458. Training for Your Goals: Dr. Haley Perlus’ Guide to Achieving Personal Success

Doro and Tricia welcome Dr. Haley Perlus to Health Gig to learn about her journey into sport and exercise psychology and its application in the corporate world. Dr. Perlus covers key success factors like intrinsic motivation and confidence, and addresses burnout prevention through joyful, fulfilling activities. She offers practical tools for developing motivation, confidence, focus, and managing anxiety, defining confidence as belief in one’s ability to improve with effort, focus as tuning in to what matters, and anxiety as a controllable emotion. Dr. Perlus emphasizes aligning personal values with professional goals and building productive habits, believing habits are crucial for consistency and long-term success, and discusses the role of goal setting and accountability in personal growth. In her book Personal Podium, she delves into desire, belief, and focus, supported by workbook activities and real-life athlete stories. The conversation concludes with a reminder to listeners that they don’t have to go after their goals alone, and that including someone who genuinely supports and holds you accountable is an integral part of success.