by Adam Eason | Oct 29, 2012 | Personal Development, Uncategorized |
Alongside a very inspiring 25,000 other runners, with a Halloween nightmare of a hangover and poorly equipped with 4 hours sleep, yesterday I ran the Great South Run for the fifth time. Also running yesterday was an inspiring student of mine Claire Lincoln. Claire...
by Adam Eason | Oct 25, 2012 | Personal Development, Uncategorized |
There are a number of famous irrational beliefs that tend to reach each and every sports person at some stage: No pain – no gain. You must give 110% all the time. Practice makes perfect. Winning isn’t everything – it’s the only thing. These kinds of thinking...
by Adam Eason | Oct 23, 2012 | Personal Development, Uncategorized |
From the body of research and studies that have been conducted within the subject matter of mental imagery in sporting performance, there are a number of general ways and means of enhancing and advancing the results gained by using mental imagery and I thought that I...
by Adam Eason | Oct 22, 2012 | Life of Adam, Personal Development, Uncategorized |
Many sports fans these days seem to know that Tiger Woods imagines his shot before he plays it. Boxers often imagine winning and knocking out their opponent. Many Olympic athletes imagine the ideal shot, goal or win before they complete it. Early on in 2012 I imagined...
by Adam Eason | Oct 16, 2012 | Personal Development, Uncategorized |
(Again, despite the title of this blog entry, this process can be applied to goals in any aspect of life) This is the third and final piece on goal-setting. Having had a look at the evidence supporting goal setting and then also exploring the principles of goal...
by Adam Eason | Oct 15, 2012 | Personal Development |
(Despite the title of this blog entry – it can all be applied to other activities, not just running) In my previous blog entry, I wrote about some of the evidence for goal setting and the considerations for using it properly to be effective. Today, in this...
