Mental Toughness Blog
Dr. Rob Bell writes and coaches exclusively about Mental Toughness and Sports Psychology. Subscribe here and receive the Puke & Rally weekly mental toughness newsletter!
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What happens when The Hinge doesn’t connect?
During the bowl season, there was the greatest single football play ever that sealed an incredible comeback. Except the comeback victory didn’t happen. In another college football bowl game, there was also a dramatic comeback that did result in a victory. The difference was that The Hinge connected for one and it didn’t for another…
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The Negative YOU
I was told early on in life to use “I” statements. I was also instructed to use feeling words like frustrated, upset, and agitated. Yep, those seem accurate descriptors when I am pissed. The key is to train and remember this linguistic skill during stressful times especially when having arguments (growth moments) with my wife.…
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N- NEVER GIVE UP
I have a brand new project coming out. It is an 18-minute film and E-book titled: NO FEAR: A simple guide to mental toughness. You can sign-up for the pre-release here…. I was a University professor for 5 years and I would announce to every class on the first day, all that they had to…
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The Rusty Hinge
If you ever listen to a creaky door or gate, it’s not the door or gate at all. It’s the Hinge! So ,what happens when the Hinge becomes Rusty? Chances are that we got away from what got us here, our focus and confidence changed. The Hinge connected, but we let it get rusty… Here…
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NO FEAR: A Simple Guide to Mental Toughness
When I left the university as a professor and I began my Sport Psychology company, I used to give tons of free talks. I have thankfully been able to stop this practice (although, I still get asked to provide free talks). I literally could speak to groups and teams every day of the week if…
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A Huge Myth About Trust…
There’s a Huge MYTH about Trust The best part about sports is that it is NOT like life. In athletics, A team or player won or lost, period. Wash and wear. There is little ambiguity, because the Ball Don’t Lie. Life on the other hand has tons of ambiguity to it. It is not as…