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Kirsten Peterson

When Grit’s Not Enough

When Angela Duckworth coined the term grit (and wrote her book with the same title) back in 2016, it took the sport world by storm. In her…

3 min readOct 2, 2020

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When Grit’s Not Enough

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Kirsten Peterson

4 Performance Lessons From Sport For People Who Could Care Less About It

Everyone told me when I started my own performance psychology business was, “with your background in sport, you’ll have work coming out…

5 min readJul 28, 2020

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4 Performance Lessons From Sport For People Who Could Care Less About It

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Kirsten Peterson

Thriving in Uncertainty: First Know When You Are Not

I was relatively new to my job as head of the performance psychology team at the Australian Institute of Sport, and things were not going…

4 min readJun 7, 2020

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Thriving in Uncertainty: First Know When You Are Not

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Kirsten Peterson

3 Simple Sanity Strategies for Hard Times: Be Here. Be Nice. Do Good. (Part 3 of 3)

The pandemic tidal wave — obliterating our work lives, our sense of control and safety, our relationships, and for many of us, our…

6 min readJun 1, 2020

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3 Simple Sanity Strategies for Hard Times: Be Here. Be Nice. Do Good. (Part 3 of 3)

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Kirsten Peterson

3 Simple Sanity Strategies for Hard Times: Be Here. Be Nice. Do Good. (Part 2 of 3)

The pandemic tidal wave — obliterating our work lives, our sense of control and safety, our relationships, and for many of us, our…

4 min readMay 24, 2020

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3 Simple Sanity Strategies for Hard Times: Be Here. Be Nice. Do Good. (Part 2 of 3)

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Kirsten Peterson

3 Simple Sanity Strategies for Hard Times: Be Here, Be Nice, Do Good. (Part 1 of 3)

The pandemic tidal wave — obliterating our work lives, our sense of control and safety, our relationships, and for many of us, our…

4 min readMay 17, 2020

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3 Simple Sanity Strategies for Hard Times: Be Here, Be Nice, Do Good. (Part 1 of 3)

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Kirsten Peterson

Simple, Easy Thinking: 4 Things Athletes Do (and You Can too) to Help Your Mind Work for You

Life is hard enough, but can feel almost impossible when you are fighting your own mind along the way. Have you ever experienced crippling…

9 min readMar 1, 2020

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Simple, Easy Thinking: 4 Things Athletes Do (and You Can too) to Help Your Mind Work for You

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Kirsten Peterson

Kirsten Peterson

I am a mind coach who helps elite athletes, coaches, and performers to achieve optimal, sustainable outcomes under pressure while also living a happier life.

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