In this week's episode of the Demystifying Mental Toughness Podcast #274, we focus in on the control and challenge measures from Professor Peter Clough's 4C's model of Mental Toughness. David highlights how US tennis player Danielle Collins' managed fans heckling at the Australian Open to aid her performance. Insightful guests, Sport Psychologists, World Champion Athletes and Olympians also offer tips: where they focus on self-care for perfectionists, emphasise why getting clarity on your "why" is important, stressing present-moment awareness and a lot more.

Key Learning Points:

· Incorporate self-care practices, such as taking breaks from screens, doing breathwork, or a gratitude practice to aid your emotional control.

· Danielle Collins showed a degree of emotional control and a sense of humour to turn negative fan comments into motivation, rather than letting them affect her performance.

· Many driven athletes can take things too seriously impacting their emotional control and ability to challenge themself.

· Play the observation game to improve your awareness of behaviours that you carry out, focusing on your reactions, inadvertently the outcome can then be improved performance.

· To help children in sort, parents should lead with love and care, avoiding pointing out flaws, focusing on positive reinforcement.

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Relevant Podcast Episodes To Help You Improve Your Control and Challenge Levels as Relayed in Episode 274

Ep172: Brandon Epstein – Working With Your Subconscious Mind To Achieve Better Results

Ep168: Andrew Simpson – How To Navigate Youth Sports So That Children Enjoy The Experience More

Ep162: Sun Sachs & Ed Gibbins: How to Find a Flow State to Improve Your Performance

Ep099: Trevor Jones – How to Deal with Overthinking on the Golf Course

Ep083: Billy Schwer – Life Lessons from a World Champion Boxer

Ep081: Stuart Wade – Mental Toughness in Combat Sports

Ep033: Aly Dixon – Mental Toughness Lessons from a World Champion

Ep013: Karl Morris – How to Stay Present like a Major Champion

Ep017: Gio Valiante – How to Play Fearless Golf

Other Valuable Resources To Help You Improve Your Control and Challenge Levels

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