Footballer & psychologist, Paul McVeigh, was a major success in Football as a Premier League player and there is one ideology underpinning his work, raw talent is essential for success but it is not enough. Cultivating and maintaining the right mindset is also needed, and this is why Paul’s knowledge is an invaluable resource for any individual or organisation. Being an expert in elite performance. Paul’s credibility comes from the unique combination of reaching the pinnacle of elite sport as well as being the first Premier League footballer to qualify with a Master’s Degree in Psychology. Paul’s services now have the option of being fully digitised, and he can provide their full extent to teams working remotely.
Paul specialises in implementing the psychology required to elevate the performance of leaders and teams from the financial services’ industry. He has recently worked with PWC, Grant Thornton, Aviva, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Natwest, Cisco, Microsoft and many more.
These lessons are even more applicable today in our remote and virtual workplaces in order to empower individuals to understand that our thinking unlocks the required behaviours that are necessary for elite performance.
Paul shares his psychological framework from growing up in war torn Belfast, Ireland alongside the strategies he implemented performing under the intense scrutiny of 75,000 fans across the world. He is also an established broadcaster on TV and radio with BBC, Sky Sports, BT Sport and a published author. Also, Paul has recently launched his new podcast, The Psychology of Success, in which he interviews, learns from and discusses the variety of ways that people can be successful in their lives.
The insights Paul shared as a Sport Psychologist for Premier League clubs have helped many players compete in, what is considered, the most prestigious and ruthless sports league in the world.