Episode 352: Navigating fear, anxiety and self-doubt for high performance in sport and beyond

Purple Patch Podcast

Matt Dixon

Humanpotential, Nutrition, Education, Empower, Fitness, Executive, Coach, Strengthtraining, Purplepatch, Sleep, Cycling, Performance, Running, Recovery, Health & Fitness, Ironman, Swimming, Timemanagement, Triathlon, Meditation, Yoga

4.8 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

IRONMAN Master Coach Matt Dixon hosts the Purple Patch Podcast, focusing on integrating sport into busy lives and overcoming performance anxiety. He introduces a free webinar on preparing for triathlons with limited time, emphasizing the importance of mindset. Dixon shares a case study of an athlete named Kate, who experienced self-doubt and underperformance due to outcome anxiety. He outlines five strategies to manage fear and self-doubt: reframing fear as a challenge, focusing on the process rather than outcomes, using stress as fuel, building exposure tolerance, and separating thoughts from identity. Dixon encourages athletes to embrace discomfort and train their minds for resilience.

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0:00.0	Hey folks, early bird catches the worm. If you happen to be listening to this episode right on release,
0:07.9	that's Wednesday, March the 12th, and then, well, a little invitation, last minute invitation,
0:14.5	it is the final chance to join me tomorrow morning. That's Thursday, March 13th, because I am doing a special webinar for
0:23.0	folks that are looking to integrate. Try Theron into a time start of life. How do you absolutely
0:28.4	smash your goals on only 8 to 14 hours a week if you're preparing for an Ironman or a half
0:33.9	ironman distance? Well, we've cracked the code. We understand how to do it,
0:37.7	and we want to share all the information with you. It is absolutely free. Everyone is welcome to
0:42.4	join your friends, your neighbours, even folks that will be kicking and screaming coming into the
0:46.8	door. Feel free to reach out and join me. And if you happen to be listening to this after
0:52.8	the date of the webinar, register anyway.
0:55.4	We'll leave the link in the show notes and you can register and we will send you the recording,
1:00.2	which I'm sure will be a gem.
1:02.7	If you can't attend live, of course, anyone that signs up gets the recording.
1:06.8	There's no pressure.
1:07.7	You don't need to be a purple patch athlete and I think it's going to be very, very helpful. Now, we're talking about something that is very useful for any athlete that is
1:15.2	getting ready for any form of competition or maybe even a presentation at work because we're
1:19.9	talking about overcoming fear, anxiety and self-doubt when it comes to performance. I hope you
1:25.9	enjoy the show. Cheers. I'm Matt Dixon and welcome
1:29.3	to the Purple Patch podcast. The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every human
1:34.8	being to reach their athletic potential. Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach
1:39.6	your human potential. The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere
1:45.0	in a great sport into life.
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