My family is still under prolonged lockdown, so we’ve been busy watching and learning from the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Mental wellness has been a widely-discussed topic recently after gymnast superstar Simon Biles withdrew from the Olympics.
For more than a year, many families are already experiencing stress from the Covid-19 pandemic.
As high-achieving parents raising children with limitless potential, we need to open up about mental wellness.
Let’s start in a gentle way today. I’ll share first…
My Story
Since my University days, I started experiencing stomachache right before every examination paper. I’d run to the washroom, up to every 5 minutes.
I didn’t feel nervous but my stomach simply wasn’t cooperating.
There were times when I broke down in tears 
because I didn’t know if I could walk to the exam hall, let alone sit through a 3-hour paper.
Fortunately, my stomach always returned to normal once I was in the exam hall.
Around 2 years before that, I learnt relaxation and visualisation techniques from my 
sports coach. But I’d never thought of applying them outside sports.
It was only after having my first child and attending education courses that I began applying relaxation / visualisation techniques to various areas in life.
For more than 10 years, I’ve been blending these techniques into my homeschool and workshops.
These techniques are 
key to setting the foundation for mental health and unlocking your child’s limitless potential.
Mental health has to be prioritised in the pursuit of excellence.
3 Simple Steps
Here are 3 simple steps to an Olympics teachable moment on handling nervousness.
Have you experienced nervousness before? How did you overcome it?
~ Carol @ Owlissimo
