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CompeteWell — The Mental Advantage

The complete competitive mental game — for athletes in any sport. The difference between performing well in practice and performing when it matters most.

58
Tools
16
Weeks
4
Phases
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Elite performance isn't just physical. The athletes who struggle in competition often have the talent — what they lack is the mental game. CompeteWell turns Dr Patrick Cohn's Athlete's Mental Edge into 58 structured tools across a 16-week journey, following a practical Assess → Intervene → Monitor cycle.

All 58 tools, across four phases

Phase 1

Foundation

Weeks 1–4 · Self-Awareness & Mindset
Week 1 — Overcoming High Expectations
Identify Your Expectations
Uncover the hidden demands you place on yourself so you can perform with more freedom.
Process Goals Builder
Replace outcome pressure with focused, present-moment objectives.
Competition Expectations Reflection
Track your progress in managing expectations after each time you compete.
Week 2 — Superior Confidence
Confidence Foundation Builder
Identify your sources of confidence and build a confidence resume.
Confident Self-Talk & Patterns
Recognise and reshape the inner dialogue that supports — or sabotages — performance.
Confidence Practice & Assessment
Plan your weekly confidence work and reflect on how it's going.
Week 3 — Concentration & Focus
Concentration Foundation
What you focus on when you perform — and what pulls your attention away.
The Three R's Refocusing Strategy
A backup strategy for shifting focus as quickly as possible when you're distracted.
Process Goals: Plan A Strategy
Choose the right mental targets so you can perform in the zone.
Concentration Performance Tracker
Rate how well you concentrated after every practice and competition to spot patterns.
Week 4 — Goal Setting & Efficient Practice
SMART Goal Setting for Athletes
Set goals the right way — without turning them into expectations.
Weekly Practice Planning
Bridge the gap between setting goals and turning them into daily action.
Smart Practice Plan
Close the practice-to-competition gap by practising smarter, not harder.
Practice Reflection Weekly
Track your weekly progress and make every session count.
Phase 2

Core Skills

Weeks 5–8 · Trust, Composure & Resilience
Week 5 — Trust in Your Skills
Trust in Skills Assessment
Understand the difference between practising and performing.
Trust Building Strategies
A personalised plan to perform with greater freedom and confidence.
Weekly Trust Tracker
Monitor your ability to perform with trust rather than overthinking.
Week 6 — Coping with Mistakes
Performance Expectation Assessment
Understand how mistakes affect you and what expectations trigger your frustration.
Mistake Management Strategy
Build composure by changing how you respond to errors.
Weekly Composure Reflection
Track your ability to let go of mistakes and stay focused under pressure.
Week 7 — Coping with Perfectionism
Perfectionism Self-Assessment
Find out whether perfectionism is helping or hurting your performance.
Belief Restructuring & Functional Mindset
Replace unhelpful perfectionist thinking with strategies that improve performance.
Perfectionism Management Reflection
Track how well you're managing perfectionism, week by week.
Week 8 — Managing Confidence Killers
Confidence Killers Assessment
Identify the specific habits and thought patterns that hurt your self-belief.
External Confidence Killers Strategy
Identify and overcome three common external threats to your self-belief.
Confidence Killers Reflection
Break the cycle and build stable, lasting self-belief.
Phase 3

Mental Barriers

Weeks 9–12 · Fear, Approval & Self-Worth
Week 9 — Fear of Failure
Fear of Failure Signs
Recognise the patterns that might be getting in your way.
Underlying Fear Discovery
Find what's really behind your fear — the surface fear is rarely the whole story.
Rational Perspective Builder
Confront your fears head-on using logic and reason.
Mental Game Performance Reflection
Reflect on performing without fear holding you back.
Week 10 — Overcoming Approval-Seeking
Social Approval Assessment
Catch yourself performing for others' approval instead of your own goals.
Mind Reading Strategy
Break free from assuming you know what others think about your performance.
Weekly Approval Reflection
Stop performing for approval and start performing for yourself.
Week 11 — Self-Acceptance
Self-Concept Assessment
Answer honestly: who are you beyond the athlete?
Personal Appreciation Balance
Discover what people value about you beyond your performance.
Self-Acceptance Reflection
Separate your performance from your sense of self.
Week 12 — Comfort Zones
Comfort Zone Signs Assessment
Spot the ways comfort zones quietly affect your performance.
Comfort Zone Expectations Tracker
Identify the beliefs that create invisible limits on how well you let yourself perform.
Strong Finish Mindset
Stay aggressive when it matters most instead of playing it safe.
Comfort Zone Reflection
Understand how comfort zones shaped your latest performance.
Phase 4

Competition Readiness

Weeks 13–16 · Routines & Performance
Week 13 — Preshot / Pre-Performance Routines
Current Routine Assessment
Document exactly what you do right before you perform a key skill.
Learning Style Assessment
Discover whether you process best through sight, feel or sound.
Preshot Routine Builder
Design a personalised routine using a proven six-stage framework.
Routine Interruptions Checklist
Identify the obstacles that disrupt your routine under pressure.
Routine Performance Reflection
Evaluate what's working and keep refining your routine.
Week 14 — Pregame Preparation
Pregame Mental Preparation
A proven seven-step framework to feel confident, focused and composed.
Post-Competition Review
Extract real lessons from every performance, good or bad.
Pregame Mental Skills Assessment
Identify your strengths and build a plan to improve your pregame game.
Week 15 — Pregame Jitters
Pregame Reactions Inventory
Understand your pregame jitters and learn to embrace them.
Performance Anxiety Assessment
Identify exactly what triggers your pregame worry.
Pregame Performance Reflection
A structured way to reflect on your mental game after competing.
Week 16 — Integration & Self-Coaching
Self-Coaching Reflection Hub
Become your own mental-game coach across all your performance areas.
Mental Imagery Assessment
Evaluate your ability to visualise, hear and feel performance in your mind.
Sport Confidence Assessment
Evaluate your confidence across ten critical performance domains.
Self-Talk Assessment
Evaluate how effectively you use your internal dialogue.
Concentration Assessment
Evaluate your ability to direct attention and filter out distractions.
Pressure & Anxiety Assessment
Evaluate your ability to excel when the pressure is on.
Commitment Assessment
Measure the dedication that separates high achievers from unrealised potential.

How it fits with your golf

GolfWell4Life's Mental Mastery draws on the same competitive-mindset science as CompeteWell — so this is the full course behind it, for golfers who also compete in other arenas, or who want the complete competitive mental game. Where the Gritty VIPER Growth Mindset builds your psychological strengths, The Mental Advantage diagnoses and fixes the specific barriers in your way.

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GrowWell4Life — The Science of Lasting Change

Enrol in this course and you're automatically enrolled in GrowWell4Life too, at no extra cost — 11 tools on the science of habits and lasting change (BJ Fogg's Tiny Habits method). It's the foundation that makes every other course actually stick. A R495 course, yours free.

Explore GrowWell4Life →
R1,195
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  • All 58 tools across 16 weeks
  • Learn → Apply → Track for every tool
  • A diagnostic that pinpoints your barriers
  • Audio guides · reflections saved for life
  • Access to the wider FlourishIQ library
  • Plus GrowWell4Life — the foundation course — free
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