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Dr. Eddie O'Connor, Professional Speaker & Clinical Sport Psychologist May 19, 2021

Overcoming Pain & Injury

Obstacle: Pain & Injury Unfortunately, EVERY athlete will have this obstacle at some point. How you respond to it is a…

Dr. Eddie O'Connor, Professional Speaker & Clinical Sport Psychologist Apr 29, 2021

Burnout and the Need for Recovery

Obstacle: Burnout. In sport it develops in three uniquely different stages than other settings. It typically starts with…

Dr. Eddie O'Connor, Professional Speaker & Clinical Sport Psychologist Apr 23, 2021

You are Response Able

Obstacle: Something goes wrong. You blame others or the situation. This protects your ego but you miss the opportunity…

Dr. Eddie O'Connor, Professional Speaker & Clinical Sport Psychologist Apr 17, 2021

Self-Compassion for Self-Improvement

Obstacle: We are our own harshest critic. Some of us are even proud of this fact. “No one is harder on me than I am!”…

Dr. Eddie O'Connor, Professional Speaker & Clinical Sport Psychologist Apr 14, 2021

Being the Perfect Perfectionist

Obstacle: I love my perfectionists because they get great results. But there is a dark side with the pressure of…

Dr. Eddie O'Connor, Professional Speaker & Clinical Sport Psychologist Mar 24, 2021

Grow When You Don't Want To

Obstacle: There is pain in the process of growth and achievement. Real discomfort in the form of vulnerability, fear and…

Dr. Eddie O'Connor, Professional Speaker & Clinical Sport Psychologist Mar 16, 2021

From Choking to Clutch

Obstacle: Choking. You can do it in practice, but under pressure you lose the skill, make a mistake, and cost your…

Dr. Eddie O'Connor, Professional Speaker & Clinical Sport Psychologist Mar 9, 2021

Why it’s impossible to be consistently at your peak

A peak, by definition, is an extraordinary performance above the rest. As we all have variability in performance, your…