Strengthen Performance & Reduce Burnout by Optimizing Your Mind
Considering the intense and high demands many professionals face it is no wonder so many are on the brink of many stress-related health and mental-health issues. Many are experiencing the onslaught of never-ending waves of demands. And as John-Kabat-Zinn, mindfulness guru says, “You can not stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”
Ahead in the Game supports professionals in highly demanding careers who want to enhance their mental game through the benefits of Mental Performance Coaching. Athletes train their mental game, so can you.
More and more professionals are turning to experts in the area of performance and sport psychology for dealing with the stress and performance demands of highly demanding careers such as surgeons, business executives, politicians, military leaders, lawyers, teachers, media personnel, mental and physical health practitioners, musicians, actors just to name a few. Our clients are seeing enhanced well-being and peak performance when engaging in Mental Performance Coaching with Tara.
“My initial goals and objectives were to learn ways to manage nerves, mentally prepare for surgical procedures and increase focus in high pressure. Through the development of mindfulness and mental skills I have had huge improvements in these areas and reduced feelings of burnout.” Surgery Intern
Research supports that there are healthy and performance-based alternatives to the old school “suck it up” mentality for dealing with mental and emotional challenges. For the past ten years Ahead in the Game has been helping professionals in a variety of fields enhance their mental health and performance approach to work and life.
Based on the knowledge fields of sport, performance and positive psychology, mental performance consulting provides an avenue of development where learning to be your personal best in the face of high demands is supported and possible. Experience and research supports that strengthening our inner skillfulness leads to increased performance consistency, and enhanced personal well-being. By learning how to step-out of automatic reactivity, integrate proven mental skills, and strengthen recovery capacity we can prevent burn-out, enrich ourselves and open avenues for greater joy and satisfaction with our professional and personal life.
Mental and emotional peak performance in high-performance domains does not happen by chance.
Areas of support have included preparation for licensing's exams, medical and surgical interning, journalism, veterinary, law field, and more.
“My board exam was a big challenge for me. I knew the material but mentally- I was struggling. Test anxiety is something I’ve struggled with in my university years Ahead in the Game gave me the strength I needed, the mental tools I needed, and the confidence I needed to succeed. It made my experience of writing my national boards kind of enjoyable and I was eager, confident, and ready to take them on. She taught me to be brave. My only regret is that I didn’t seek Tara’s services earlier in my university studies but I am so glad I had her for the biggest exam that counted the most!”
Pharmacy Intern Preparing for Licensing Exam
Are you experiencing the onslaught of never-ending waves of demands?
“Working with Tara has revolutionized my medical career; I am more effective, confident, focused and satisfied with my day-to-day work, as well as managing my work-life balance overall.”
Ontario Surgeon
Tara Costello-Ledwell, M.A., C.S.P.A. Mental Performance Consultant, registered with the Canadian Sport Psychology Association. She has over 25 years experience in the field of mental health promotion and mental performance consulting, including being the lead practitioner in a research project exploring the human-animal connections with veterans diagnosed with P.T.S.D.. Mindfulness practices have been a foundation to these programs. Whether you’re walking onto the field or in the OR, Tara works with Athletes, Surgeons and other professionals in high demanding careers.
Tara credits her personal mindfulness practice as a key to her own personal productivity and ability to manage stress. “From a competitive performance perspective, it helps me deepen my connection and focus when I show my American Quarter Horse, Couper in the discipline of western pleasure. It is an honor to support others who want to strengthen these inherent abilities.”
Reach out to Tara today.
