Focus on what you can control. It’s a phrase you’ve heard more than once if you’ve been listening to this podcast, and it typically refers to reorienting your perspective or ideas of success from the external to the internal: from elements outside of your control, to elements within your control. But on this episode of Losing Control, host Justin Su’a talks with renowned mental performance coach Dr. Colleen Hacker about how to manage, repair, and sustain a critical component of elite performance that is outside of control: confidence. And for a perspective on how to achieve consistent high performance sustainably, bestselling author Brad Stulberg discusses the perils of heroic individualism and the possibilities of other models of success. The yips are one of the most extraordinary and unusual phenomena in sports, and far more common among elite athletes are battles with confidence–or lack thereof–and achieving success sustainably in environments that demand consistent high performance under pressure.    
Dr. Colleen Hacker, a professor of kinesiology at Pacific Lutheran University, and co-author of “Catch Them Being Good: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls” and "Achieving Excellence: Mastering Mindset for Peak Performance in Sport and Life"   
Brad Stulberg, author of “The Practice of Groundedness,” and co-author of “Peak Performance” 

<p>Focus on what you can control. It&rsquo;s a phrase you&rsquo;ve heard more than once if you&rsquo;ve been listening to this podcast, and it typically refers to reorienting your perspective or ideas of success from the external to the internal: from elements outside of your control, to elements within your control. But on this episode of Losing Control, host Justin Su&rsquo;a talks with renowned mental performance coach Dr. Colleen Hacker about how to manage, repair, and sustain a critical component of elite performance that is outside of control: confidence. And for a perspective on how to achieve consistent high performance sustainably, bestselling author Brad Stulberg discusses the perils of heroic individualism and the possibilities of other models of success. The yips are one of the most extraordinary and unusual phenomena in sports, and far more common among elite athletes are battles with confidence&ndash;or lack thereof&ndash;and achieving success sustainably in environments that demand consistent high performance under pressure.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<li aria-level="1">Dr. Colleen Hacker, a professor of kinesiology at Pacific Lutheran University, and co-author of &ldquo;Catch Them Being Good: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls&rdquo; and "Achieving Excellence: Mastering Mindset for Peak Performance in Sport and Life" &nbsp; </li>
<li aria-level="1">Brad Stulberg, author of &ldquo;The Practice of Groundedness,&rdquo; and co-author of &ldquo;Peak Performance&rdquo;&nbsp;</li>
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Losing Control is a documentary podcast about the Yips, or what happens when elite athletes and performers lose control of their ability to do the things that they do best. Told through conversations with athletes, coaches, scientists, reporters, and more, join host and mental performance coach Justin Su'a as he goes down the rabbit hole with some of the biggest stars and sharpest minds in sports and performance today to uncover the truth about one of the strangest phenomena in the game. You'll walk away with stories that empower you to prioritize your mental health and strategies that will help you to constructively embrace the challenges you face on and off the field. It's Losing Control, with Justin Su'a.

<p>Losing Control is a documentary podcast about the Yips, or what happens when elite athletes and performers lose control of their ability to do the things that they do best. Told through conversations with athletes, coaches, scientists, reporters, and more, join host and mental performance coach Justin Su'a as he goes down the rabbit hole with some of the biggest stars and sharpest minds in sports and performance today to uncover the truth about one of the strangest phenomena in the game. You'll walk away with stories that empower you to prioritize your mental health and strategies that will help you to constructively embrace the challenges you face on and off the field. It's Losing Control, with Justin Su'a.</p>

Losing Control

Episode 7: Confidence and Sustainable Success

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