Motorcycle Mindset: Coaching for Calm, Control and Confidence
June 4, 2025
By Claire JonesWhat is Mindset Coaching?
Mindset coaching is about more than motivation. It’s a powerful tool that helps people regulate their emotions, manage fear, and build unshakeable self-trust, especially in moments where nerves and self-doubt creep in.
It’s useful in any area of life: work, sport, health, personal goals.
But as a life coach with a passion for mindset, I’ve chosen to specialise in working with motorcyclists.
Why?
Because I am one.
And I know how real the fear can feel, even after you’ve passed your test.
Why Motorcycle Riders?
Because learning to ride isn’t just physical.
There’s a huge mental load no one talks about.
You’re absorbing complex new skills under pressure, while trying to stay calm, focused, and safe.
You’re often doing that after years (or decades) away from formal learning.
And if you’re someone who learns differently or has had a negative experience before? The challenge doubles.
I chose to focus on motorcycle riders because that’s where my passion meets real, hidden need. I know, because I was there too. And when I started talking about it, so did others.
What I Help With
I’m not an instructor.
I don’t teach practical skills or assess rider ability.
That’s the instructor’s job, and their role is vital. And it’s your responsibility to ensure you get the practical help that you need from them.
My role is to complement that training.
I help you work with your nervous system, not against it.
So that the skills you’re learning can actually land.
My clients come to me when they:
- Freeze up before a test or solo ride
- Struggle with overthinking or negative self-talk
- Worry they’re “not cut out for it”
- Have passed, but still feel scared or shaky
- Need help processing a knock to confidence after a setback
What Coaching Looks Like
This isn’t therapy. And it’s not advice-giving either.
Mindset coaching is a practical, forward-focused confidential talking space where we:
- Understand how you learn best
- Explore how fear shows up in your body and mind
- Build tools to steady yourself under pressure
- Rebuild confidence that’s taken a knock
- Get you back into flow… calm, focused, and in control
I offer:
✅ Free 30-minute 1:1 online sessions
✅ Group coaching & workshops
✅ In-depth private coaching for deeper mindset work
Is This Just For Riders?
Not at all.
Everything I teach can be applied in other areas – work, sport, health, creative performance, even relationships.
But motorcycle riders are my focus, because I’m living in this world.
And I’ve seen too many learners walk away not because of skill, but because of fear.
You don’t need to be fearless.
You need tools.
And a space to talk through the things that are harder to explain on the training pad.
Final Thought
You’ve done the lessons. You’ve got the gear.
You know what to do.
But if your head still doesn’t feel like a safe place
If fear is dimming the joy of the ride
That’s where mindset work can change everything.
Because you don’t just deserve to pass.
You deserve to enjoy the ride.
Let’s talk.
Book your free mindset session: youronelife.co.uk/mindset-confidence-coaching
Instagram: @mindsetmasterywithclaire
Join the Facebook group: Mindset Mastery with Claire
And if you’re heading to the Women in Moto Festival in August 2025 come and say hi! I’ll be there as an exhibitor, ready to chat all things rider mindset and confidence.

Claire
About Claire Jones
Claire Jones of YourOneLife Healthy Weight Solutions, is a multi-award-winning Sustainable Weight Loss Coach, Mentor, Therapist, Speaker and Author of the popular book “How To Eat Less”, available on Amazon.
She helps people learn how to confidently manage their weight well for life, after successfully managing her own weight since 2011, following a 25 year yo-yo dieting battle.
With a career background of over 25 years spanning the NHS, HM Prison Service, and the UK Fire Service, she has seen first-hand what happens when people don’t look after their health, and has a natural desire to help and to serve those in need.
However, it was after overcoming decades of yo-yo dieting and learning how to look after her own health, that she found a particularly unique way to be of service.
She realised she had found an effective, unique and sustainable solution to the weight loss and regain cycles that so many go through, that cripples their confidence and holds them back from the lives they really want.
She is known for her relatable, down-to-earth manner and for helping her clients finally crack the code to their healthy weight and happiest selves.
She offers both standard and bespoke packages to work with her intensively on a one-to-one basis, as well as lower cost options to suit more limited budgets.
She also offers confidence coaching sessions to people who are embarking on new ventures, including, but not limited to, motorcycle riding.
You can find out more about her services by clicking here.

Find out how I can help you
Book your FREE 15 minute discovery call (online video or phone call) to find out how I can help you.
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