#95 – Stuck in the Past? How Dwelling on Failure Hurts Your Performance
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Episode Summary:
In this episode, Ian Hawkins dives into the detrimental effects of dwelling on past failures and how they can hold you back from consistent success. Ian explains why our brains are wired to focus on the negative and how this pattern affects mindset, performance, and results. Ian shares practical strategies for breaking free from this cycle, including self-awareness techniques, journaling, and reframing past experiences. He also introduces a performance meditation to help listeners build a high-performance mindset.
If you're ready to stop letting past failures define your future, this episode is a must-listen.
About the Host:
Ian Hawkins, host of "Sport Is Life," is dedicated to showing how sports can transform lives. With extensive experience as an athlete, a coach, PE teacher, community volunteer, and manager at Fox Sports, Ian brings a wealth of knowledge to the podcast. His journey began in his backyard, mentored by his older brother, and has since evolved into coaching elite athletes and business leaders. Ian's commitment to sports and personal development is evident in his roles as a performance coach and active community member. Through "Sport Is Life," Ian shares inspiring stories and valuable lessons to help listeners apply sports principles to all areas of life.
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Transcript
you know that there are times where you
Speaker:focus too much on past failures, maybe
Speaker:you're dwelling on them, maybe you're
Speaker:doing it more often than you care to, and
Speaker:that you know it's having a detrimental
Speaker:impact on how you show up every day on
Speaker:your consistency levels and your success.
Speaker:And listen on because today going to tell
Speaker:you why that is and what you're going to
Speaker:do about changing it.
Speaker:I'm Ian Hawkins and this is Sporty's
Speaker:life. The purpose of sport, as I
Speaker:see it, is to see your vision become a
Speaker:reality, find your voice, create
Speaker:strong connections and learn to trust
Speaker:your body.
Speaker:You've taken the time to listen to this
Speaker:whole episode. Now it's time to take
Speaker:action. Commit to one thing you've
Speaker:learned today and make it happen. And to
Speaker:avoid any obstructions, join the Sporty's
Speaker:Life movement by clicking on the link in
Speaker:the show notes.
