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Updated Tuesday, 24th June 2014
How can you apply the techniques of winning sports psychology to achieving your everyday goals? Find out in these short videos, where OU sports academics and burgeoning young athletes share their insight.

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  • Personal Best: Introduction

    OU sports academic Simon Rea discusses what we can learn from sports pyschology to help us reach our own goals.

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  • Personal Best: Values

    OU sports academic Simon Rea and athletes share their tips on goal setting and why it is important to align our goals with our values.

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  • Personal Best: Support

    OU sports academic Jessica Pinchbeck and athletes explain why social support is vital in helping achieve personal goals.

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  • Personal Best: Motivation

    OU sports academic Caroline Heaney and athletes discuss the sources of motivation and how to get motivated to achieve goals.

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  • Personal Best: Setbacks

    OU sports academic Caroline Heaney and athletes explore ways to deal with setbacks in the process of achieving personal goals.

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  • Personal Best: Persistence

    OU sports academic Jessica Pinchbeck and athletes talk about developing 'grit' to overcome adversity and progress towards a goal.

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  • Personal Best: Completion

    OU sports academic Jessica Pinchbeck congratulates those who have achieved their goals and encourages reflection for future improvement.

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