Work with me

I spent years competing at an International level but in truth I was struggling. My tendency to overthink and analyse was crippling my performance. I just couldn’t consistently find that space of effortlessness from which I performed at my best. And effortless is something that we can all relate to. Every athlete’s experience of performing at their best corroborates this. There is just a huge misunderstanding as to how it occurs. For me, I attributed it to how I was feeling, what I was wearing, the weather, self talk, mantras and even holding my hands above my head.

I was stuck because of an insufficient understanding of how my psychological system worked. Everything I came across promised to deal all of the symptoms of my misunderstanding, the pressure, anxiety, nerves and tension. Nothing had a grasp of the fundamental principles which work behind the scenes. When I discovered teachings on this, everything else took care of itself.

It changed my life and now that of my clients, from club athlete to Olympian to Pro tennis player.

What my clients are saying…

 

“The work I did with Matt allowed me to rekindle my love for the sport, and instead of quitting (which at one point felt like my only option) I made a return to competing at my own pace. Not everyday is perfect and it is easy to fall back into old habits, but this newfound insight into my mind allows me to tackle these challenges in ways I previously couldn’t.”

Seamus Derbyshire

400mh U20 European Silver Medalist & Senior European Championships Semi-finalist

“I tell anyone who will listen that because of our chats, the reality I live in today is truly different from what I was in before. I’ve always set my targets high and fortunately have been determined enough to reach them. But now I look back at them and see how much better the whole journey can be. I laugh at how much closer I am to realising my full potential and how effortless it can be.”

Aaron

Private Wealth Investor

“Working with Matt has steered me back on track with athletics and helped me to easily tap into that zone/thought-space in which I perform at my best.

Also it has really helped me change my outlook on my struggles and psychological barriers within Pole Vault. I’ve realised that I am not ‘broken.’”

Owen Heard

Pole Vaulter 5th at 2022 Commonwealth Games

My Promise

I’ll show up fully present and committed to guiding you back towards your wisdom. I’m not here to teach, I’m here to really fucking listen and discover where your world view may be off. Real change will occur through your own realisation, your own discoveries about the truth that I point towards. I won’t ever offer you techniques or strategies to implement because whilst these may be helpful in the short term, at best they offer a way to cope. I want you to thrive. I know that’s possible, there’s nothing broken, nothing to be fixed, you just don’t realise how well you’re made…yet!

Your

Commitment

I ask for your complete openness and curiosity to discovering something new. Our mind does an incredible job at making our experience look real, it’s what it’s designed to do. When we start to look beyond this and create space for new possibilities, everything can change very quickly.

If you’re interested in discovering how 1-2-1 coaching can benefit you, please contact me.

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  • I work with a new understanding of psychology known as the 3 principles. Where as psychology looks to equip you with tools and techniques to help you cope with your current circumstance or problem I essentially work in reverse.

    Ludwig Wittgenstein said that “A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push.”

    Now if we put a tiger in the room with you traditional psychology might offer you a chair, tiger training techniques or camouflage. All useful but at the end of the day you’re still stuck in a room with a tiger.

    I work to help you see that you can pull the door and walk out.

  • Anyone that’s curious about what’s possible for them and who wants to uncover their potential. The principles that I work with apply to all human experience and any area of performance.