Backing Yourself

Créde Sheehy-Kelly

Performance psychology for succeeding in high-stakes arenas where the safety net is you. writing.credeperformance.com

Episodes

  1. Oct 16

    The Psychology of Day Trading Versus Investing

    This episode is the audio version of my article, The Psychology of Day Trading Versus Investing. In this episode, I explore what it takes psychologically to succeed as a day trader versus a long-term investor. While both pursuits require a similar underlying psychological skillset, different time horizons place different demands on those shared skills. I examine how discipline, emotional control, and resilience are tested differently when decisions play out over minutes rather than months or years. I also make the case for tailoring your psychological conditioning to the particular challenges of your chosen pursuit, rather than assuming that developing a mental edge involves the same emphasis for everyone. Read more and subscribe to Backing Yourself here: https://writing.credeperformance.com If you’re a trader who’s ready to move from understanding your execution patterns to actually changing how you execute under pressure, you can learn more about my Go Deep to Level Up® Mental Conditioning Protocol here. Créde Sheehy-Kelly is a Chartered High-Performance Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland and a performance consultant for professionals in high-stakes arenas. She specialises in mental conditioning and the psychology of consistent execution under pressure across finance, business, and elite sport. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writing.credeperformance.com

  2. Oct 1

    How Pressure Is Capping Your Profit

    This episode is the audio version of my article, How Pressure Is Capping Your Profit. In this episode, I discuss why execution so often breaks down the moment the stakes go up — when you scale up in size, graduate into a funded account, or move from paper trading to live markets — even though your strategy and process haven’t changed. I unpack what’s actually happening in your performance as cognitive anxiety and physiological arousal increase, and why stress in the rest of your life erodes your capacity to handle pressure in the market. I also make the case for treating pressure as something to be understood in precise, mechanistic detail rather than muscled through with willpower alone, because the specific fix that restores your execution depends entirely on which part of the system pressure is actually disrupting for you. Read more and subscribe to Backing Yourself here: https://writing.credeperformance.com If you’re ready to move from understanding your execution patterns to actually changing how you execute under pressure, you can learn more about my Go Deep to Level Up® Mental Conditioning Protocol here. Créde Sheehy-Kelly is a Chartered High-Performance Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland and a performance consultant for professionals in high-stakes arenas. She specialises in mental conditioning and the psychology of consistent execution under pressure across finance, business, and elite sport. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writing.credeperformance.com

  3. Sep 24

    Why Putting Money on a Pedestal Blocks Your Trading Progress

    This episode is the audio edition of my article, Why Putting Money on a Pedestal Blocks Your Trading Progress. In this episode, I discuss how attaching your sense of peace and security to a future financial milestone can undermine your trading long before you ever hit that number. I unpack why multimillionaires and struggling retail traders alike so often share the exact same scarcity mindset, why the specific dollar figure is almost always irrelevant to how safe you actually feel, and what it really means to treat money as an amplifier rather than a destination. I also make the case for prioritising the experiences you're chasing — joy, security, presence — in your life right now, rather than deferring them to a number that may never deliver what you expect it to. Read more and subscribe to Backing Yourself here: If you’re ready to move from understanding your execution patterns to actually changing how you execute under pressure, you can learn more about my Go Deep to Level Up® Mental Conditioning Protocol here. Créde Sheehy-Kelly is a Chartered High-Performance Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland and a performance consultant for professionals in high-stakes arenas. She specialises in mental conditioning and the psychology of consistent execution under pressure across finance, business, and elite sport. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writing.credeperformance.com

  4. Sep 17

    Why You Keep Taking Trades That Don’t Meet Your Setup Criteria

    This episode is the audio edition of my article, Why You Keep Taking Trades That Don’t Meet Your Setup Criteria. In this episode, I decode the psychological patterns behind why even experienced traders take sub-par setups. I also make the case for focusing on how to wire your internal architecture to support the consistent execution of your plan, rather than trying to “fix” the problem of taking out-of-plan trades. Read more and subscribe to Backing Yourself here: https://writing.credeperformance.com If you’re ready to move from understanding your execution patterns to actually changing how you execute under pressure, you can learn more about my Go Deep to Level Up® Mental Conditioning Protocol here. Créde Sheehy-Kelly is a Chartered High-Performance Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland and a performance consultant for professionals in high-stakes arenas. She specialises in mental conditioning and the psychology of consistent execution under pressure across finance, business, and elite sport. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writing.credeperformance.com

  5. Sep 11

    The Cost of Limiting Beliefs in Trading

    This episode is the audio edition of my article, The Cost of Limiting Beliefs in Trading. In this episode, I discuss the role of the subconscious mind in trading plan execution, and how this is often the missing puzzle piece in resolving repeated trading plan violations. I make the case that if you’re not working on your subconscious patterns and beliefs, you could be leaving money on the table. Read more and subscribe to Backing Yourself here: https://writing.credeperformance.com If you’re ready to move from understanding your execution patterns to actually changing how you execute under pressure, you can learn more about my Go Deep to Level Up® Mental Conditioning Protocol here. Créde Sheehy-Kelly is a Chartered High-Performance Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland and a performance consultant for professionals in high-stakes arenas. She specialises in mental conditioning and the psychology of consistent execution under pressure across finance, business, and elite sport. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writing.credeperformance.com

  6. Sep 11

    The Trader Is the Asset

    This episode is the audio edition of my article, The Trader Is the Asset. In this episode, I make the case for why the trader themselves is a risk-bearing asset. When your mental, emotional and physical state all influence how you execute your trading strategy, investing in yourself makes sound economic sense. By preemptively optimising how you show up to the market, you increase the likelihood of a return on your efforts. Read more and subscribe to Backing Yourself here: https://writing.credeperformance.com If you’re ready to move from understanding your execution patterns to actually changing how you execute under pressure, you can learn more about my Go Deep to Level Up® Mental Conditioning Protocol here. Créde Sheehy-Kelly is a Chartered High-Performance Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland, and a Trading Psychology Consultant. She specialises in mental conditioning and the psychology of consistent trading execution under pressure. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writing.credeperformance.com

  7. Sep 10

    Backing Yourself Under Pressure: When the Safety Net Is You

    This episode is the audio edition of my article, Backing Yourself Under Pressure: When the Safety Net Is You. In this first episode, I set the scene for the entire podcast. I explore what it truly takes to succeed in trading, how trading psychology is ultimately about behaviour change, and why consistent execution under pressure can be so challenging even for seasoned traders. Read more and subscribe to Backing Yourself at https://writing.credeperformance.com If you’re ready to move from understanding your execution patterns to actually changing how you execute under pressure, you can learn more about my Go Deep to Level Up® Mental Conditioning Protocol here. *** Créde Sheehy-Kelly is a Chartered High-Performance Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland and a performance consultant for professionals in high-stakes arenas. She specialises in mental conditioning and the psychology of consistent execution under pressure across finance, business, and elite sport. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit writing.credeperformance.com

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Performance psychology for succeeding in high-stakes arenas where the safety net is you. writing.credeperformance.com

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  • Creator
    Créde Sheehy-Kelly
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Créde Performance
  • Show Website
    Backing Yourself