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Jul 30, 2022 2:39 pm
Happy Saturday morning,
This week was big one for guest interviews - and I'll share them all with you soon. The first one released was the Unjury Support Group meeting with a passionate group of bariatric patients. I include hat below.
And since mistakes are such a big issue to deal with, I continue this theme with another brief video on a very practical strategy to help you focus after them.
If you enjoy these brief videos, I invite you to subscribe to my YouTube Channel and catch the entire "Mental Toughness in 60 Seconds" series. Over 200 videos organized by topical playlists.
And if you want more in-depth video training, check out my Psychology of Performance: How to Be Your Best in Life course.
Enjoy the weekend,
Dr Eddie
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Sport Psych Applied to Health
The beauty of "performance psychology" is that it can be applied to many contexts. I had the best time sharing sport and performance psychology techniques with an enthusiastic group of bariatric clients looking to take charge of their health.
Many thanks to Unjury for bringing me in ... and if you missed it here is a link to the replay.
Do you have a group you'd like me to speak to? Get in touch here and bring me in to motivate and improve your performance.
Check out just some of the attendees comments below:
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The 4-F Technique
How do you refocus after a mistake? Because when mistakes happen, we get upset about it. We can perseverate and just keep thinking about it, trying not to make that mistake happen again. And then ultimately that's what ends up happening ... one mistake after the other in a downward spiral.
But good news. I've got a four step technique for you that works really, really well. Particularly in sports like golf, tennis, and football, where there is a break in the action where you can gather yourself between plays.
It's called the 4-F Technique.
The first F stands for "Fudge!" Fudge is the expression of frustration that you feel and you want to express it. Keep keep it internal and keep it brief ... "FUDGE!" ... Expressing that you made that mistake. Validate and understand that this isn't what you wanted to do, but keep it brief and then move to Fix.
Fix may be the most important step. What did this mistake teach you? What's the quick correction that you would do differently? Was it a lack of focus and effort that you can correct with intensity the next time? Was it a technical or tactical error? Use imagery to actually redo the correction in your mind and feel the difference, feel the fix, and then Forget about it.
The third F stands for Forget. It's all done now and it has nothing left to teach you if you've learned from it. Move on to the fourth step, Focus,
Focus on the very next thing that you need to do. What's important right now? How do you prepare yourself for the next play?
Fudge fix, forget and focus. Your four steps to rebound from a mistake.
If you’d like to improve your focus after mistakes, reply to this e-mail and let's work together.
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Dr. Eddie O’Connor
