Breaking Through Mental Blocks
Mental blocks aren't caused by a lack of motivation or desire. Simply telling yourself to "Just do it" isn't effective! In this course, I'll explain the root causes of mental blocks and share mindset tools to help you overcome them. By the end of this course, you'll understand why your body freezes, discover techniques to calm your mind and body, learn how to refocus on the present moment, and build the confidence to perform your skill again!
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Lesson 1: What are Mental Blocks?
Mental blocks are one of the most frustrating parts of gymnastics. I assure you; your mental block isn’t because you lack motivation or don’t want it badly enough. In this lesson, you’ll discover the real reason behind your mental block.
Mental blocks are one of the most frustrating parts of gymnastics. I assure you; your mental block isn’t because you lack motivation or don’t want it badly enough. In this lesson, you’ll discover the real reason behind your mental block.
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Lesson 2: Refocusing Your Brain
One way to tackle mental blocks is by giving your brain something more constructive to focus on. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to direct your focus in a way that will help you work through your mental block!
One way to tackle mental blocks is by giving your brain something more constructive to focus on. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to direct your focus in a way that will help you work through your mental block!
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Lesson 3: Using the Breath
Breathing is a powerful tool to help calm your brain and body! In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use your breath to help your brain feel safer.
Breathing is a powerful tool to help calm your brain and body! In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use your breath to help your brain feel safer.
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Lesson 4: Creating Your Confidence Ladder
When tackling mental blocks, it's important to begin at a level where you feel most comfortable and gradually progress from there. In this lesson, you'll learn how to build a confidence ladder for the skill where you're experiencing a mental block.
When tackling mental blocks, it's important to begin at a level where you feel most comfortable and gradually progress from there. In this lesson, you'll learn how to build a confidence ladder for the skill where you're experiencing a mental block.
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Lesson 5: Fueling your Confidence
Confidence is the belief that you can achieve something. When dealing with mental blocks, we often struggle with confidence in our ability to perform a skill. In this lesson, you'll learn about confidence and why it's a crucial mental tool to develop. As you learned in the previous session, confidence is crucial. In this lesson, you’ll discover specific strategies to boost your confidence!
Confidence is the belief that you can achieve something. When dealing with mental blocks, we often struggle with confidence in our ability to perform a skill. In this lesson, you'll learn about confidence and why it's a crucial mental tool to develop. As you learned in the previous session, confidence is crucial. In this lesson, you’ll discover specific strategies to boost your confidence!
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Lesson 6: Challenging the Doubt
Doubt undermines our confidence and heightens our fear. In this lesson, you'll learn how to identify and manage doubt so your brain can feel safer.
Doubt undermines our confidence and heightens our fear. In this lesson, you'll learn how to identify and manage doubt so your brain can feel safer.
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Lesson 7: Working with Comparisons
Comparing yourself to others can hurt your confidence rather than help it. Comparing your progress with mental blocks to that of your teammates is not beneficial. The only person you should focus on is yourself and your own journey.
Comparing yourself to others can hurt your confidence rather than help it. Comparing your progress with mental blocks to that of your teammates is not beneficial. The only person you should focus on is yourself and your own journey.
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Lesson 8: Working with Mistakes
Gymnasts often criticize themselves when they make a mistake, but this only leads to more frustration and doesn’t help with overcoming mental blocks. In this lesson, you’ll learn more constructive ways to respond after making a mistake.
Gymnasts often criticize themselves when they make a mistake, but this only leads to more frustration and doesn’t help with overcoming mental blocks. In this lesson, you’ll learn more constructive ways to respond after making a mistake.
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Lesson 9: Imagery
Did you know that the brain can't distinguish between what’s real and what’s imagined? Imagery is a powerful tool that can help you overcome mental blocks!
Did you know that the brain can't distinguish between what’s real and what’s imagined? Imagery is a powerful tool that can help you overcome mental blocks!
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