Rob Bell
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Signing The Eyeball Contract Of Mental Toughness
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Signing The Eyeball Contract Of Mental Toughness One summer, I spoke to a group of 30-40 elite divers every week. This particular session, I brought along my son and daughter, ages 6 & 4. They enjoyed sharing the stage with daddy, (I think my daughter loved selling the books), but this time they were particularly…
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Top 10 things I’ve learned from coaches
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My high school baseball coach once praised me behind closed doors but criticized me in front of my teammates. I think he had it backward, but I wasn’t mentally tough at the time. He served as a huge external motivator to prove him wrong later in life. My junior varsity soccer coach taught me the…
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3 Ways To Prevent The Big Meltdown
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3 ways to prevent the big meltdown I took a few steps to my right at second base to field a simple ground ball. I dropped it… Run scored, game over! I then proceeded to punch the brick wall of the dugout before getting on the bus, I probably broke it (my hand, not the…
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Don’t “Should” on Your Kids: Build Their Mental Toughness
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Parents & coaches.This book will build your child’s Mental Toughness. You can check out all of the media on the book here. OR buy it here— Don’t “Should” on Your Kids: Build Their Mental Toughness Dr. Rob Bell is a Sport Psychology Coach. His company DRB & associates is based in Indianapolis. Some clients…
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Why I hate koala bears (and you should too)
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Why I Hate Koala Bears It’s awful what happened in Australia in 2020 with the wild fires. I wish NO-ill will on any animal or person. However, I hate things that aren’t what they appear to be. It’s why I can’t stand politics. Nothing is what they make it out to be. I…
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How To End Practice To Build A Better Team
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How to End Practice To Build A Better Team My wife questioned my strategy for leaving any social get togethers. I never said goodbye at any party or wedding. I always left exactly the same way. I would just duck out the door. No goodbye. Like ripping off a band-aid. I hated…
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The Curious Case Of Mental Helplessness
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The Curious Case of Mental Helplessness I asked Archie Manning and Andre Agassi to read our book- “Don’t “should” On Your Kids: Build Their Mental Toughness I even asked if they’d provide testimonials, because they would be perfect for the message to parents. I finally got through to their agents, they said, “no.” Andre Agassi…
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A participation trophy actually hurts more than it helps
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A participation trophy does not build mental toughness FOX 59 interviewed me… click on the image above to watch the story… Kids are not to blame. We, the parents are. We’ve become obsessed not with their own medals, but our own. We run a 5k and expect a medal. A coach even told me a runner…
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Why I Quit Drinking
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Why I Quit Drinking My son has me under his thumb. It was always my daughter before he was born. The funny thing about boys is how much they emulate their daddy. I love coffee, so he loved coffee. A three-year old drinking black coffee is humorous. I would have a pint in the evening…
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5,000 push-ups & 5,000 sit-ups every day…
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Herschel Walker was made fun at school and never went out to recess because he was afraid of getting beat up. His teacher used to put him in the corner of the room because he had a speech impediment, and called him “special.” His father used to give him a quarter to buy a snack…