe in ‘paying it forward’.

Knowledge is valuable, and we’re in the business of bettering people. You’re welcome to tap into what we know and experience as professionals. Join the conversation with us. Share, educate and be better.

Clinical Edition: Depression in sporting populations Mental Notes

May 9th, 2011

Our role as a sport psychologist is about helping individuals change aspects of their lives they want to see change in.  We specialise in helping athletes of various ages and abilities in different sports to develop and integrate a range of mental skills to perform at their best on a consistent basis.  However, there is […]

Sport (and Life) is About Choices Matt Ahlberg

March 6th, 2011

Every moment of every day we make choices.  We choose whether to get up when the alarm goes off or hit the snooze button.  We choose which path to take to get to work or training.  We choose what to eat for lunch and when.  We choose how hard we work/train. Many of these choices […]

Man’s Search for Meaning Mental Notes

February 10th, 2011

First published in 1946, Man’s Search for Meaning by Vicktor E. Frankl has now sold over three million copies worldwide. In his bestseller, Frankl details his experiences in the concentration camp during World War II and how his observations of prisoners’ reactions (including his own) lead to the ground breaking theory, logotherapy. This theory helped […]

Life After Sport… Dr Andrea Furst

December 1st, 2010

Josh Watson provides some valuable insights in his article – Life after Podium – in December’s edition of Inside Sport.  It is an interesting account of the trials and tribulations of life as an elite athlete.  In particular, he details the decline of his health and well-being post-swimming.  The area of life after sport and […]

Sport Psychology: Something for everyone! Matt Ahlberg

October 22nd, 2010

Working within Mental Notes Consulting has many benefits!  One of which is the teamwork that exists between the consultants.  As we have a number of consultants working in different areas we are able to meet and discuss various ideas and opinions, and as a result, improve our practice. We use this process to try and […]

Learn from Your Experiences… Dr Andrea Furst

August 21st, 2010

There are several Olympic champions roaming the island of Singapore during the Youth Olympic Games.  Here’s some advice from Russian pole vaulting legend, Yelena Isinbayeva, “Well, there are not only obstacles in sport, but also in life.  What I hope to do in Singapore is to give the young athletes the benefit of my personal […]