Nikki Kett is a Certified Life Coach with a decade of experience working with elite athletes, including Olympic team members. She specializes in helping athletes overcome mental barriers to unlock peak performance. As the Director of Mental Wellness at ISNation, she is creating content and features to improve the mental wellness of every user on the platform.
As an athlete, you don’t have to measure your self-worth with your performance alone. The truth is you are more than your stats. And in my course on the ISNation app, that is exactly what I teach. The course is completely free, so I encourage you to download the app and check it out. If ... Read More
Playing with the mindset of “Nothing to Lose” vs. “Everything to Lose” and How it Impacts Training & Performance Recently, I worked with a few swimmers who were conference champions in their events last year. A similar theme seemed to emerge for the winners – the pressure to “uphold their title” and the fear of ... Read More
As I recall the tense moments before a major swim meet, I can’t help but reflect on the invisible but pervasive opponent many athletes face: sports anxiety and the pressure to perform. This challenge, often shrouded in silence, is more common in the athletic world than we might think. The American College of Sports Medicine ... Read More
