by Dr. Stephen Simpson | Weekly Blog
In July I played in a golf competition with Martin. He is a very good player, but as we approached the first short hole he complained that his unfulfilled ambition was to score a hole-in-one. So how does a tour coach handle this kind of comment? Pretty much the same...
by Dr. Stephen Simpson | Weekly Blog
I work with elite performers, but sadly not Phelps. It does not matter whether they are a top banker, a top golfer, or a top poker player. The methods I use are the same, albeit with some creative adaptation for each individual. This is good news for me and more...
by Dr. Stephen Simpson | Weekly Blog
What you see is what you get Last weekend I met a shy classical musician who I shall call Carlos. His story paints a very familiar picture for all of us. It is the reason why we often find it so hard to perform at our best when in the public arena, or even just when...
by Dr. Stephen Simpson | Acting, NLP, Weekly Blog
Great movie directors know the importance of creating vivid imagery using all our senses. We have five senses—sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. These senses are our only information channels from our environment—an environment that is limitless in its abundant...
by Dr. Stephen Simpson | Weekly Blog
Start with baby steps Here are more examples of how visualisation exercises have helped improve performance, taken from my book Get Lucky Now. Sometimes, there is a danger that future goals can feel very remote and may even discourage you from starting your journey....
