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Pre-Match Team talks #3 – The Four Cartesian Questions

Peter February 10, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

One week I started my pre-match “few words” to the team I coach by mentioning the Butterfly Effect which pre-framed my point of invitation for the players’ thoughts. So (eg) does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Sao Paolo set off series of events ...

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Pre-Match Team talks #2 – Don’t Think of a Black Cat

Peter February 9, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

Early in my coaching regime at one club I trod on the Manager’s toes big time. The side were coming back in to the changing rooms after their warm up routines, for the last 5 minutes before kick-off. As they trooped past the Manager he ...

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Pre-Match Team talks #1 – Big Game from You Today

Peter February 9, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

In my son’s rugby playing years from 16-18 he would recount, on a weekly basis, the pre-match talk of his manager. As a reasonably good impressionist, for him and a number of his team mates, this was increasingly a source of some amusement. The manager, ...

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Visualization and Coping with Distractions

Peter February 8, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

Recently I read this abstract from the International Journal or Sports Psychology: Penalty shooting and gaze behavior: Unwanted effects of the wish not to miss – which you can read here:http://www.ijsp-online.com/content/abstracts/abstract3702.php#c11 Interesting study, and rather links to a number of my posts in the Prodigy ...

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Ezine Articles

Peter February 4, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

You will notice the logo off to the right of my blog pages for Ezine Articles. Having signed up with them, I will publish some of the longer forthcoming articles there rather than clog up the blog with over-lengthy entries. It also spreads the word ...

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Cool as a Cucumber

Peter February 4, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

This fascinating Blog Post by Dr Darius Umrigar on the versatile and efficacious cucumber is worth investigating. http://healinginternational.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-amazing-cucumber-to-solve Later today there will be one residing in my shopping basket for sure – can’t wait to experiment! ...

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Half Time Talk – pay attention to the LAST thing said

Peter February 1, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

Consider most speeches, sermons, presentations, and you’ll easily remember how they struck you in terms of interest, stimulation and motivation. However – in terms of content, what is easiest to recall? Almost always its the first and the last things said. And in terms of ...

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Directory websites for therapists

Peter January 26, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

Over the period of December 2009 and January 2010 I have noticed a considerable proliferation of therapy related “directory websites” – all of whom email me as a healer inviting me to sign up to their directory listing, mostly on a national level but quite ...

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Scaling the Heights? Better than living in A flat

Peter January 21, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

Simple concept from the World of Distraction…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw The Piano Stairs – exercise without ...

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Using Time to Make Better Decisions….

Peter January 12, 2010 Post Comment Uncategorised

Is there a link between The 4 Cartesian Questions and this approach by Philip ...

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