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Mentorship that strengthens applied performance, decision clarity, and adaptive response 

Applied Performance

This work supports individuals who operate in high-demand environments including elite sport, service and emergency sectors, and other high-stakes professional contexts where performance is not theoretical, but lived. Mentoring focuses on how you think, respond, and adapt under pressure, not simply what you do.

Mentorship a confidential engagement designed to strengthen mental performance, decision clarity, behavioural adaptability, and performance reliability in roles where pressure, scrutiny, and consequence are part of daily reality.​​  

What this mentorship focuses on

Mentorship centres on cognitive shifts, the ability to recognise, recalibrate, and respond differently in demanding moments.

To achieve meaningful cognitive shifts, individuals must develop psychological intelligence:
the capacity to understand internal responses, manage attention, regulate behaviour, and adapt thinking in real time.

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Through mentoring, clients develop:​

  • Greater clarity of thought under pressure

  • Improved decision-making in complex, risky or uncertain situations

  • Increased adaptability in response to challenge, disruption, or scrutiny

  • Improved awareness in self-development

  • Greater understanding and development in understanding relationships and healthy interactions.

  • More consistent performance across demanding environments

Qualified, Experienced and Regulated 

Holding qualifications in Level Diploma, Leadership Coaching and Mentoring (CMI), DipHE Psychology and Level 3 Counselling Skills. Certifications in performance coaching, mindfulness and neuroscience. 

2.5 decades of coaching and mentoring, supporting shifts in mindset and outcomes. Psychologically informed approaches fused with coaching and mentoring methodologies.  

Holding membership with Assoication for Coaching and ABM (Association for Business Mentors). I engage in my own development, coaching, professional networks and supervision. 

How mentorship works  

Mentorship is delivered through structured, discreet, one-to-one engagements, tailored to the demands of the individual’s role and environment.

Sessions are:

  • Confidential and professionally bound

  • Shaped by real-world performance demands

  • Grounded in evidence-informed practice

  • Focused on practical application, not abstract theory

Mentoring conversations explore:

  • How pressure is currently managed

  • Where cognitive patterns help or hinder performance

  • How to build adaptable thinking and behavioural flexibility

  • How to sustain performance without erosion of well-being​

  • How to navigate relationships and interactions 

  • Applying life balance and limit risky led actions

This mentorship is suited to individuals who:

  • Operate in high-pressure, high-visibility, or high-consequence roles

  • Are accountable for performance, decision-making, or leadership

  • Want to strengthen how they think and respond under demand

  • Value discretion, professionalism, and applied insight

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This includes:

  • Athletes and performers in elite or development pathways

  • Service personnel and professionals working under operational pressure

  • Leaders and individuals navigating sustained performance demands

TRAUMA-INFORMED TRAINED

Adversity doesn't discriminate; regardless of who and what you are, we all will experience loss of all kinds and other forms of adverse experiences. Some may not cause strain but I can tell you that your brain and body store the experience. 

Accessing support is not about what is wrong with you, but what is right with you. It is you engaging in the direction and quality of things in your life, no matter the experience. Trauma was covered in my psychology degree, also undergone training from various providers over a decade. How I work is that I then take that information to contextualise the information but also apply it to my own journey of healing the mind and body to have an agile mind.

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While I am not a psychologist, trauma training is embedded in my yearly studying and I am not one of those practitioners who complete one course and use a title. I am committed to understanding the complexities of trauma for both myself and the clients I work with. From the decade of training I have undertaken are all awards from Nicola Lester, who specialises in psychological trauma, and I engage in learning from The Centre for Healing

Tools and techniques used

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​​Commitment and fit

The mentoring process draws on mindful, evidence-based techniques that support cognitive adaptability and recovery, including:

  • Attention regulation and grounding practices

  • Reflective and applied journaling

  • Cognitive reframing and perspective-shifting tools

  • Performance-aligned mindfulness practices

These techniques are used practically and selectively.

This work is not a short-term intervention. It requires engagement, openness to challenge, and willingness to apply learning in real contexts.

Mentorship works best when individuals are ready to:

  • Examine cognitive and behavioural patterns honestly

  • Apply insight between sessions

  • Commit to sustained performance development

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Agile Performance as performance capability​

Agile Performance within this work refers to the ability to notice, interpret, and adapt internal responses — thoughts, emotions, habits, and reactions in ways that support performance rather than undermine it.

This includes:

  • Awareness of cognitive patterns under stress

  • Regulation of attention and emotional response

  • Adaptive thinking during challenge or uncertainty

  • Integration of reflection into action

Cognitive shifts occur when individuals can respond deliberately rather than react automatically, a critical capability in high-pressure roles.

NEXT LEVEL MENTORSHIP

Covering a range of areas and topics developed by Ben Loeb, Coach and life-long learner

Emerging athletes 18-24 within the academy structure or recently transitioned into the professional game.

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YOU VS YOU MENTORSHIP

Established athletes 25+ in the professional game with insight into the risk, pressure and demand.

YOU VS YOU is my flagship mentorship programme, designed with a focus on self-awareness and outcome building. 

PREMINUM PRESENCE -BASED

Options for individuals wanting an in-environment approach for  training camps and high-stakes competition or performance windows.

GROUP OR TEAM OPTIONS

Group sessions no more than 20 people in sets of four.
For prices please inquire
 

HUMAN PERFORMANCE LAB

Groups or Teams Mentorship Programme

A 12-month psychologically informed group mentorship programme designed to strengthen culture, improve performance, and develop mentally agile, emotionally intelligent teams or groups. This approach creates space for honest dialogue, reflective challenge, and out-of-the-box thinking. It is grounded in neuroscience, trauma-informed practice, systems awareness, and ethical leadership. The focus is not just on performance, but on how people perform together under pressure.

Outcomes of the human performance lab programme

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Growth In Self-Awareness

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Growth In Emotional Intelligence

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Mindset Development

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Values and Principles Focused 

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Strategies To Apply Habit Change

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Enquiries

Mentorship is offered on a limited basis to ensure depth and quality of engagement.

If you would like to explore whether this mentorship is appropriate for your role or environment, please get in touch to discuss suitability and next steps.

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