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07/05/2026
Most athletes don’t realise that self-talk is doing far more than affecting confidence.
It is shaping attention.
And under pressure, where your attention goes often determines what happens next.
After mistakes, a lot of athletes drift toward frustration, judgement, replaying the past, or trying to control the outcome.
But performance does not live there.
The athletes who handle pressure best are not the ones who never think negatively.
They are the ones who redirect their attention fastest.
This carousel explores why self-talk matters far beyond “being positive,” and how it shapes performance in pressure moments.
To learn even more, head to this week's article, link in bio 🫶
Most athletes do not lose performance because of the mistake itself.
They lose it because of where their mind goes after it.
The frustration.
The judgement.
The replaying.
The drift away from what matters next.
That is why self-talk matters, and why it cannot be left to chance.
Not because it magically creates confidence, but because it impacts what you do next.
I explore this further, including how to train your self-talk, in the latest article.
Link in bio 🫶
28/04/2026
Most athletes think self-talk is about trying to feel more confident.
Say the right things.
Be more positive.
Override the doubt.
But that’s not what self-talk is actually doing.
Your self-talk is shaping where your attention goes in pressure moments.
And where attention goes, behaviour follows.
Where behaviour goes, performance follows.
So when mistakes happen and your internal voice shifts to judgement, frustration, or replaying the past,
performance often starts to drift with it.
The goal of self-talk is not to make you feel better. It is to direct your attention back to what matters now.
I unpack this further in this week’s article. Read it via the link in bio 🫶
Most athletes think motivation is the key to consistency.
But motivation is unreliable.
It comes and goes. It shifts with how you feel, how training is going, what just happened.
So if you rely on it, your performance will always fluctuate.
The athletes who stay consistent don’t wait to feel ready.
They know what they’re doing regardless.
They have clear, repeatable actions they fall back on.
That’s what holds their performance in place when motivation drops.
What are your go to actions when you don’t feel like it?
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