{"id":2138,"date":"2011-09-25T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-25T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=2138"},"modified":"2025-06-13T05:10:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T09:10:43","slug":"letting-go-of-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/letting-go-of-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Perfectionist Athletes Let Go of Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sports-psychology-podcast150.jpg\" alt=\"Sports Psychology Podcast\" class=\"wp-image-12884\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this week&#8217;s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, answers a mental toughness question from an athlete on how to avoid becoming frustrated after mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes identify perfectionist expectations that often lead to feelings of frustration during a competition or performance. 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