Building Confidence Through Reflect Journaling: Unlocking the Power of Experience

In this episode of Confident Calm Clutch Car Ride Conversations, host Valerie Alston introduces the reflect journaling process as a powerful tool for athletes to learn and grow from every experience. Valerie emphasizes that confidence is built not just from winning but from learning and reflecting on both successes and failures. The episode explores the 'REFLECT' acronym, guiding athletes and their parents on how to recall events, understand emotions, focus thoughts, identify learning moments, evaluate strategies, create action plans, and track progress. This consistent practice promises to build confidence and resilience, using personal experience as the ultimate learning tool.

00:00 Introduction to Building Confidence

01:01 The Source of Confidence: Personal Experience

02:02 Learning from Failures

03:36 The Reflect Process: An Overview

05:52 Reflect: Step-by-Step Breakdown

10:07 Implementing the Reflect Process

15:50 Conversation Prompts for Parents and Athletes

19:11 Conclusion and Additional Resources

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Discussion questions:

• What’s something you learned about yourself from your last game or practice?
• When you mess up, what helps you move forward rather than dwell on it?
• Which part of REFLECT feels most useful to you right now?
• Would you be open to journaling together or reviewing your reflections with me sometimes?

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