Mental Toughness
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Top 10 Mental Toughness Documentaries That Will Make You Better
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Spoiler alert— Life is hard! We now have four posts strictly dedicated to mental toughness documentaries… Here are the three others. Another Top Ten Must Watch Mental Toughness documentary checklist. Most Important List of Top 10 Mental Strength documentaries. Ten Lasting Lessons From The Last Dance Documentary It’s too easy to get caught around the…
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She Almost Quit At Mile 6, But She Won the Boston Marathon
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How She Won The Boston Marathon Des Linden, she won the Boston Marathon, the most prestigious marathon in the world on her 6th attempt. The conditions were shitty rough. There were 30+ m/hr headwinds the entire race, complete downpour, and temperatures in the 30’s with windchill in the 20’s. It was a day that exemplified…
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The Real Reason Why Forrest Gump Started Running
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The Real Reason Why Forrest Gump Started Running I don’t buy that whole line of bull that Forest Gump spews about “That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run.” That’s not the reason Forrest Gump started running. Not One Bit! Here’s why… ** His mom just died in the…
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Top Mental Toughness Books of 2018 (so far)
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Top Mental Toughness Books of 2018 (so far) If you are a coach or a boss, then you are paid to read. Hence, I love reading quality books and make it a priority to read the top mental toughness books that are WAY better than mine. If you want a detailed reading list for 2018,…
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How A Brutal Injury Caused and Created An NBA All-Star
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This Brutal Injury Caused and Created An NBA All-Star NO ONE could have predicted that a brutal injury caused and created this player to become a NBA all-star and the New York Knicks all-time leader in three-pointers. It was an injury that led him to Knicks stardom. In every bad situation, some good will…
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Save Your Kid When You Remember This One Mental Toughness Tip
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Save Your Kid When You Remember This One Mental Toughness Tip Remember that one player as a youth who somehow had a beard? Typically the best athletes at younger ages are the biggest and the most physically developed. So, won’t the best 12-year-olds in the nation will be the best professionals, and major champion winners,…
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Why The Mental Game of Golf is NOT Successful
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Why The Mental Game of Golf is NOT Successful I entered a golf tournament last year. I do it because I compete in everything I do. I was playing pretty well for me heading into the tournament. I committed to lessons, and didn’t have to rely on my athleticism to find a way to…
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(INFOGRAPHIC) 8 Deadly Ways to Build Persistence
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(INFOGRAPHIC) 8 Deadly Ways to Build Persistence Every morning, I tweet out the same phrase: Patience & Persistence… It’s a mantra. A belief system. Perseverance, Mental Toughness, and Grit are all muscles. Every muscle can be built and trained. Thus, we all can build persistence and we can increase our patience. The ways we build…
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What I Learned Speaking to the NFL Strength Coaches
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What I Learned Speaking to the NFL Strength Coaches I delivered the keynote address to the Strength Coaches banquet to basically kick off the NFL scouting combine. It was really cool. If you want to hear the talk that I gave to this incredible audience, click here to watch it. I love coaches and…
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How Did The Miracle on Snow Happen?
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How Did The Miracle on Snow Happen? Simen Hegstad Krueger, a Norweign, was in his first ever Olympic race. In the opening 150 meters of the 30k cross-country event, he crashed, other racers piled on top of him, and he even broke his pole. His immediate first thought after the crash was “It was over.”…