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Snooker Psychology

Snooker Psychology Section. Please read through the articles below to help in this area of the snooker game

 

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Confidence And Its Origin

Don’t you have the confidence to do this work Come on, you can do it. Have confidence What does all this mean? Why do we say all these words when we are expecting somebody to do something? Why do these words generate a zeal to win and achieve the target? Why this word has so much to do with truth, trust, win, achieve, and move forward in life? Why do we react so positively after hearing this word? What if nobody uses this word ahead of some challenging task? Does this word guarantees your success and win?



Anmol Rana - 2010-09-23

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Creating A Winning Mind set

Do you know anyone who always wins? Sure you know that person, everything just works out for them. They go into business and they are an instant success. They enter the dating scene and their phone rings off the hook. If they were in the Olympics, you just know they wouldn't settle for anything less than the gold. It seems as though they always win.



David Weller - 2010-09-22

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Discipline is Essential for Self Improvement

Most of us are regularly exposed to information offering get rich quick schemes and ways to make our fortune for little or even no effort. This is probably even more the case for students of Self Improvement than for most other people.



Garry Zancanaro - 2010-09-22

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Five Tips On Turning A Negative Into A Posative

I thought this was fitting sinse I just experienced a huge negative in my life and choose to focus on the positive in the situation. For instance, when I was unable to sign into this program to get to my list of subscribers, I could have taken it in the real negative manner and given up. But instead, I choose to see the positive. And, because I choose to see the positive, I was able to think clearer and was able to enter into my subscription base on another level. But, because of this negative experience, I have decided to take it as a sign for me to move on to something better, where I have more control over my newsletter.



Dawn Fields - 2010-09-21

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Goal Believing is the First Step to Goal Achieving

We’ve just gone from “the Holiday Season” to the “Goal Setting Season.” Each year, about the time we turn our calendars to a New Year, we hear a lot about goal setting (even though it is sometimes disguised as information about making your New Year’s Resolutions). While the research and polls show that most people don’t set goals, most everyone thinks about it at this time of the year.



Kevin Eikenberry - 2010-09-20

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How To Build Self-Esteem

There are many ways to build self-esteem like positive self-talk, developing new skills, doing the thing you like to do, working out, having good relationships and helping other people. But in this article I want to introduce you one of the most destructive and life-ruining habits we have – comparison.



Edward Rybakov - 2010-09-19

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How to Coach Yourself

Some people are not in a position to work with a coach right now. Some are stretched financially, while some are still using the “lone ranger” method. Other people might be uncertain about trying something new.



David Weller - 2010-09-18

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How to stay Motivated

I have researched the subject of "Motivation." It is talked about a lot, but not very much is taught or written about it. It seems to be a word that eludes us. I here many people say: "I need motivating.", "I've lost my motivation." or "I can't be bothered"



David Weller - 2010-09-17

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Improve Your Self-Confidence Through Mistakes And Failure

I know you’re probably wondering how this is possible. "How can I improve my self-confidence if I always fail and make mistakes? How am I supposed to feel if I fail? I always feel guilty, broke, disappointed, and afraid of another failure. I think of myself as a looser. I think I will never do this thing again!"



Edward Rybakov - 2010-09-16

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Improving Self-Confidence - Stop Sabotaging Your Game

Improving self-confidence is something we would all like to be able to do. After all if we have a healthy self-confidence we appreciate and enjoy our lives to a greater degree. By improving self-confidence it is easy to see how we could achieve more. We might take the kinds of risks that eventually allow us to develop more fully in all aspects of our game.



David Weller - 2010-09-15

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Negative Automatic Thoughts

When we have NAT’S:

We adversely affect our own self esteem and confidence.
We stop ourselves from doing things and therefore achieve less.
We avoid people and situations and therefore deny ourselves the opportunity for positive feedback.
We reinforce negative beliefs we have about ourselves.
We generate thoughts which serve to cage us.



Mary Lennox - 2010-09-15

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Positive Thinking: Polyanna Syndrome

I have included this small article to help try and inspire those of us who have a negative outlook in life and our snooker game, this if put into daily practise can help you get rid of those daily negatives. Give it a try and see what comes from it.



David Weller - 2010-09-14

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Sports Motivation

It is a well-known fact that success requires a great deal of patience and hard work. In order to achieve victory a sports person is required to practice and train every day. As such, they need to be suitably motivated. Lack of motivation may lead to a lax in their fitness routine.



Richard Romando - 2010-09-13

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Stress Management Techniques

7 Successful Stress Management Techniques by: Lyndsay Swinton

Everyone needs successful stress management techniques. Easy to learn and easy to implement, you can use them for your own stress management or teach them to help others manage theirs.
Manage your stress and be a healthier, happier and more pleasant person to be around. Let’s cut to the chase



Lyndsay Swinton - 2010-09-12

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Success its really pretty simple

I have placed this article in this section because i think it will be useful for many of you snooker players who are struggling with the break building side of the game? I don't mean the potting of the balls but trying to work out the problem of which way to attack the balls and think that this article will help to give you a stronger mind set and a better approach. Even though it has nothing to do with snooker, the rules still apply in almost every situation in life, and this will help you to plan for this.



Kevin Wirth - 2010-09-11

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Ten Major Causes of Failure

Lack of a specific purpose in life. You can not hope to succeed in any field of your life if you don’t have a central purpose. If you don’t have a definite goal in your life then you will jump from one activity to another with no success. Almost 97% of people think and act this way.That’s why successful people, who have a clear goal in their life, are very few.



David Weller - 2010-09-10

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The Mental Game

There are many different types of mental game. First we should understand why the mental game is so important. Since there are several reasons for a player to develop their mental skills, lets look at these reasons and ways for improving our mental control. Each program and reason are interlinked in many different ways. As we look at one area we may well go into another due to this close relationship.



David Weller - 2010-09-09

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The Top 10 Best Things About Having a Coach

Obviously, there are many wonderful things about having a personal coach to support and encourage you. Everyone develops their own working relationship with their coach, and each situation is unique. So, with lots of respect for all the many things you may find valuable about having a coach, here are the Top 10 things clients have said to me:



Philip E. Humbert - 2010-09-08

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The Top 10 Steps to Set and Achieve Your Goals - Every Time

It’s been said that everyone has goals, whether we know it or not. We have goals to keep our current job, or to get a different one. We have goals to save for the future, or to travel, take a vacation, or purchase the things we need and want to make our lives more enjoyable. An important distinction, however, is that top achievers are very intentional and focused on their goals, while many of the rest of us are not.



Philip E. Humbert - 2010-09-07

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Thought Stopping Techniques

If you are aware that you are having a negative thought which influences how you feel about yourself and/ or your behaviour, it is useful to be able to take control and put a stop to this.



Mary Lennox - 2010-09-06

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Top 10 Ways to Coach Yourself to Total Success

Coaching is about being your best. It’s about performance, about “staying the course” and, in the end, about creating and living the life you really want. Many people use coaches to make more money, win the gold prize or do something dramatic. That’s fun, and when it’s right, it’s wonderful!



Philip E. Humbert - 2010-09-04

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What Makes a Champion

Imagine for a moment that you are a champion. You are the best in your town . No, you are the best in your country. How does that make you feel? Good yeah? You are a champion. What are you the champion of? What is your major strength? Are you a good leader? A good strategist.



David Weller - 2010-09-03

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Ambitiously Pursuing Your Own Self

What is the origin of true ambition?

There exists really only one place to find true ambition and that is within you – in every thought, in every movement, in every motivation. Your ambition is an expression of who you truly are, your own self-expression.



David Weller - 2010-09-02

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Aiming for Greater Things

Some players are given more natural talent than others, such as Jimmy White, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry. Many would say the same about Steve Davis, and John Higgins but i don't see it that way because looking at these two players you know that they have had to put a lot into their game to get where they are or was.



David Weller - 2010-09-01



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