Training for Your Goals: Dr. Haley Perlus’ Guide to Achieving Personal Success
Doro and Tricia welcome Dr. Haley Perlus to Health Gig to learn about her journey into sport and exercise psychology and its application in the corporate world. Dr. Perlus covers key success factors like intrinsic motivation and confidence, and addresses burnout prevention through joyful, fulfilling activities. She offers practical tools for developing motivation, confidence, focus, and managing anxiety, defining confidence as belief in one’s ability to improve with effort, focus as tuning in to what matters, and anxiety as a controllable emotion.
Dr. Perlus emphasizes aligning personal values with professional goals and building productive habits, believing habits are crucial for consistency and long-term success, and discusses the role of goal setting and accountability in personal growth. In her book Personal Podium, she delves into desire, belief, and focus, supported by workbook activities and real-life athlete stories. The conversation concludes with a reminder to listeners that they don’t have to go after their goals alone, and that including someone who genuinely supports and holds you accountable is an integral part of success.
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Website: http://drhaleyperlus.com
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8cH78p4ZaR_F-S7iLSE0PQ
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-haley-perlus-33ab2219/
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qUOTES:
“Mental toughness and resilience is not just for athletes. I need it now more as an adult living in the world enduring trials and tribulations.” – Dr. Haley Perlus
“If we neglect our heart, our inside desire, then we’ll certainly lose confidence when we don’t achieve every one of our goals.” –Dr. Haley Perlus
“The best athlete is not the perfect athlete. It’s the athlete that best recovers. So if we make a mistake–don’t just sit there and let that guilt take over. Let’s recover.” –Dr. Haley Perlus
Show Notes:
Dr. Haley Perlus, a sports psychologist, shares her journey into the field of sport and exercise psychology and how she applies her expertise in the corporate world. She describes key pillars of success, such as finding intrinsic motivation and maintaining unshakable confidence. Dr. Perlus also discusses burnout and how it can be prevented by prioritizing activities that bring joy and fulfillment. She provides examples and tools for developing motivation, confidence, focus, and anxiety control, offering relatable approaches. She defines confidence as the belief in one's ability to learn and improve with effort; focus as the ability to tune in to what is relevant and tune out what isn't; and anxiety as an emotion that can be used to our advantage if we learn to control it.
Dr. Perlus highlights the significance of aligning personal values and passions with professional goals and how to build habits that enhance productivity. She believes that building habits are more important than general guidelines for health behaviors, as habits create consistency and long-term success. She also emphasizes the importance of goal setting and accountability in personal growth. In her book Personal Podium, she explores the concepts of desire, belief, and focus, and includes workbooks and real-life athlete stories. The conversation ends with a discussion of accountability and the need for someone who cares, believes, and holds you accountable.
Takeaways
Find intrinsic motivation by identifying activities that bring joy and fulfillment.
Develop unshakable confidence by focusing on personal strengths and maintaining a positive self-image.
Prevent burnout by prioritizing activities that align with personal values and passions
Use motivation, confidence, focus, and anxiety control tools to enhance performance and well-being.
Building habits is more important than following general guidelines for health behaviors.
Goal setting and accountability, as well as practicality and engagement in personal development, are essential for personal growth and success.
Having someone who cares, believes, and holds you accountable is crucial for staying on track.
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