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Posted by Danielle Harvey on 2 August 2023
Here, he shares top tips on how to cope with the weight of expectation, fear of failure when giving a wedding speech, using sport psychology techniques he employs when working with top athletes.
Dr Chris Hartley says, "When faced with high-stakes challenges, it's easy to lose the joy of taking part if we don't feel like we have what it takes. This often leads to a fear of failure and a 'threat mindset' where we focus on avoiding loss (such as to not get humiliated or let others down) instead of striving for success. The problem with this is that we fixate on what it is we want to avoid. How could we, instead, be motivated by opportunity and focus on what we want to achieve? To overcome this, we could adopt a 'challenge mindset' where we see the task before us as a positive challenge and back ourselves to succeed at it. When we have a challenge mindset, we are more likely to focus on the present moment, be more confident, make better decisions, and ultimately enjoy the challenge more.
Here are three tips to help you adopt a challenge mindset and move away from fear-of-failure:
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