Annika McGivern: Mental Training for Real Life High Performance Environments (#013)

Annika is a Performance, Sport and Exercise Psychologist. Coming from a high-performance equestrian sport background, she has gained over ten years professional coaching experience. Combining this experience with a BA of Psychology from the University of Victoria and a MSc of Sport and Exercise Psychology from Ulster University in Northern Ireland, she delivers highly practical solutions for teams and individuals with a focus understanding the complex interaction of the conscious and unconscious mind.Annika is passionate about teaching the necessary skills to get the most from mental training in real-life performance environments. She creates and delivers specialized training for Personal Trainers and gym owners to help bring the benefits of exercise psychology to the gym environment. Annika also applies her skills and knowledge in business, specializing in resilience, mindset, communication and presentation skills.If you enjoyed this episode of Dealing with Goliath Podcast, hit subscribe to hear about our latest episodes. If you're interested in more visit ▶ www.almcbride.com/minicoursefor a free email minicourse on how to gain the psychological edge in your negotiations and critical conversations along with a helpful negotiation prep cheat sheet. In this episode we discuss:The benefits and role of Cognitive Behavioural CoachingWhat athletes are like to work with as coaching clients compared to othersThe effect of athletes having previous exposure to sports psychology principles beforeConversational versus directive coaching in sportWhy equestrian sport is an extreme sport like downhill racing or big wave surfingThe key commonality between athletes and business peopleThe importance of mindset on performanceWhat Annika loves most about her work as a high performance coachHow a massive shift in perspective can occur quicklyThe most common misunderstanding about high performance coaching and coachesWhy you have to turn off the conscious mind and just trust in the trainingHow Annika's worst failure and frustration opened the door to sports psychologyIf you're interested in more visit ▶ https://almcbride.com/minicoursefor a free email minicourse on how to gain the psychological edge in your negotiations and critical conversations along with a helpful negotiation prep cheat sheet.If you enjoyed this episode of Dealing with Goliath Podcast, hit subscribe to hear about our latest episodes.