Staying Focused Under Pressure: Practical Tools from Performance Psychology with Dr Dana Sinclair

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Dr. Dana Sinclair shares practical tools for maintaining focus and performance under pressure.

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Confidence is about how you feel. Performance is about what you do.” - Dr. Dana Sinclair How do you perform at your best when pressure is highest? In this episode of It’s an Inside Job, performance psychologist Dr. Dana Sinclair breaks down practical, evidence-based tools for staying focused, calm, and effective when it matters most—without relying on confidence or empty positivity. What if peak performance isn’t about feelin...

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Host: Jason Birkevold Liem

Guest: Dr. Dana Sinclair

Topics covered

• performance psychology
• focus
• stress management
• mental performance
• evidence-based tools

Keywords

• performance
• psychology
• focus
• calm
• effective
• pressure
• confidence

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