S2E25: Finding Meaning in Sport with Laurence Cassøe Halsted

Laurence is a two-time Olympic fencer, having competed for Team GB in the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Games.  Since retiring he spent time as Performance Director of a national federation. But at the start of 2022, he transitioned into a new career involving a combination of mentoring and coaching. His current role as Director of Mentoring at The True Athlete Project enables him to explore the most valuable and meaningful aspects of a life in sport, together with an amazing collection of people.  Laurence is also the author of Becoming a True Athlete philosophy aimed at highlighting a more compassionate, holistic culture of sport. He believes we can unleash far more of our potential, as individuals and groups, through a better understanding of what drives us as humans. This requires tapping into our deepest sense of purpose and meaning in life, along the way connecting us more closely with nature and with each other. If you enjoy this episode please leave a review on iTunes or Spotify platforms, and by doing this you will actively help in spreading this content to the practitioners that need it.   Talking Points: How performance psychology profoundly transformed his orientation and mindset as an Olympic athlete The challenges that opened Laurence up to new ways of thinking and being Why psychological performance inhibitors are simply a clenched mind that creates a barrier to the universal mind Why a spiritual approach represents performance psychology 3.0 Why performance answers may lie in spiritual philosophy rather than psychological training. How to reconnect to meaning in sport   If you enjoy this episode please leave a review on iTunes or Spotify platforms, and by doing this you will actively help spread this content to the practitioners that need it.   Resources: Practitioner Project 20/20 The Coach Toolbox Practitioner Rites of Passage Flow Genome Project Dr Joe Dispenza min-body research Conversation for the context of Dr Joe Dispenza's work   Connect with Laurence: Linkedin The True Athlete Project X Instagram