Understanding confidence, it's importance and how to harness it's power can help you, your family, team and community. And yes, it's a learnable skill especially after what we have gone through doing these tumultuous years with COVID, restrictions and set backs. Presented by Kusal Goonewardena Director and Health & Wellness Advocate Elite Akademy Sports Medicine Clinics www.EliteAkademy.com

1. Leadership
Chapter 1
Confidence
By Kusal
Goonewardena

2. Kusal Goonewardena
Director
APA Titled Sports
Physiotherapist
Lecturer Sports Science

3. Physiotherapist in
Sport Since 1999
Founder/Director
of
3 Sports Medicine
Clinics Australia

4. Over 65,000
Treatment
Sessions in
Sports Injuries
& Performance

5. Melbourne University Sports Physio
Since 2002

6. Lecturer and
Consultant
Australia China
Singapore
Sri Lanka
India

7. Author
My latest Releases

8. Research

9. Lecturer
Sports
Science

10. My aims for you
Leadership
It’s benefits
Strategies for personal
growth
Strategies for your
community
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11. CONFIDENCE
What is it?
Definition
Confidence
means feeling sure of
yourself and your
abilities — not in an
arrogant way, but in a
realistic, secure way.
Confidence isn't about
feeling superior to
others. It's a quiet inner
knowledge that you're
capable.

12. CONFIDENCE
Why is it important?
“Learning too soon
our limitations, we
never learn our
powers.”
-Mignon McLaughlin

13. CONFIDENCE
Can it be improved?
The good news is that
new research into neural
plasticity reveals that we
can literally rewire our
brains in ways that affect
our thoughts and
behaviour at any age.
Diagram: Neural
Pathways, Axons and
Myelin Sheaths

14. CONFIDENCE
What are the steps?
Competent
Confidence
Teach
Someone

15. CONFIDENCE
What are your
strengths?
VALUES
Family, Fun,
Adventure, Love, Be
Cool, Learn & Enrich

16. CONFIDENCE
The Bridge between Mind and
Body
Postures
Open v Closed
How Long it takes to make a
difference:
2 minutes!

17. CONFIDENCE
Healthy Allies
Coaches, Friends, Colleagues
Success Rates
Goal in your mind 43%
Share your goal >50%
Share your goal + weekly
accountability > 70%

18. CONFIDENCE
Daily To Do List – Only 5
things
Written is GOLD!
Why??

19. CONFIDENCE
Growth Mindset v Fixed Mindset
“I can’t”
“I will try”
“Mistakes help me learn”
“I’m not good at this”
“I’m on the right track”
“They are so good at what they
do…”

20. CONFIDENCE
Win or
LEARN
There is no
Lose

21. Thank You
If you have any questions at all
please do not hesitate to send a
note or email
My email address is:
Kusal@eliteakademy.com
Lastly all my slides are uploaded to
www.slideshare.net/KusalGoonewa
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