Ep. 218: Overcoming Competition Anxiety, feat. Amanda Bruse
From BJJ Mental Models
This week we're joined by Amanda Bruse! Amanda is a new black belt under André Galvão, and just joined the BJJ Mental Models review team! In this episode, Amanda provides some great perspective on how competitors can navigate competition anxiety.
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Book referenced on the podcast:
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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Mental models discussed in this episode:
- Growth From Discomfort https://bjjmentalmodels.com/growth-from-discomfort/- Incremental Learning https://bjjmentalmodels.com/incremental-learning/- You Are What You Train https://bjjmentalmodels.com/you-are-what-you-train/- Technique Visualization https://bjjmentalmodels.com/technique-visualization/- Habits Over Results https://bjjmentalmodels.com/habits-over-results/- Perception-Action Coupling https://bjjmentalmodels.com/perception-action-coupling/- Investing in Loss https://bjjmentalmodels.com/investing-in-loss/- Law of Contrast https://bjjmentalmodels.com/law-of-contrast/- Flow https://bjjmentalmodels.com/flow/- Building Your Triggers https://bjjmentalmodels.com/building-your-triggers/- Reflecting "As If" https://bjjmentalmodels.com/reflecting-as-if/- Controlled Breathing https://bjjmentalmodels.com/controlled-breathing/- Staying Loose https://bjjmentalmodels.com/staying-loose/ Don't forget to check out BJJ Mental Models Premium! If you love the podcast, you'll definitely love our premium membership offerings. The podcast is truly just the tip of the iceberg – the next steps on your journey are joining our community, downloading our strategy courseware, and working with us to optimize your game. We do all this through memberships that come in at a fraction of the cost of a single private.
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