Nova Locks

Performance Coach

I transform wellbeing and performance with neuroscience by clearing internal interference. Havening® and NLP Master Practitioner.

Performance Coach

I transform wellbeing and performance with neuroscience by clearing internal interference.

19/09/2026

2 mile Swim Serpentine complete 🏊‍♀️

Tough conditions with the wind today.

Thank you for all the support 🩷

15/09/2026

We talk about mentality. But what do we mean?

The Cambridge Dictionary definition of mentality is:

‘a person's particular way of thinking about things.’

Yet in sport, mentality is rarely only about thoughts.

We are often talking about:

• Confidence
• Belief
• Resilience
• Emotional regulation
• Response to pressure
• Ability to recover from setbacks

Individual thoughts arise automatically.

Yet two equally talented and prepared athletes respond very differently to the same situation.

One sees opportunity.
Another sees threat.

One recovers quickly from a setback.
Another struggles to move on.

Mentality is less about a single thought and more about the experiences that shape how we interpret and respond to the world around us.

08/09/2026

The football season is back and with it come the usual discussions about VAR.

A recent Women's Super League match saw four sets of substitutions made despite the rules only allowing three. Neither the team nor the officials picked up on it.

It's a reminder that mistakes are not always the result of a lack of knowledge or competence.

Much of what we do every day becomes automatic. In activities that are second nature, our attention can simply be elsewhere.

The more we understand the automatic processes that influence our thoughts, emotions and behaviours, the more insight we gain into wellbeing and performance.

03/09/2026

No two people are the same.

Different genes.
Different experiences.
Different environments.

Yet people spend time wondering whether they're normal.

Perhaps the better question is whether normal exists at all.

01/09/2026

New coach or teacher.

New environment.
Different expectations.
Different relationships.

Stepping into the unknown can feel exciting, challenging and uncomfortable.

One supportive person can make all the difference.

At school. In sport. In life.

27/08/2026

Every year I set myself a challenge.

This year it's the 2-mile Swim Serpentine.

Unfortunately, the Serpentine is currently closed due to blue-green algae contamination, so the test swim I'd planned will have to wait.

Until then, I'll keep training, adapting and focusing on what I can control.

More rain, wind and cooler temperatures, please...

18/08/2026

Freedom. Wellbeing. Performance.

12/08/2026

There it is again.

The nervous system whirring away because the situation doesn't feel safe.

One of the key factors is inescapability.

You can't get away physically.
You can't get away mentally.
Or both.

The event ends.

The nervous system doesn't always get the message.

04/08/2026

Results speak for themselves.

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