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The Performance Paradox: Why High Achievers Feel Like Frauds
Across performance domains, whether elite sport, healthcare, business leadership, or academia, there is a paradox that practitioners regularly observe: those who are objectively most capable are often the most likely to doubt themselves. This experience, commonly referred to as imposter syndrome (or more accurately, the impostor phenomenon), represents a critical but often overlooked constraint on mental performance. Understanding the Impostor Experience First described by Cl
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May 303 min read


Fuel for Thought: Why Nutrition Matters for Mental Performance
In performance domains ranging from elite sport to executive leadership, there is a growing recognition that mental performance is both a differentiator and a limiting factor. Yet, despite this heightened focus on cognition—decision-making, attention, working memory, and emotional regulation—we often overlook one of its most fundamental determinants: nutrition. Simply put, the brain is a metabolically demanding organ, and its performance is directly influenced by the quality
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May 303 min read


The importance of trust in professional sport decision-makers
Along with millions of other people across the world yesterday I watched the finale of a very exciting and closely fought Formula 1 motor...
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Dec 13, 20213 min read


Psychological Challenges of injury, rehabilitation and return to play
Watching several sports this weekend I was reminded of the number of injuries that occur, such as Jason Roy’s unfortunate calf injury for...
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Nov 8, 20212 min read
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