#218 - Darren Everett | Mental Preparation for Distance Running Success
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Darren Everett is a Senior Psychologist whose goal is to help you overcome your challenges to become the best you can be. Darren has a long standing history of successfully working with adolescents, adults, and leading personalities across sport, business, music and the arts, including clinical support for The Olympic Games and major AFL clubs. EPISODE OUTLINE:00:00 Introduction 03:13 Different Approaches to Performance Psychology 07:26 Developing a Pre-Race Mental Program 11:34 Characteristics of Highly Successful Athletes 16:01 The Importance of Race Plans and Chunking 21:56 Goal Setting and the Four-to-One Ratio 28:11 Dealing with Negative Performances 35:37 Different Approaches to Goal Setting 39:39 The Importance of a System 43:49 Creating a Clear System 46:12 Building Resilience and Commitment 50:48 The Power of Thoughts and Actions TAKEAWAYS Having a clear system or process is crucial for achieving goals.Start with small, practical steps and gradually increase commitment.Building resilience requires awareness, acceptance, and taking action.Thoughts and actions are the two levers that can be controlled to impact performance.TRANSCRIPT: https://share.transistor.fm/s/3c8842cf/transcript.txt EPISODE LINKS: Noosa Camp: https://www.relaxedrunning.com/noosacampFalls Camp: https://www.relaxedrunning.com/falls-creek PODCAST INFO:Podcast Website: www.relaxedrunning.comApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast...Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2MMfLsQ...RSS: https://feeds.transistor.fm/relaxed-r... SOCIALS:- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/relaxedrunning- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/relaxed_run...
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