Accelerate - Chris Bodman: The Psychological Perspective

About this episode

Chris Bodman discusses the psychological aspects of performance and how they apply to both sports and business.

Episode 214: In this episode of Accelerate, host Nicola Graham is joined by Chris Bodman — a Chartered Performance Psychologist who has helped guide Olympic athletes to podium performances and now works with executives and founders navigating high-pressure environments. Chris’ career began in strength and conditioning, where he spent over a decade developing athletes physically before shifting his focus to the psychological side of performance. That transition led him to work across some of the UK’s leading high-performance systems, including the England and Wales Cricket Board, Rugby Football Union, and the UK Sports Institute, as well as supporting the England Women's Cricket Team. In 2021, Chris founded LMNTARY Performance — a consultancy designed to translate the mental frameworks used in elite sport into the worlds of leadership, entrepreneurship, and business performance. Across the conversation, Chris shares how the principles that underpin success in high-performance sport — clarity of purpose, adaptability under pressure, and sustainable habits — can be applied far beyond the sporting arena. The discussion explores the realities of burnout, the importance of…

People in this episode

Host: Nicola Graham

Guest: Chris Bodman

Topics covered

• performance psychology
• high-pressure environments
• burnout
• psychological flexibility
• leadership
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• performance psychology
• Olympic athletes
• high-performance sport
• clarity of purpose
• sustainable habits
• psychological flexibility

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: England and Wales Cricket Board, Rugby Football Union, UK Sports Institute, England Women's Cricket Team, LMNTARY Performance

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