Performance Psychology
Performance Psychology
2 positives for every negative
Watching comic relief “The apprentice “I saw Gerald Ratner – looking miserable all through the TV programme. He either didnt want to be there or he had a few issues that he couldn’t hide in his body language. Think these issues might have been with everybody else.
However at one stage one of the motivated people [...]
Posted on March 21, 2009 • No comments so far
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Mohammad Ali — 5 tips for success
Taken from the positivityblog, with thanks.
http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2009/02/06/muhammad-ali/
1. Take a risk.
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
To get what you really want you will pretty much always have to take risks. Of course, that can be scary.
So how can you overcome this, take a leap and take the risk? I [...]
Posted on March 13, 2009 • No comments so far
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Healing power of putting pen to paper
Article in Daily Telegraph this morning that confirms my thoughts about how writing things down can sort issues out in your own mind and help you feel better. Dr Matthew Lieberman says it could play a role in why many people write blogs or bad lyrics to songs. Next time you can’t sleep, are concerned [...]
Posted on February 17, 2009 • No comments so far
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All Party Parliamentary Group on Management
I attended the Chartered Management Institute meeting last night and these are the soundbites I took away –
Lord Eatwell – President of Queens College Cambridge – Economic advisor
Issues we face now are because of failure of management and leadershipNo one stood up to the management of the banksNone of the RBS or HBOS management [...]
Posted on February 11, 2009 • No comments so far
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Pop psychology
The financial times writes about pop psychology and how succesful sports stars often had lucky charms. Pele the best footballer ever, once gave away one of his football shirts to a fan. He believed his game suffered as a conseqeuence, so he dispatched a friend to get it back. A week later a friend handed [...]
Posted on February 9, 2009 • No comments so far
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