Insights Mind Gap

We have a special episode for you today! We are joined by George Mitchell and Greg Parry from FocusPerform (https://focusperform.co.uk), as well as a new temporary host, Joshua, where they talk about how they got into sport psychology, their pathway/training route, the similarities and differences of practicing in the UK and Malaysia, and their work now. 

George and Greg recently passed their British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES - SE) accreditation. The three of them started out as classmates during their Master's at Bangor University and this is their journey in a nutshell. Merry Christmas to everyone and a happy new year to all! 

On this episode, we are joined by Anna May Pereira, a former taekwondo competitor and currently pursuing her degree in psychology. We talk about the struggles she went through, the bullying she faced, as well as her efforts in promoting mental health to the people around her! 

On this episode, we are joined by Nicholas Chan, he is part of the Malaysian Olympism in Action Community who spread the word of olympism, and he has recently been appointed as the National Olympic Academy Director by the Olympic Council of Malaysia.

From his job as an entrepreneur, his role as a parent, and in other aspects of life. Nicholas shares about what Olympism is, as well as lessons and what we can do to incorporate Olympism in our own life. 

On this episode, we are joined by Gabriel, he has worked in sport for 10 years. He has worked in 2 Olympic Games, 2 Paralympic Games, 2 Commonwealth Games, 2 FIFA Football World Cups, 1 Pan American Games, 1 African Youth Games, 1 African Beach Games, 1 World Beach Games, 1 Para-Swimming World Championships and now is now moving onto his 3rd Olympic and Paralympic Games.

We talk about the challenges and lessons he's learned from all his experience as well as how he incorporates sport psychology into his work as well as how people may use the lessons from sport psychology in their lifes.

On this episode, we are joined by Tiffani "Babyoling" Lim, Head of Marketing and PR at Battle Arena Malaysia. A well known name in the esports industry, she has been championing player rights through MESPA (Malaysian Esports Players Association), and also paving the way for females getting into esports. 

We talk about her role at Battle Arena, what MESPA does, the stigma of being female in esports, and her experience in esports. If you have any queries for Tiffani, visit her website at http://www.babyoling.com/ and drop her a line!

On this episode, we are joined by Kimberly Janet, a national fencer who recently represented Malaysia at the SEA Games 2019 in the Philippines. Before the SEA Games in 2019, she stepped away from fencing for 9 years to focus on her career as a health business development manager, but decided to come back due to her passion for fencing. So she quit her job and focused on coming back into fencing and getting into the national squad for the SEA Games 2019.

Out of many things, we talk about the challenges of coming back to the sport after such a long hiatus, the support given to her during her sporting career, her experience in fencing, and the journey that she went through represent her country even after being out of the sport for so long.