Emotional Fitness Talk EAPA Egoli Chapter
5th Place was invited to do an Emotional Fitness as part of the day’s events at the end of year function for the Egoli Chapter of EAPA-SA (Employee Assistance Providers Association of South Africa).
November 16, 2019 • Written by Matthew Green
5th Place was invited to do an Emotional Fitness as part of the day’s events at the end of year function for the Egoli Chapter of EAPA-SA (Employee Assistance Providers Association of South Africa).
The Egoli Chapter of EAPA-SA (Employee Assistance Providers Association of South Africa) held their end of year function at the Bryanston Country Club to appreciate and acknowledge the hard work of its members during a long and challenging year.
5th Place was invited to do an Emotional Fitness Talk as part of the day’s events. Under the thatched gazebo the attendees were offered a perspective on emotional as well as physical wellbeing and then taken through an Emotional Fitness Class. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Attendees were quick to realise the possibilities for their clients. 5th Place looks forward to building many strong and purposeful relationships with this group in the new year.


Matthew Green
Reducing the Certainty Deficit in high-performing people and teams · Emotional fitness coach
Matthew works with athletes, performance teams, and anyone who wants to reduce the Certainty Deficit in their situation or context.
The Certainty Deficit is the space between what you can do and what your body will let you do when it counts. It is context-specific and situational. A person or athlete can have zero deficit in one situation and a significant one in another.
The body holds beliefs that keep the Certainty Deficit in place. These beliefs run deeper than self-talk and faster than any conscious strategy. When they shift, the ceiling shifts, and new possibilities arise.
Matthew is also an emotional fitness coach who supports individuals to live and lead from a place of inner clarity and stability. The work is somatic-first, practical, and grounded.
If you're seeing a pattern that current approaches haven't shifted, let's talk.
My origin story: Why elite athletes underperform when it counts
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