<p class="ql-indent-5" style="text-align: center;"><em>"Performance is about focusing on the most important thing at the most important time"</em></p><br/><p> </p><br/><p>My guest today on the Potential Psychology Podcast is sports and performance psychologist, Michael Inglis. Michael is Director and Co-founder of The Mind Room. He works with athletes, coaches and teams to build high performance environments and develop key mental skills to enhance performance. </p><br/><p> </p><br/><p>In this episode, Michael and I take a peek at the fascinating world of sport and performance psychology and dig into:</p><br/><ul><br/><li>What a sports and performance psychologist does and why you might seek one out.</li><br/><li>Your values as your guardrails for performing, whatever that looks like for you</li><br/><li>The evershifting dynamic between performance and wellbeing</li><br/><li>Why the present moment is critical to achieving your goals</li><br/><li>Tolerating discomfort in pursuit of your goals</li><br/><li>How your values bring meaning to challenging moments </li><br/></ul><br/><p> </p><br/><div id="block-e35d21dc6e2e2a3dd347" class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule" data-block-type="47"><br/><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr></div><br/></div><br/><div id="block-9b6047c7ef9aaca5f0fb" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"><br/><div class="sqs-block-content"><br/><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><br/>Are You Ready to Fulfil Your Potential?</p><br/><p class="" style="text-align: center;">Download your <span style="color: #e74c3c;"><a href="https://www.potential.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e74c3c;"><strong>FREE copy</strong></a></span> of &lsquo;Creating Thriving, Motivated Teams: A How To Guide&rsquo; by entering your details below<br/><br/></p><br/></div><br/></div><br/><div id="block-9c01aba0a381bc93d54b" class="sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule" data-block-type="47"><br/><div class="sqs-block-content"><hr></div><br/></div><br/><div id="block-407e44522185220c2396" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2"><br/><div class="sqs-block-content"><br/><p class="" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.potential.com.au/transcript-125" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #e74c3c;">CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT</a></p><br/><p class="" style="text-align: center;"> </p><br/></div><br/></div><br/><p><span style="color: #e0262b;">ABOUT OUT GUEST:</span><span> </span></p><br/><p>Michael has worked in the mental health field since 1999 but focused on sports and performance since co-founding <a href="https://themindroom.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Mind Room</a> in 2012. He believes in a holistic approach to performance and that the wellbeing of athletes off the field is just as important as their performance on it. He is currently lead psychologist for the PFA and works with the Tasmanian Women&rsquo;s Cricket team. </p><br/><p> </p><br/><p>*****************************</p><br/><p></p><br/><p><strong><span style="color: #050505;">RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:</span></strong></p><br/><p><a href="https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Atomic Habits by James Clear</a></p><br/><p><a href="https://positivepsychology.com/act-acceptance-and-commitment-therapy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ACT - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy</a></p><br/><p><a href="https://themindroom.com.au/products/values-card-deck/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Values cards from the Mindroom</a></p><br/><p><a href="https://themindroom.com.au/what-is-mental-conditioning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What is Mental Conditioning?</a></p><br/><p><a href="https://themindroom.com.au/workshop/mental-conditioning-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michael's Mental Conditioning Program at The Mind Room</a></p><br/><p> </p><br/><p>If you'd like to hear more about how to fulfil your potential, I'm a guest on "<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/ballarat/programs/breakfast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Breakfast with Steve Martin: Behind the news and an insight into life in Ballarat</a>" on ABC Ballarat, every second Wednesday.</p><br/><p> </p><br/><p>Thank you for listening in and spreading the word about our podcast.</p><br/><p>*****************************</p><br/><p>If you liked this episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating over at <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2m3ZkorzowP3DQUomi7wDO?si=9292d8af419c41e9" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts.</p><br/><p>Feedback? 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