Mignon Walker

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Why Willpower Fails When You Need It Most

You made a resolution. You were clear, specific, and committed. Then something hit a nerve. It could have been pleasure, pain, fear, sadness, or anger. In a moment that should have been easier, you got owned by your nervous system. In that instant, it felt justified. Necessary. Automatic. Only after...

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Elite in Training. Hijacked When It Counts.  

The cruelest part of choking is not the mistake. It is the sudden loss of access to the skill you know you have.


Elite athletes do not break down because they are unprepared. They break down because, in the deciding moment, the nervous system stops giving them access to the confidence training built...
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