MTC 042: Raymond Prior | Sports Psychologist on Mindset, Anxiety, and Performance.mp3
Positive thinking is sabotaging your performance.
Performance psychologist and neuroscientist Dr. Raymond Prior joins the Move The Chains Podcast to break down why "just believe in yourself" backfires under pressure, and what elite athletes and executives do instead.
Drawing on decades of work with Olympians and high performers, Raymond explains the difference between stable and unstable confidence, why acceptance is the launchpad for action, and how to build a mindset that holds up when it matters most.
In this episode:
Why forcing positivity actually hurts performance
The 5 sources of unstable confidence
A-shaped vs. V-shaped thinking
The RAIN method for managing anxiety: Recognize, Accept, Interest, Now
Why mental performance is trained in advance, not summoned in a crisis
The through-line: the best performers aren't the calmest: they're the ones who've learned to use their brain instead of fight it.
Links
Golf Beneath The Surface by Raymond Prior
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