How to Build Athlete Confidence Athlete confidence and performance share a relationship that researchers have documented consistently, with meta-analyses demonstrating a correlation of r = 0.30 between the two[1]. More striking still, winners score higher on confidence measures than their competitors before events even begin[1]; that is, the psychological edge precedes performance, not merely follows from it. Scientific studies confirm that athletes who believe they will succ

What happens to your self confidence when you fail despite putting your whole soul into something? Sobering as it is, working with absolute commitment, giving everything you have, and still falling short is a reality most of us encounter. Here is what we have come to understand, though: true self confidence is not about never failing. It is about failing – sometimes publicly, sometimes painfully – and still holding onto your belief in yourself; still trusting that your worth

Do you ever wonder where the shaming, criticising and sarcasm - ever present in many peoples styles of communication with each other - comes from? Can you think of a few times when you were on the end of such a tirade? Or perhaps when someone else was at the end of a tirade from you? Some parents who were abandoned, neglected or abused as children use this parenting style to an extent with their children. We see the experience and internalising of core shame in relationships