Performance Potential

How to overcome nerves? Chris Hemsworth shares 👇🏻

Chris Hemsworth opens up on his struggle with anxiety throughout his career and his advice for handling it ❤️ Watch the full interview on MTV UK YouTube now ♥️ Limitless: Live Better Now is available on Disney+ from 15th August 💫 #chrishemsworth #mentalhealth #anxiety #mtvmovies

Matildas forward Michelle Heyman lived with anxiety and panic attacks for years, but she struggled to talk about it with her friends, family and teammates.

Before retiring in 2019, she said to her psychologist she felt like she couldn't breathe. One of the most difficult conversations and decisions in her life, turned out to be one of the most important. During her time off the field, Michelle rediscovered herself and learned that while football is a big part of her life, it isn’t everything.

The path to healing took time and support, especially from Michelle's now-fiancée, Christine, who regularly checked in and created a safe space to talk openly. Returning to football has given Michelle new purpose, to inspire the next generation to look out for one another.

This , Michelle shares just how life-changing a simple check-in can be 👉 ruok.org.au/michelle-heyman-on-speaking-our-and-starting-over

✨ Big news! ✨
Our Principal Psychologist, Georgia Ridler, is now opening her books on Thursdays for new clients.

Georgia is a wise and compassionate psychologist who works with clients navigating:
🌱 Anxiety & overwhelm
🌱 Injury & uncertainty
🌱 Sporting performance
🌱 Life transitions & adjustments
🌱 Self-esteem and confidence

With a strengths-focused approach, Georgia helps you take meaningful steps forward — whether in life, sport, or performance.

Book an In-Person session or connect Online — whatever works best for you.
Spots are limited, so secure your appointment today 👉 https://www.performancepotential.com.au/georgia-ridler/

✨ Big news! ✨
Our Principal Psychologist, Georgia Ridler, is now opening her books on Thursdays for new clients.

Georgia is a wise and compassionate psychologist who works with clients aged 12 years+ navigating:
🌱 Anxiety & overwhelm
🌱 Injury & uncertainty
🌱 Life transitions & adjustments
🌱 Self-esteem and confidence challenges

With a strengths-focused approach, Georgia helps you take meaningful steps forward — whether in life, sport, or performance.

Book an In-Person session or connect Online — whatever works best for you.
Spots are limited, so secure your appointment today 👉 https://www.performancepotential.com.au/georgia-ridler/

Want to Nail your next Interview?

Are you applying for the ADF, the AFP, a graduate role, or an academic promotion? Your performance under pressure is the key 🔑

Just like athletes train for game day … you can train for interview day.

✨ Learn how to:
✔️ Stay calm when nerves hit
✔️ Answer with clarity + impact
✔️ Show confidence (without faking it)

📩 DM us to get started.

🔟years ago we took one hell of a leap!

We hosted an action-packed full-day workshop for 100 teenage athletes — with 4 guest Olympians — packed with games that stretched their thinking🧠, sparked reflection, and challenged them to rise to their own occasion.

It was a risk. It was different. And it worked✅

We took big steps. We backed bold ideas. We created opportunities for people to learn, grow, and shine in ways that stick.

🙋How do we know??? Parents still remind us of the impact of that day.

Want your teens to thrive at life and expand their belief in themselves? Reach out!

Big thanks to Anna Meares, Emily Jane Seebohm, Mel Rippon, Josh Jefferis and Thomas Pichler, and our amazing team for making this such a memorable event!

At Performance Potential, we take risks . . . the good kind.

We don’t settle for safe, standard, or same-old approaches.

Instead, we step out of our own comfort zone so teens, athletes, and leaders can step out of theirs.

✨ We test beliefs.
✨ We challenge limits.
✨ We create spaces where resilience is built.

Because growth doesn’t happen in the shallow end — it happens when you’re backed to learn, stretch, and shine.

We’re here to make that possible. 💥

✨ There is much talk about AFL player Bailey Smith and his recent journey with his mental health.
But there is something no-one is talking about 👇

This young man — this young athlete — endured a significant injury that took him away from:
⚡️ his job
⚡️ his routine
⚡️ his teammates
⚡️ his passion
⚡️ his happy place.

👉 For high-performance athletes, injuries lasting 8+ weeks don’t just affect the body. They can have a huge impact on confidence, mood and self-belief.

💡 Don’t wait for things to spiral. Get advice early!
Because recovery isn’t just physical — it’s mental too.
👉 If you (or your athlete) are going through this right now, drop us a message — I’m sure we can help.

At the AFL Awards, Bailey Smith spoke candidly about one of the hardest chapters of his life, revealing he spent a month in a Melbourne psych ward before his move to Geelong, bravely sharing his mental health battle for the first time.

What a beautiful example of emotion regulation in action!👇🏼

Where the heightened emotion and passion of sport is regulated through a choice to redirect attention to the task at hand.

This is a valuable skill in sport, business and home life. Right?!?

In this case, women beach volleyball players in the Paris Olympic Gold Medal Match pivoted and connected to a broader perspective (and there is no better way than Imagine 🎶 by John Lennon).

2024 Olympics - Gold medal game Woman's Beach Volleyball, John Lennon "Imagine" Brazil vs Canada in Woman's Beach Volleyball Gold medal game, things get heated and words are exchanged between players, then DJ calls for peace by playing "...