Session Summary:
An employee’s self-image plays a powerful yet often overlooked role in confidence, performance, decision-making, and overall well-being. In this interactive session, we’ll explore the psychology behind self-image and the ego, examine the research connecting these concepts to workplace performance, and introduce practical tools that HR professionals can use to foster healthier mindsets and more effective employee development within their organizations.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how self-image influences employee confidence, performance, resilience, and career development.
- Identify three common psychological barriers—conditional self-worth, the need for validation, and cognitive biases—that can limit growth and workplace effectiveness.
- Apply evidence-based exercises designed to help employees build healthier self-perceptions, improve self-awareness, and adopt a more growth-oriented mindset.
- Equip members with practical tools and frameworks they can adapt for coaching, leadership development, and employee well-being initiatives within their organizations.
Speaker Bio:
Bryton Ostler is a Performance Coach with Apollo Coaching LLC. As a Junior Olympic gymnast at 13 years old, Bryton was introduced to the world of high performance at an incredibly young age. The pressure to succeed, fear of failure, and constant pursuit of proving his worth sparked a lifelong fascination with what drives confidence, performance, and well-being. That curiosity eventually became a career.
Over the past decade, Bryton has immersed himself in the science of performance psychology and helped countless individuals overcome the mental barriers that limit growth. Today, he combines scientific research with practical strategies to help people perform at their best without tying their worth to their performance.
