A massive new study has pinpointed the most effective motivational technique for improving performance—and it’s incredibly easy. Simply using self-talk to tell yourself “I can do better,” has the ...

Positive self-talk involves having an inner dialogue that is primarily optimistic and positive. These thoughts and statements are the ones that build you up, increase your motivation, and make you ...

Self-talk interventions encompass deliberate strategies that athletes employ to regulate cognition, emotion and behaviour in training and competition. These interventions typically distinguish between ...

Recently, I explored how communication habits can impact the confidence you feel and the confidence that others perceive. However, how you communicate with others isn’t the only piece of the ...

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Self-talk is the internal dialogue that people have with themselves. Most people talk to themselves to some degree, though they may not always be aware that they are doing so. Your inner dialogue can ...

As attention turns to this year’s New York City Marathon, observers will again ask a long-standing question: What do athletes draw upon when trying to complete this 26.2-mile run, especially at those ...

Anyone who’s ever felt trapped in their own head knows the advice to “just stop overthinking” is easy to give but almost impossible to follow. No amount of willpower or motivational self-talk can ...