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Absolute Fitness: Performance Psychology

She provides performance psychology to elementary, high school and college athletes as well endurance athletes.

Dr. JoAnne Bullard is a a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) that works with athletes, performers, teams, and coaches to help them achieve their performance goals through utilizing mental performance modalities and techniques JoAnne is a Doctor of Sport Psychology and Performance, Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC), Health & Exercise Science Assistant Professor, NSCA Certif

ied Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and certified fitness nutritionist. She also assists with training individuals that want to learn to eat better, lose weight and achieve specific fitness goals. Her goal is to provide you with current information to help you live a healthy lifestyle while focusing on your mind-body balance and achieve your performance goals!

04/23/2026

Injuries are tough- both mentally and physically!

Athletes can experience a wide range of emotions when recovering from injuries. Self-talk patterns can also become more negative and fear-based.

The road to recovery might feel slow, but athletes can be aware of their self-talk patterns. Implementing positive self-talk phrases is one way an athlete can work on building confidence.

Check out this post to learn five self-talk phrases for injured athletes.

04/22/2026

That nervous feeling before a competition:

-The one in your stomach.
-The racing thoughts.
-The tightness in your chest.

It’s easy to think something’s wrong.

The truth is that feeling shows up when something matters to you.

Learning to understand nerves helps an athlete enhance self-awareness and become anchored in the present moment.

04/20/2026

Honored to have the opportunity to contribute alongside some amazing individuals in the blog post: Self-Compassion in Entrepreneurship: A Skill Every Mental Performance Coach Needs

I am grateful to wear many hats in my profession: Associate Professor, NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative, and Owner of Absolute Fitness Performance Psychology. The most important role I have is being a mom to four amazing, BUSY kids!

Work-life balance is an area that challenges me daily- feeling like I should be more present at home when I’m working and vice versa.

I’ve learned to recognize that this need for balance will always exist, but will look different throughout each season of life. The one thing that remains constant is the need for self-compassion, both as a mom and as a professional.

If you’re in the same season as me right now, I hope my story connects with you and offers you the space to recognize we are all in this together!

“Some days being a working mom feels like an easy walk on a wide balance beam, but some days it feels like a tightrope.” - Dr. Elizabeth Coronado

Read the full blog: https://www.projecte.biz/blog/self-compassion

04/19/2026

SUNDAY RESET: Train Your Mind Like You Train Your Body

Your mind needs the same recovery as your body! Dedicating time to care for yourself both physically and mentally will help you in the long run!

🧠 3 Ways to Mentally Recharge:
✔️ Reflect – What went well this week? What can you improve upon for next week?
✔️ Recover – Include active recovery, meditation, deep breathing, or stretching.
✔️ Refocus – Set a mental goal for the upcoming week.

04/16/2026

Experiencing pre-competition anxiety can cause an athlete to feel heightened self-doubt, nervousness or worry.

Here’s the truth….pre-competition anxiety (as long as it’s managed appropriately) can be a benefit!

Check out this post to learn more about signs and symptoms, individualized zones of optimal functioning and strategies to consider implementing!

04/15/2026

🔥 Did you know that the perfect time to implement mental skills training is during the off-season?

🔥 This is because competition schedules are low and athletes tend to have more time to invest in increasing the volume of these skills. The best part is that it will help them as they prepare for preseason!

🔥The ability for athletes to understand how to apply self-awareness and self-regulation skills in not only their athletics, but also in school, work and relationships is key!

🔥 Summer sessions are open for teams, clubs, camps and individual athletes!

🔥 If you’re ready to work with me or would like to learn more, please contact me: www.absolutefitnesspsychology.com or absolutefitnessllc@gmail.com

Looking forward to working with you!

04/13/2026

Sometimes we all need this reminder! Your brain is always listening to what you tell yourself…and your brain will believe whatever you tell yourself!

Try to speak to yourself with kindness and compassion, just like you would to a friend or teammate!

04/12/2026

Do you have a tournament this weekend? If so, this post is for you!!

Tournaments are fun but present several elements outside an athlete’s control—travel, multiple daily games, weather, eating on the road, etc.

Many of these elements could cause an athlete to feel stressed and impact their performance.

If you have an upcoming tournament, consider following these strategies to help you stay mentally prepared!!

Most importantly….HAVE FUN!!

04/11/2026

This quote from Ken Ravizza is spot on!

Athletes often try to adjust elements within their performance, like emotional control or regulation, but neglect to work on control outside of sport.

Learning to enhance self-awareness will assist an athlete in understanding more about themselves and how they respond to certain environments and triggers. Getting that data can then help them learn more about how to self-regulate and what doesn’t work for them. That final step of controlling performance occurs after the athlete has put in the work of self-discovery.

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