The Football Mindset Podcast

The close season is a great time to reflect on the previous season, set targets for the new season and take stalk on where you find yourself currently In today's episode, JJ gives you a task that he has been doing for his business and that you can take away and use to help set yourself up for a successful 2021/22 season As always please leave a review and hit subscribe

On a recent session, JJ was told by a young lad that he does not feel his academy is setup to help deal with the tough times They are all about the good times JJ thinks that is also the case for lots of clubs However, if your club isn't setup for to help you deal with the tough times you need to find a way of dealing with them yourself

Confidence is massive for your performance isn't it? JJ when he used to play thought what other people thought of him was the biggest killer of his confidence But it wasn't So who was it? Himself and he explains why in today's episode

Frustration, anger and self doubt These are all things that understandably you might experience after a setback Overthinking things and always replaying the worst-case scenario over in you head Surely not much good can come from a setback? JJ disagrees and explains why in today's podcast

The season for many is now over and for others the playoffs are fast approaching Over the past few years the goals in the Championship playoff finals seem to have dried up and players are playing with the shackles on in these finals more than ever But why is that? JJ gives his take on it in today's episode Make sure you give the Instagram page a follow https://www.instagram.com/footballmindset/

A client of JJ's messaged him the other day saying he struggles to turn off after training and that he had thought about setting up a side hustle to help However, he was feeling guilty about doing it and thought that it may distract him from reaching the top so he asked for JJ's opinion In today's episode JJ shares that opinion

In episode 20 JJ committed to doing an episode every Mon-Fri (outwith close seasons, festive period etc) for a year He will reach that target at 279 episodes In this episode, he explains what is going to happen with the pod during the close season Don't worry it is not going anywhere ;) 

Over the past few months, JJ has grown Football Mindset into the strongest that it has ever been But with that has come an increase in expectation from himself to maintain that and kick it on again This episode is a bit of a ramble but will explain what he is doing in order to deal with them

At the World Cup in France in 1998 David Beckham was sent off for violent conduct in England's match v Argentina The media onslaught after the game was nothing short of shocking Death threats, bullets in the post, his face made into a dartboard Those things would have ended many players careers but somehow it just seemed to spur him on to even greater heights

It is coming to the time of the season where so many players will play in what are referred to as meaningless games In today's episode, JJ talks about the fatal flaw of framing a game as meaningless and the impact that it can have on the rest of your career What are your thoughts on meaningless games?

It is completely wrong and disgusting that any footballer should receive online abuse whether that be due to their skin colour, religion or for the quality of performance on the pitch!!!

Earlier this week JJ got an email and was fined for using an image on his website that he never had permission to use Although he never uploaded the image ultimately he believes that what goes on his website is his responsibility Listen to today's episode to find out what he thinks is cool about accepting responsibility and ultimately seeing yourself as the problem

6-time snooker World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan gave an interview after being knocked out of this year's snooker world championships and in it he spoke about working on his mindset JJ thinks that there are so many things that you can take from the interview which he describes in today's episode So what is your biggest takeaway from O'Sullivan's interview and how can it help you going forward with...

Players spend so much time upgrading things like their mobile phone and car that they forget about upgrading the thing that is with them 24/7 until the day they die Would upgrading your confidence like you upgrade your mobile phone allow you to make even better upgrades in the future? JJ seems to think so Please subscribe and leave a review

In JJ's opinion far too many players come away from a game and label their performance as 'I was sh*t today' or 'I was class today' and don't review it any deeper than that This does not help your confidence going into the next game In today's episode, he explains why he believes this and what you can do in order to improve your confidence by serving your performance 

On Saturday JJ went to visit a mate in the North of Scotland  They watched and talked football all day before he drove the 3 and a half hours back down the road But what was the audiobook he listened to driving up and back that he is recommending in today's episode? You will need to listen to find out ;)

Snus is a smokeless tobacco pouch that is gaining more and more popularity within the football world when it comes to aiding performance It is claimed to help with relaxation, mental sharpness and concentration But is there a better alternative? JJ discusses in today's episode

JJ thinks that being consistent in what you do and doing things little and often is more helpful for feeling your confident best as opposed to doing big things less often Do you agree with him? Remember if you like what you hear on the pod make sure you get your copy of his new book Master your confidence: The elite footballer's guide to high performance Click here to get your copy now

Not allowing yourself to be happy when you play well because you have a game in the next few days and not happy when you don't play well So when exactly are you happy? Have you got yourself into this cycle without even realising it?

As much as JJ talks about the potential of the new European super league and Jose Mourinho's sacking He delivers a serious message at the end about what you need to do as a footballer to deal with the noise and drama that goes with being a footballer at times Please hit subscribe and leave a review 

In an ideal world, you wouldn't have any worries heading into the new week But if you are going to have your worries, worry about what JJ talks about in this episode Let's start the new week strongly  

Ever wondered what JJ sees in you as a professional footballer? If so, make sure you listen to this episode. It comes from a document he created 4 years ago when starting out on his football mindset journey  However, more important than what JJ sees in you is what you see in yourself What do you make of it?

'It is all about positive thinking' This is something that you hear so often in football But is it true? JJ thinks that positive thinking can actually be a hindrance as times as opposed to a help and he reveals why in this episode Do you agree with him?

Over the past few weeks, JJ has turned into a young Alan Titchmarsh and has been doing up his front and back garden But what are the lessons he has learned from this that can help take you and your game to the next level? Listen to this episode to find out

Did you play poorly on Saturday? If so give this episode a listen as JJ tells a story about a client's performance on Saturday and why he wasn't shocked that he never played to his best in the match As always please leave a review and hit subscribe