Mental Toughness
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NO FEAR: A Simple Guide to Mental Toughness
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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…
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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…
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How do you lay your cable?
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I really had little clue of the importance of details. I’ve heard it and lived it many times, but it finally hit home. While shooting the mental toughness film titled No Fear- A Simple Guide to Mental Toughness. Did you know that if one can accurately roll the A/V cables, then you’ll have a job…
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(VIDEO) The 2nd most difficult mental skill…
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The 2nd most difficult mental skill is also the 2nd most important. Can you do it on your own, or is it best with the help of coaches? It’s the biggest issue I’ve seen with competitors today. The hierarchy of mental toughness is simple. But, at the top of the pyramid is the ability to…
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What happens when you lose Notre Dame Football Tickets?
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The weekend was planned, Friday night, my family and I went to the Notre Dame football pep rally, visited the locker-room (touched the famous sign) and went on the field. Friday was incredible! Saturday, we were going to the Notre Dame game versus North Carolina. All set! Now, my children are 6 & 4 years…
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The Importance of Models for Mental Toughness
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The Importance of Models for Mental Toughness One shot is the reason why the LPGA is currently dominated by Korean golfers. The Hinge moment was by Se RI Pak during the 1998 U.S. Open and she became a model for others, namely Korean girls. Click on the picture for the video…
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What confidence does NOT do! |
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Confidence does NOT do this… Have you ever driven in an unfamiliar place, following your GPS, and suddenly sensed that we were not quite in the right spot? So, we turned at the next corner or drove straight ahead disregarding the directions. (I sometimes believe that the GPS takes me past businesses so I’ll have…
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Stay in touch with The PAIN to Build Mental Toughness
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Stay with the PAIN to Build Mental Toughness I once fell off an 80-foot cliff and lay at the bottom until the EMS unit craned me out. I had a broken wrist, my head was gashed open, and my lower back was in an extreme amount of pain. I had to take a daily regiment…
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Did I WIN this medal?
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Kenya’s long-distance runner & two-time Olympic Champion, Kip Keino uttered these words so athletes would consider performance enhancing drugs. “When you stand on the podium, you must ask yourself, did I win this medal?” I heard Hall of Fame coach, Joe Gibbs, speak recently. (He is in both the NFL and Nascar Hall of Fame.)…
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Can We Hate Ourselves to Success?
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Can We Hate Ourselves to Success? Yes, It works! And it is powerful! Although I don’t have research to support this notion, HATE is probably the strongest motivator of all… Many successful people were driven and consumed by this over-arching motivation to prove others wrong! The hatred manifests itself with a belief that “I’m…