Potential Unlocked

We believe that perfectionism is a positive trait. But there is so much research out there proving it it in fact dangerous and leads to a lot of health problems.

Oh and yes, not to forget it’s turning into an epidemic. This issue is on the rise as 2 our 5 kids strive for perfect scores and there is nobody to stop them.

If you’re someone who cannot stop fussing about things until they’re perfect, maybe it’s time to change our belief system. It’s time to remind ourselves that even with a 70% effort, we can be happy. And if on somedays we just cannot do anything- that’s fine too.

Don’t let the voice inside your head drown you in a negativity.

Don’t forget to share this post

Spread the message around to remind others about why it’s practising to be perfect is dangerous.
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🔺 Motivated Monday’s 🔺

All athletes face setbacks at some point in their sporting career. Failures or setbacks are not something you should be scared of. Rather those setbacks appeared in your life to teach you a valuable lesson or to remind you that you’ve been in a comfortable position for far too long

🥊 Test out these strategies
🥊 These strategies are trying to change your perspective.
🥊 From “I’m a failure” or “I failed” mindset ❌
🥊 To “how can I get better?” or “I will come back stronger” 🥇
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As an athlete you participate in a lot of competition, do a lot of training and at times for an extended period of time. Hence, you are bound to face stressfull situations, failures and many rough patches. But what counts is not how many times you failed, but how quickly you were able to pick yourself up. Therefore, athletes who are able to rebound successfully from their misfortunes will always be respected and admired for their resilience.

A lot of researchers are interested in understanding what processes does one go through when they have experienced trauma or a failure. Understanding such experiences and how one overcame can majorly help others learn how to be more resilient.
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If you or any of your teammate is going through a rough patch then send them this post and let them know good times are coming.

Also, there is plenty of research out there suggesting that adversities make your stronger. The various reasons could be:
😎 Tough times teach you very important life lessons
😎 Because you have gone through a rough patch in your life, you get stronger to deal with the next one
😎 Adversities can also bring out the best version of yourself out. Sort of like you growing as an individual.

Remember: What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger 😌
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An athlete’s anticipation of failure and the threatening consequences which they think are coming is what causes fear.

👨‍👩‍👧 Parents are considered as the primary caregivers
👨‍👩‍👧 Parental high expectations and demands is one of the factor which is associated with the development of children’s fear of failure
👨‍👩‍👧 Fear of failure has been associated with high levels of stress, worry & anxiety.
👨‍👩‍👧 Parents withdrawing privileges such as use of mobile phones, meeting friends or choosing not to speak to their child because they couldn’t win a match are some big no-no’s 😣

Pass this information around to parents of athletes who excessively scold their child after loosing a match!
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Reassess your fear. It will help you find some clarity about:
🎯 What triggers the fear?
🎯 In what kind of situation does your fear get intense?
🎯 What makes it go away?

Sit with yourself and take some time to really dig deep into what stops you from not performing your best? Why is there fear? I’m sure the answers to all such questions can be helpful!
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Fear of failure holds an athlete back from fully exploring their reach within their sport. As I work with more and more athletes, one persistent trait that I see is their fear of failure.

😣 Fear of Failure is a constant source of anxiety and stress which can deplete an athlete or team’s confidence or belief
😣 Most of the fear that any athlete faces is based on this idea of them losing important and crucial matches or competitions.
😣 Most of the times it is the OVERTHINKING that breaks their will to climb out of this wall created by their fear.

This post talks about the various consequences that one can face or see due to an intense amount of fear of failure.
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Let’s not engage in demotivating ourselves. Are you using any of these statements?

Negative self-talk has been found to directly affect:
🚣 Performance output
🚴🏼‍♀️ Self-confidence
🚣 Attention control
🚴🏼‍♀️ Mood
🚣 Stress levels

By engaging in a supporting conversation with onself you can keep your focus on your game and also achieve your goals.
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Practising self-talk can have a lot of benefits. Only regularly using them or using them frequently can one see the beneficial results.

As a sport psychologist, I have often seen players use motivational words and phrases to pull them out of difficult situations or bring their attention back to the task in front of them!

What kind of cue words do you use to motivate yourself in tough times? Comment them below👇🏼
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🎯The previous mental skill that I talked about on my page was about goal-setting. This next mental skill is self-talk.

⛳️ Self-talk is when we have an internal dialogue with ourselves.
⛳️ We talk to ourselves when we need a push during a crucial moment or when we need to guide our body to carry out specifi movements
⛳️ This frequency of this particular type of mental-skill is seen more in semi-professional athletes than elite athletes
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Feelings emotions is normal ✅
Feeling tired is normal ✅
Not feeling motivated is normal ✅
Gaining weight is normal ✅

We are humans after all, so let’s appreciate being a human 🎉
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▪️ Mistakes happen and they will happen. Your focus should be on bouncing back stronger and QUICKLY! It takes real mental strength to stand back up QUICKLY from adversities and failures.

▪️ Preparing yourself mentally about how you plan on reacting if you couldn’t fulfil your goal can make you want to come back stronger!
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Being aware of these signs can help you understand your coach better and also guide your relationship with your coach in a more positive direction
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🏓 Interpersonal conflict is when there is a disagreement between two people. It could be between a coach and an athlete or between two teammates or between a team’s manager and the athlete

🏓 Intrapersonal conflict happens when an individual is in two minds. It is an internal conflict with oneself. Such conflicts are difficult to deal with.

🏓 Intra-group conflict refers to a specific kind of conflict which occurs between members of a team or a sporting organisation. Such conflicts can cause a dropout from its individual.

🏓 Inter-group conflict refers to disagreements that occurs between two teams. It could also be healthy competition that you might see between two sporting institutions.
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With months and months of preparation,
after so many sacrifices,
with just one goal in mind;
Indian athletes are showcasing the best version of themselves.

Winning gold in all of the 7 categories is HUGE!!
Thank you everyone for working hard and keep working hard! 🙏 The nation is proud of our youth! 🇮🇳

It's a historic moment as Indian Youth Women Boxers win gold in all 7 categories at the AIBA World Youth Boxing Championships in Poland, putting India on the top of the medal tally. My heartiest wishes to all the winners who are trainees of SAI facilities in Rohtak and Bhopal.

Thursday truth bomb!
This is something that needs to be understood and absorbed well.

Remember: It’s always about how you MANAGED the conflicting situation.
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Despite athletes’ and coaches’ best intentions to meet the desired goals, there will come a time when the coaching environment will be disturbed by misunderstandings, disagreements and conflict about practice load, the type of practice or training schedules. Such disagreements maybe caused by:

🔹Miscommunication
🔹Unmet expectations
🔹Underperformance

What needs to be really understood is there no need to fear a conflict. Learning how to manage and deal with conflicts is what truly matters.
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Effective coaching runs deeper than wins and losses, it also includes reaching athletes on an individual level. Coaches who focus on positive, personal relationship with their athletes are ensuring success beyond their record on the field.

Each athlete is different and every coaching method is different. Understanding the mechanisms of a smooth working coach-athlete relationship takes patience. As a sport psychologist, we can be of help to bridge the gap between a coach and an athlete.
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If you haven’t been conversing like this, then it’s time to reconsider how open and honest your relationship with your coach or athlete is. Try these out!
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🗣 Communication has been considered one of the most important factor for a successful coach-athlete relationship.
🗣 Just by communicating a coach can guide and instruct their athlete in the right direction.
🗣 And an athlete can express their opinions about the training schedule, strategies planned for upcoming competitions and also voice out any difference in opinion.
🗣 Without a channel created to express each other’s thoughts and feelings OPENLY, there is bound to be miscommunication, lack of trust, average performance and low motivation between an athlete and a coach
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As they say, a proper functioning car requires all its different parts to work well together in-sync. The same analogy applies to sports teams.

The success of a team depends on how each individual who is part of that team plays its role with due dilligence. Also, with the support of each other, a team can overcome obstacles. When the members of a team collective focus on reaching the goal, the chances of succeeding improve. Hence, making sure that a team gets enough time and space to get to know each other is important. And for teams that have been together for a long time also require team bonding activities at regular intervals.
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The whole is greater than the simple sum of its parts.

Team building activities are necessary to see improvements in team effectiveness. It is crucial to have the right people on your team, make sure they fit into the roles they’ve been given and people who do not gel well with the team’s objective should be not included. Fostering a sense of unity within team members is quite important too!
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With the second wave hitting most places, it is more crucial than ever to check-in on each other.
Your athletes will feel safe and protected if their coach keeps a check on them.

🏀 Schedule regular virtual meet-ups either weekly or every 15 days
🏀 Gaining feedback from your athletes will make them feel heard. If not verbally, ask your athletes to submit a letter 📩 anonymously
🏀 With a time of uncertainty, try and provide your athletes some kind of stability by maintaining their exercise routine or drills they can do at home or in an open space.
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There is a difference between putting in a few extra hours every week into training and OVERTRAINING

For example: If you used to sleeping at 10pm every night, then if you’re overtraining it can lead to lesser hours of sleep, not being able to sleep early and disruptions in the sleep.

🏋️‍♀️ Overtraining can lead to burnout
🏋️‍♀️ It can lead to wear and tear of muscles
🏋️‍♀️ Not providing enough time for your body to recovery can lead emotional burden
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With the help of these tips, your sleep will definitely see an important. Being hygienic about your sleep is IMPORTANT, so try not to take your sleep for granted.

😴 Sleeping in an environment which is too hot, noisy or even too bright can interfere with your sleep onset
😴 Having caffeinated drinks before your sleep time can affect your sleep drastically
😴 Blue light being emitted from your electronic devices causes your eyes to dry and also keeps your brain active. Hence, affecting your sleep
😴 Having a wind-down routine includes keeping yourself as free of work as possible which allows your brain to receive the signal that it’s almost time to sleep
😴 By keeping a journal/diary by your bed is helpful. Noting down how your day went and making plans for the next days is a great way to drain excessive thoughts out of your mind
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💤 It is a matter of deep concern when athletes don’t utilise the power of sleep and the magic it does to your body and mind.

💤 Recognise all these signs as they’re directly indicating to the fact that your body didn’t get the right amount of rest.

💤 If you see your teammates having any one of these signs, remind them the power of a good night’s sleep.
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😴 It’s always beneficial to get a good night’s sleep. An 8 hour good quality sleep can boost performance and also keep your body fit.

😴 If either one of these myths are true for you, then there are some corrections that need to be made

😴 Remember: Prioritising your sleep schedule will work wonders for your athletic performance
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💤 Consistent sleep routine in athletes has proven to increase performance output.
💤 Prioritise your sleep for muscle as well as mind recovery
💤 Sleep loss can result in brain damage and many other physiological damages
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