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Positive Psychology & Performance Excellence
This paper is a summary of the basic tenets of Positive psychology, including highlighting individuals' strengths, focusing on when people are at their best, and attending to individual and group flourishing, ultimately providing interventions that promote superior functioning (Biswas-Diener, 2010).
Optimizing Neuroscience for Performance Excellence
This paper summarizes the value of developing a functional awareness regarding neuroscience, including addressing stressful situations, providing coaches with the tools to optimize the autonomous functions of breathing to create a space for athletes and performers to respond in stressful performance environments, and ultimately supporting performance excellence.
The impact of an external focus on performance excellence
This paper summarizes the Impacts of an External Focus of Attention Compared to an Internal Focus of Attention on Optimal Motor Learning and Performance in Athletes and Performers and provides practical implications for the understandings surrounding this topic.
Balance of a growth mindset & loving the plateau
This paper summarizes the framework for supporting optimal growth and performance excellence, including finding the appropriate balance between seeking growth and development while maintaining patience and perspective with the natural ebb and flow that occurs with all growth and development. The inevitable plateau and invaluable opportunities that can arise with the appropriate self-awareness and self-regulation to seize them.
The value of cross-cultural & spiritual practices
This paper provides a summary of the value of Incorporating Diverse Cross-Cultural and Spiritual Practices and Frameworks to Support Performance Excellence, including understanding the integral role spirituality can play to enhance sporting performance, performance excellence, individual growth, as well as overall well-being.
Reflective practice to achieve performance excellence
This paper defines how applying reflective practices is an important component in sports coaching and leadership context, as it allows leaders and coaches the opportunity to effectively learn from their experiences to support the achievement of performance excellence. This paper explains how I utilize reflective practice to increase my accountability and anticipate possible problems proactively, ultimately preventing avoidable issues.