Mental Performance Therapy
Dr.Vernice Richards

As the year winds down, we often slip into projection mode without even realizing it. We rush to plan the next quarter, predict outcomes, set targets, and sketch out a shinier version of ourselves. It feels productive, like forward motion. But this season invites something quieter, and braver. Look inward before look ahead.

If you’re an athlete, learning entrepreneurial agility can free you from the trap of rigidity. If you’re an entrepreneur, adopting athlete-like discipline can root your ambition in sustainable action. The truth is, high performance isn’t about mastering just one mindset, it’s about integrating complementary strengths that meet the moment.

Athletes and Musicians both battle performance anxiety and performance pressure. What can they learn from each other.

As a mental performance therapist, I work with elite athletes, performing artists, and high-achieving professionals in business. And I’ve noticed something powerful: The mental strategies that fuel elite athletes and artists can radically upgrade how entrepreneurs show up, lead, and succeed. And the reverse is true too.

On paper, creatives and business people (entrepreneurs / c-suite members) seem worlds apart. One leads with instinct. The other with logic. One creates for expression. The other for expansion.