What looks like a confidence issue may really be an anxiety issue. A confidence is sometimes just not thinking. You 're good enough a ad not having sense of self efficacy. But usually athletes who are performing at the top of their game know that they can do it. It's just that they worry that they won't be able to do it at the right time or in the right situation. That's the problem with so many different careers. And yes, i see the same kinds of anxieties in many different areas.
Sweaty palms before a date. Racing heart during a presentation. Needing a diaper while delivering a wedding toast. We've all been there. On the heels of New Year's resolutions, sports & performance psychologist Dr. Sari Shepphird explains confidence vs. performance anxiety, the origins of perfectionism, how much social media is too much, self-sabotoage and also dishes on strategies that athletes use to perform under pressure. Also: why you should holler the F word when you're nervous, why being authentic is always the best policy and the perils of professional darts.
Dr. Shepphird is at sportandperform.com
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