Dr Phil Jauncey: How to achieve higher performance

Dr Jauncey is a well-known sports psychologist. Works with the Broncos Olympic athletes and lots of high profile sports teams.

What do losers believe is essential to success?
Motivation
Positive thinking
Having a good attitude
Focus

Let’s assume these things are real. If I don’t have them then I can’t perform?

If I’m angry at you I can’t control my mind. I can’t control my emotions. But I can say: “G’day” and reach out and shake your hand.

Losers think if you don’t feel good you can’t act good.

There are only 4 reasons you fail:
You don’t know what to do
You don’t know how to do it
You don’t have the ability to do it
You choose to fail

Why do people choose to fail?
Our society believes in excuses
The Pump

Innocent people always incriminate themselves and talk about the future. “I dropped the ball. I need to practice handling wet balls so I can do it next time it rains.”

Guilty people always exonerate themselves and talk about the past. “It wasn’t my fault. It was raining.”

Myth:
Everyone knows you can’t perform when you’re nervous.

Wrong! 60% of world records are broken when something went wrong.

Plan A: Pay attention and record and learn how you play on your good days.
How do you bowl well when you’re NOT nervous?

We do not want you to play better than you can play. (Trying to do that starts you making mistakes). Play at the level you were selected and let the game lift you.

The moment you say you’ve go to feel good to act good you’re in trouble.

If you want romance in your marriage act romantically first and the romance will come.

When you send kids to the park to play tell them: Make sure you don’t stand still!

When you act good it feels good. You don’t have to feel good to act good. You can always control how you act.

“Dad I don’t feel like studying.” “Good I don’t feel like feeding you!”

“If only…” Whatever follows is never true.

Losers say: Until I get rid of nerves I feel good about failing.
Winners say: I can do what?

If someone gives you an excuse always believe them! They are self-dismissing. Saves us from putting them in there and risking the health and safety of themselves and all their work/team mates.

Someone who says you’ve got to get your mind right to get your action right is a loser.

The Pump: Whenever you’re under The Pump (high pressure to perform) you fail.

An evil phrase: If you use it I guarantee failure. “Do not…”

The power of positive DOING.

If you know what you’re doing in Plan C you can do it in front of 5000 people.

When you know what you can do when you feel good you can do it any time.

Depressed stance vs feel good stance:

Depressed stance: Feet parallel forward hands and elbows by side.
Feel good stance: Put one foot out to side (left foot if you’re right handed) and relax elbows out a bit away from your body. Lean forward.
Practice swapping back and forward between the two so you can do it effortlessly.

What do you do on a good day?
Take note of this and learn it so you can do it on a bad day and act good.

How do you lean?
Scared – lean back
Brave – lean forward

If you know what you do on a good day you can do it every day.
I can’t control my mind my emotions but I can control my actions.

If an athlete says:” I’m not playing well” they’re self-incriminating and they’re in Plan Z (bad) not Plan A (good). Plan A is what you do when you do it well.

Don’t care about the intent. Care about what they do.

Every sport has its stuff:
Not in the zone
It’s God’s fault
Not my day

Ask: What did you change?
Lean forward
Hands on …

When you’re nervouse what do you do?

You’ve got to be using Plan A. Would you say: “But this is really important so go to Plan Z.”? No!

Anger sucks.
Depression sucks.
“I’ve lost my confidence.” “Confidence? What is that? Where is it hiding? More to the point – What have you changed in what you are doing?”

The losing coach told the athlete to “Focus. Clear your mind.” Phil told the athlete “It’s not focus or clear your mind. It’s RUN FAST.” The athlete won after Phil’s instruction.

You should never be told: “Go out to win”. You can’t control whether you win.
You should be told: “Go out and execute.” You can control what you do.

To be a good athlete you must have ability.