Mental Toughness

  • Sport Parents: The Ultimate Critic

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    Rob Bell

    As a parent of an athlete, there is really only one responsibility, support your son or daughter. Problem is many parents get the tonic of support mixed up with liquor of critiquing the game or practice. Tonic is fine, Liquor, never sicker…I wonder do kids lose the passion for sports or do their parents kill…

  • killing your mental toughness

    Three Things KILLING your Mental Toughness |

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    Rob Bell

    Three Things Killing Your Mental Toughness We can’t connect the dots in our lives moving forward, we can only connect them looking backward. That means we don’t know how things are going to turn out. In our lives, there will be these small moments that make all the difference. These Hinge moments will connect who we…

  • dominate that fear

    5 ways to dominate that FEAR!

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    Rob Bell

    5 Ways to Dominate that FEAR [Tweet “Fear takes us further than we want to go and keeps us longer than we want to stay.”] Fear takes us further than we want to go and keeps us longer than we want to stay. Fears underline almost all emotions, disappointment, sadness, motivation, and even anger. Because…

  • 10 ways to forget about the outcome

    10 ways to forget about the outcome

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    Rob Bell

    10 ways to forget about the outcome It is what is. It’s only uttered by people who experienced a setback or are just miserable. I’ve never heard it by someone holding up a trophy. Although, my goal is to have an athlete hold up a trophy and is so consumed by the process that they…

  • Why Your Coaching Style Should Be Intentionally Left Blank | MetaCommunication

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    Rob Bell

    Why Your Coaching Style Should Be Intentionally Left Blank… Every so often, when I receive an important document, there is always This Page Intentionally Left Blank.   I was naive, so I didn’t bother to figure out why, until I realized the importance! Imagine if that document had a printing issue, then there might be…

  • The worst answer you can get…

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    Rob Bell

    We are having our annual SuperBowl party and sure enough I get a few online responses of Maybe. So, maybe eight (8) more people are coming to the party OR maybe not! Am I rejected for a better party, or what? Either scenario I play out sounds downright negative. Maybe sounds more like NO, but it…

  • What happens when The Hinge doesn’t connect?

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    Rob Bell

    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…

  • The Negative YOU

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    Rob Bell

    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.…

  • N- NEVER GIVE UP

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    Rob Bell

    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…

  • The Rusty Hinge

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    Rob Bell

    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…