Which motivational techniques really work is a topic of endless debate–but one trick may eclipse the rest, according to new research. Motivational “self-talk” reigned supreme in an expansive ...

It takes many millions of running steps to find your potential, and the actual muscular and aerobic output of those steps may be fundamentally altered by day-to-day self-talk. So mid-run, when the ...

Motivational self-talk can improve attitude and focus on the task.” So to help the Army out — we just want to help! — the Task & Purpose team came up with a few other examples of productive ...

Across the board, the researchers found that those using motivational self-talk—for example telling yourself "I can do better next time"—led to optimal performance during every portion of a ...

This part of the self-talk picture, as far as I can tell, still relies mostly on experience, theory, and intuition. So take it for what it’s worth, as an example of what practitioners in the ...

Pep talks, also known as positive self-talk, are an internal dialogue you can use to process different situations and obstacles.This dialogue can be thought or spoken out loud.‌ While pep talks ...

Motivational self-talk, just like Kyrie Irving talked about, seems to be much more effective, however, according to a study on inner-dialogue and basketball players.

Athletes use two main forms of self-talk. Motivational self-talk (sometimes referred to as positive self-talk) serves many functions; you can use it to increase the effort you exert (“I’m ...

Conversely, negative self-talk can hinder your performance. “On a physiological level, negative self-talk can raise your heart rate, cause perspiration, and increase muscle tension,” Dr. Lagos ...

Four self-chosen motivational phrases boost performance by 18% in cycling study. ... he decided to look at the effects of "self-talk" on endurance performances ... for example, 10 of the 12 people ...

A massive new study has pinpointed the most effective motivational technique for improving performance—and it’s incredibly easy. Simply using self-talk to tell yourself “I can do better ...