Mental Toughness

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    Is Mental Toughness Really The Mountain Top Experience?

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    Is Mental Toughness Really The Mountain Top Experience? When I lived in Colorado, I met Russ, who was half-way to hiking all of the 14’ers. A “14er” is any mountain top above 14,000 feet. There are 54 of them in Colorado. Some of these hikes are difficult, while others are fairly simple. The mountaintops in…

  • {Infographic} Top 10 Lessons From Coaches
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    {Infographic} Top 10 Lessons From Coaches

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    Top 10 Lessons from Coaches These 10 lessons from coaches are important to try and implement daily. Coaches are the most important people in today’s society. Everyone needs a coach and everyone remembers their most impactful coach! When I speak to an entire conference, even if they are all accountants, everyone in attendance remembers their…

  • 3 Simple Ways Athletes Can Re-Focus (VIDEO & INFOGRAPHIC)
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    3 Simple Ways Athletes Can Re-Focus (VIDEO & INFOGRAPHIC)

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    3 Simple Ways How Athletes Can Re-Focus How do you reset mentally in sports? It is a good question. The reason it’s a good question because when you were an athlete, who taught you this skill?  Mental Toughness is caught more than it is taught, but this skill is one that is best learned through trial…

  • change in mental toughness

    The Difference Between Arriving & Starting Practice

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    The Difference Between Arriving & Starting Practice For Success Head coaches Jim Mora & Tom Coughlin had success at the collegiate and NFL ranks respectively. They are also well known for their policies on meetings. Players arrived 15-minutes early for meetings, because the meetings actually start 10 minutes early. Tom Coughlin even fined players for…

  • 3 Ways to Build Mental Toughness for Golfers
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    3 Ways to Build Mental Toughness for Golfers

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    3 Ways to Build Mental Toughness for Golfers Preparation is key to success, period. When we look at those who aren’t achieving the success that they want, we look back to their consistency of play and preparation.  We need to work on the correct things and practice the correct way! Besides, The resiliency of golfers…

  • {Infographic} Hierarchy of Mental Toughness |Dr. Rob Bell
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    {Infographic} Hierarchy of Mental Toughness |Dr. Rob Bell

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     Hierarchy of Mental Toughness Grit, hardiness, resiliency  and the big MT are essentially the same construct. That said, a definition is needed. There are simply too many clever, pithy sayings and quotes of these skills that are commonplace. Mental Toughness is “the ability to cope with adversity, and to perform well under pressure.”  Here are…

  • Sit down here if you want to win.

    Sit down here if you want to win.

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    People will pay top-dollar to sit there while others will do everything they can to actually avoid sitting there. When people “get-to” pay to sit there, there are often few seats available.  However, when one doesn’t “have to” pay, there is always plenty of room. MC’s at workshops or presentations will even announce “there’s plenty of…

  • Lose mental toughness

    When you lose Mental Toughness, do this instead…

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    When we lose mental toughness, do this… Winning is easier to handle than losing. Losing hurts and it is painful, especially when we have The BIG LOSS!  However, we are going to lose in life more than we are going to win. So, let’s get better at it.  Those that have mental toughness actually handle…

  • Lose mental toughness

    When you lose Mental Toughness, do these 4 powerful steps…

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    When we lose mental toughness, do these 4 powerful steps… Winning is easier to handle than losing. Losing hurts and it is painful, especially when we have The BIG LOSS!  However, we are going to lose in life more than we are going to win. So, let’s get better at it.  Those that have mental…

  • re-ignite your confidence

    6 quick videos that will re-ignite your confidence…

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    Isn’t it interesting how things seem to get better when it’s going well, and yet worse when things are going bad? 6 quick videos that will re-ignite your confidence… What if we can break the cycle of negativity? I hate losing confidence, but it happens from time to time. However, too often I meet successful…