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Win the game in your head
Rating: 4.8 out of 5(13 ratings)
55 students

Win the game in your head

5 steps to overcome self-handicapping in sports
Created byKerdu Lenear
Last updated 3/2025
English
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What you'll learn

  • Identify the root causes of fear, including fear of failure and fear of success, and how they contribute to procrastination, self-doubt, and avoidance
  • Recognize self-handicapping behaviors and understand their subconscious impact on career growth and performance in sports
  • Develop awareness of limiting beliefs and unconscious patterns that hold back progress, using a structured step-by-step approach
  • Apply actionable strategies to break free from self-handicapping, boost confidence, and take decisive action toward professional success

Course content

4 sections • 6 lectures • 53m total length

  • Introduction - Who Am I & Why This Matters9:25

    Explore how self-handicapping and toxic fears like procrastination, fear of failure, and fear of success hinder professional success, and learn to train your mind to overcome them.

  • Your Mind Is a Muscle – Train It, Strengthen It, and Unlock Your Full Potential7:30

    Warm up your mindset with a quick 10-second mental sprint to boost energy and focus, then train your mind like a muscle using neural encoding.

Requirements

  • No prior experience is needed—just an open mind, a willingness to self-reflect, and a desire to take action toward overcoming self-handicapping

Description

Are you unknowingly holding yourself back from success? Do you struggle with procrastination, perfectionism, or self-doubt whether in competition, training, or planning for life beyond sports? These are signs of self-handicapping—a hidden mental pattern that limits even the most driven athletes.

This course is for athletes who want to break through mental barriers, elevate their performance, and gain the confidence to take bold steps—whether in their sport or in building something beyond it. Based on research into self-handicapping in high achievers, this program uncovers how fear of failure and fear of success create subconscious roadblocks, keeping athletes from fully stepping into their potential.

Taught by a former professional athlete turned entrepreneur and founder, this course provides science-backed, practical strategies to help you break free from self-handicapping and perform at your best. Having experienced these challenges firsthand, she will guide you through a proven 5-step process that has helped athletes and business leaders overcome mental barriers, take action, and achieve greater success.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Understand the psychology of self-handicapping and its impact on success

  • Recognize and eliminate self-handicapping behaviors that keep you stuck

  • Reframe fear of failure and success to take bold action

  • Apply a proven 5-step process to shift your mindset and improve performance in sports and beyond

  • Learn from real-world case studies of high achievers

This course is for athletes who want to strengthen their mental game, take their performance to the next level, and gain the courage to start something new, without hesitation or fear holding them back. No prior knowledge needed—just the commitment to grow and perform at your best!

Who this course is for:

  • Athletes aiming for the next level – Strengthen your mindset to perform at your peak.
  • Athletes preparing for life beyond sports – Gain confidence to start something new.
  • Athletes struggling with mental blocks – Overcome self-doubt, procrastination, and fear of failure.
  • Athletes ready to take action – Break self-handicapping and step into new opportunities.

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