The Mindset Behind Elite Performance

Braxton Shaw is an engineer in the underground construction industry, an adjunct professor of psychology, an author, researcher, and former collegiate athlete and football coach. My work uniquely bridges sports psychology, leadership, mental performance, and real-world high-pressure environments.Over the past several years he has conducted extensive research in Psychological Skills Training (PST), performance psychology, resilience, and human performance under pressure. I am also developing a pioneering applied field called Construction Performance Psychology (CPP), which focuses on optimizing mental performance,safety, leadership, emotional resilience, and mental health within high-riskindustries. My work explores how the same psychological tools used by eliteathletes such as visualization,