Insight
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January 16th, 2016
The New Year can inspire feelings of renew and motivation to change, and gyms, trainers, and diet fads are ready to cash in on our New Year’s resolutions. Well, not this year. In this article, I share how to create powerful goals and resolutions using four key pillars of meaningful change that can shift our […]
October 1st, 2015
There are very few movies that truly dive into the depths of an elite performer’s mind. Whiplash is one such movie. I watched it on the plane coming back from Australia in mid August…twice. The acting captured me as did the way the characters depicted the ruthless perfectionism that is so frequently an ingredient associated with high […]
August 13th, 2015
Train your brain like you train your body. This is not a new piece of advice nor is it particularly sexy, but it has merit when it comes to getting your brain ready to perform when it counts. However, training your brain is something to avoid getting blazé about given the increasing body of knowledge […]
June 28th, 2015
There’s been a lot of commentary in the media recently about the lack of support that elite athletes receive when it comes to their mental health. At Mental Notes Consulting, we are, and have always been passionate about athlete health and wellbeing alongside their performance. Part of our role in working with athletes and their […]
April 8th, 2015
For experienced and novice runners alike, there are many persistent mental challenges to negotiate when running a marathon. For instance, the mind chatter you go through days before the race that questions how well you have prepared, the doubts that creep in with 10 kilometres to go, and trying to remain calm when negotiating those […]
March 11th, 2015
In your final moments of preparation for the most anticipated annual event for age group swimmers in Singapore you are most likely starting to experience some stress and nervousness along with thoughts running through your head about how you will perform. You say certain things to yourself or believe certain thing about what might happen […]
December 10th, 2014
Sleeping is an everyday ritual that is essential to our daily lives; without the right amount of sleep we are unable to function effectively. From a very early age we begin to form sleeping habits and patterns. These are the habits that we will take through to our adolescent and adult years so it essential […]
May 23rd, 2014
THE CURRENT CLIMATE: For the majority of swimmers and coaches in Singapore, the second quarter in the year represents a change in pace and training focus. After a hectic first quarter of back-to-back meets and major events you may be feeling worn-out and needing time to reflect. A small percentage of Singapore club swimmers have […]
March 11th, 2014
At the beginning of this month I had the pleasure of being involved in the Inaugural Fencing workshop series “My Olympic Journey” endorsed by Fencing Singapore. It was a spirited gathering of Singapore’s Fencing community that offered parents and youth fencers the opportunity to learn valuable lessons from Olympic champion Brice Guyart from France and […]