David Charlton, Sport and Exercise Psychologist: Why I Do What I Do

David also talks about a lot more including:

• How he got into the field of Sports Psychology.
• Why he chose to qualify as a Sport and Exercise Psychologist after having a previous career in corporate travel.
• His golfing talents and football/soccer coaching past, psychological blocks and deficiencies that stalled his progress.
• Dealing with his wife’s death and redundancy in quick succession and taking the courageous decision to change careers.
• Overcoming self-doubt whilst studying a BSc in Psychology at Sunderland University and a MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology enroute to qualifying as a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist.
• His core values of Challenge, Excellence, Exploration, Health and Family.
• Models and Theories from psychology such as Self Determination Theory that influence his work.
• He also explains about the impact the 4Cs Mental Toughness model that Professor Peter Clough created has had on his life and career.
• Who he supports as a HCPC Registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist and how.

One Key Takeaway

“Look at what it is that’s under your control. What is out of your control? Make sure you focus all your attention and energy on what you can control and you might be able to make it happen. Certainly no reason why not, there’s only you potentially stopping yourself.”