There has been a lot of news lately about local and national sports figures making mistakes, poor decisions, and public apologies (just like the rest of us!). The pressure to maintain a positive image, to serve as a role model, and to perform has never been greater, it seems.

Almost every athlete I see is anxious, experiencing a fair amount of anxiety or fear about performance in their sport. By the time these athletes reach age 14, 15, 16, they have developed an actual pattern for their anxiety. It’s an ingrained, automatic response, which becomes more and more intense as the years move on. Some of my clients even argue that they need their anxiety to perform! These patterns can – and should – be broken so optimum performance levels truly can be achieved.

I have developed many different programs using NLP (neuro-linguistics, guided imagery, and trauma therapy) to help all types of athletes handle their stress, and alter their states of mind. Managing stress is possible and stress management techniques can be applied to most high-performance situations.

To train yourself to get into a desired state of calm, the CD Stay Focused is a treat. It allows you to learn how to go into and stay in peripheral vision, which allows your nervous system to actually experience calm. Listening repeatedly to this program helps you to learn how to get calm rather quickly. Stay Calm is a guided imagery program that helps you to learn to go from sympathetic nervous system to parasympathetic nervous system.

Get calm, stay calm, and improve your performance today!