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The Power of a Positive Mind

Factual: Health & Wellbeing

20/06/2016

BBC Radio Scotland - Personal Best, The Power of a Positive Mind

Gillian Russell hears about the power of a positive mindset, plus Champions in Scotland.

Gillian Russell hears about the importance of developing a positive mindset from Dr David Hamilton, plus she visits Harlow Academy to learn about Champions in Scotland.

Dr David Hamilton, author and expert on the power of the mind, tells Gillian Russell about the importance of developing a positive mind-set and what it can do for so many aspects of our lives. He says it takes practice and involves training, just like an athlete has to do...!

Paralympian Karen Darke has just been awarded a place in the Rio Paralympic Games. She kept an audio diary while she was training for the World Championship time trials. She shares her feelings of how she was in a negative frame of mind for a while - making excuses, talking herself out of it - and reveals what she had to do to regain a more positive mental attitude.

Gillian visits Harlaw Academy in Aberdeen where Olympic cyclist Fiona Duncan has been working with pupils for the Champions In Scotland initiative, helping them to understand the importance of setting goals, learning from failure and how success can be achieved through sustained effort ... not just in sport but in life. Just what makes for a good role model? 

Ben Smith has set himself an incredible challenge - 401 marathons in 401 days. He's part of the way through it but injury is beginning to take its toll. He reveals what it's been like so far and how he's managing to stay positive.

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