Imagine you are at the start of a race. You see your competitors. All look built up like proper runners. You start feeling that you've got no chance although you've been practicing well.

This thinking already sets the tone for your race. You...

Many of us are self critical. We tend to bash ourselves after a failure for a very long time. Being analytical is one thing and self critical another.

We tend to think we're useless, in the wrong field, not deserving etc. Don't let that happen.

Give yourself time to f...

All of us know this. It's self explanatory. Sweaty palms, nausea, muscular movements, faster heart rates and what not. We have all been through this a lot many times to know we're in stress. The human brain wasn't meant to deal with stress thousands of years ago. The occasional threat was a preda...

Write it down somewhere where you can see it and remind yourself why you're doing what you're doing.

Imagine living that goal everyday. Believe in it till it becomes a reality.

SA cricket Captain Graeme Smith had it written on his refrigerator that he wanted to captain the national te...

Instead focus on what you can control.

Surely winning is the ultimate goal but you shouldn't talk about that all the time. Work on the things you can control. Training, your mindset, the work you put in to succeed.

Sir Dave Brailsford, famous Olympic winning coach focuses on training ...

To perform at your highest level you need to be able to fight off this stress response.

Slow down. Don't rush. Take a deep breath.

When you slow down, you allow your body to be able to adjust to the stress hormones in the system and make sense of it. Decisions taken i...

Don't let the voice in your head push you down

"Everyone talks about winning but our biggest opponent is in our own head."