Here's the next strategy to help you deal with competition nerves -
Give yourself permission to be confident
This may seem simple but can actually be quite challenging. Many of us sabotage our own confidence by telling ourselves that we are 'no good at competitions', 'hopeless', 'too nervous' etc. Pippa Funnel is a superb example of why it’s worth working on transforming those negative statements into positive ones. She attributes some of her success to sports psychologist Nicky Heath and has been quoted as saying
Quote : “There were a lot of low points during the years when I never achieved at the top and Nikki got me believing in myself"
Affirmations are simple positive statements that you say to yourself over and over again. If you tell yourself something often enough, you will begin to believe it. That belief will then become a self-fulfilling prophecy -
A positive belief will build a more positive attitude that in turn leads to more positive expectations. This expectation means that you will start noticing when you behave differently and more positively and so you start to notice the small improvements. The positive cycle continues because as you notice these improvements, so more positive beliefs will grow.
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