by Carrie Jackson | Feb 8, 2019 | Endurance Athletes, Get Confident, Peak Performance
There are many reasons why athletes feel nervous before an event. Whether it’s your first race or your 50th, when you roll up to the start line or you’re standing on the beach waiting for your swim start, you’re probably going to experience some race-day anxiety. It’s...
by Carrie Jackson | Jun 18, 2018 | Get Confident, Peak Performance
How can I feel more confident? This is probably one of the most frequently asked questions and one of the most sought-after feelings of athletes: “I want to feel more confident”. You don’t want to “think” you can handle the situation in front of you – you want to KNOW...
by Carrie Jackson | May 12, 2018 | Get Confident
There’s a big fat myth about confidence going around. I heard through the grapevine that some of you out there believe the athletes that you’ve deemed to be supremely confident, are confident ALL THE TIME. Never a doubt about their ability. Never a wavering...
by Carrie Jackson | Apr 16, 2018 | Get Confident, Life Lessons, Peak Performance
Did you see my post on Facebook about how I inadvertently grabbed my foam roller instead of my yoga mat as I was heading out the door to yoga class? Oops! Lucky for me – I realized it before I got too far. As I ran back upstairs to grab my yoga mat my first...
by Carrie Jackson | Jul 17, 2017 | Get Confident, Mental Training School
Have you ever been plagued with the dreaded “what-ifs”? What if I choke? What if I drop the ball? What if I strike out? What if I can’t finish? The “what-ifs” are endless. One of the tools I use to help athletes build their mental toughness and...
by Carrie Jackson | Jun 6, 2017 | Achieve Your Goals, Get Confident, Get Motivated, Peak Performance
Sometimes in life, things don’t go as smoothly or easily as we would like. In fact, the longer I’m on this planet, the more I realized that MOST of the time things end up playing out a little bit differently than we expected. When you come up against a...
by Carrie Jackson | Apr 8, 2017 | Get Confident, Get Motivated, Life Lessons, Peak Performance
One of the most stressful situations you can be in is when there are decisions being made that affect you, of which you have no control over. When things don’t go the way we want them to, it feels unfair and we tend to point fingers and blame other people for...
by Carrie Jackson | Sep 12, 2016 | Get Confident, Get Motivated, Life Lessons
When you walk to the edge of all the light you have And take that first step into the darkness of the unknown, You must believe that one of two things will happen: There will be something solid for you to stand upon, Or, you will be taught how to fly Patrick Overton...
by Carrie Jackson | Jul 25, 2016 | Achieve Your Goals, Get Confident, Life Lessons, Peak Performance
This is a picture of me. I’m looking slightly stunned, helmet askew, and standing on top of what I like to call, “The Green Monster”. I can’t remember what it’s actually called, but I remember the experience vividly. It was last summer, at Diabetes Training Camp...
