Bust through your Fear and Build Confidence
When you come up against a challenging situation, fear can often get in the way. Discomfort masks itself as fear when you try to do things differently than before. Your unconscious mind may race with thoughts of “what if” and future thinking that create physical...
Ease the Transition back onto the ice with these 3 Mental Training Strategies
As you navigate this uncharted territory, unable to train on the ice, you may notice doubt and fear start to occupy your mind. These are completely understandable feelings to experience right now and it is ok to let yourself feel these. What we don’t want is for those...
Navigating a Difficult Coach/Athlete Relationship
Mind-Body Performance Academy has been running for 3 weeks and, as part of the training, there is a live Q & A each Sunday. Athletes, parents and coaches post questions in the private Facebook group through the week for me to answer during these sessions. Without...
Knowing your Confident Athlete Avatar
Your CAA Do you know your Confident Athlete Avatar? CAA is an acronym I have coined that is short for Confident Athlete Avatar. I have been using this tool with my athletes a lot lately, especially since returning to training after the Christmas holidays. As a team,...
Let your Frustration Fuel your Performance
Does any of this sound familiar…you practice really poorly the week before competition, you bomb your short program, you pop everything on your warm-up.
When Facts Trump Positivity
A call with one of my skaters recently got me thinking about the unrealistic expectation we put on ourselves to be positive all the time. As soon as I arrived on the call with her I could sense her energy was low. She has been training for her biggest competition of...
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The struggle with motivation is REAL right now. Limited practices, no competitions, no test days and shows.
Here is a goal setting strategy that I know will help!
Maintaining Motivation: Will Power is Not Enough! | Rebekah Dixon
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Facebook Twitter Gmail LinkedIn Hello Wonderful Skaters! So many of you have told me that developing and maintaining motivation is one of the major struggles you face when it comes to high performance and reaching your full potential. Initially everyone sets goals and begins the journey focused a...Candid response from a top Canadian skater about competitions being cancelled, "I am feeling unmotivated"
Lack of motivation is going to be a real issue for athletes with no competitions, test days or shows scheduled. Even worse is the roller coaster of emotions they feel when they are told to prepare and then the event is cancelled.
If an athlete ever needed mental training, this would be the time!