Mental Toughness
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How an Olympic Gold Medalist and I Shared a Hinge Moment
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How An Olympic Gold Medalist And I Shared A Hinge Moment Most of my life, I have been a sport obsessed honk, not only playing, but also following every sport, in every possible venue. For instance, as a kid, I used to watch EVERY SINGLE match of Wimbledon on HBO during the summer. I always…
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10 Everyday Mental Toughness Tests
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10 Everyday Mental Toughness Tests We may think of Mental Toughness as a huge culminating, you have it or you don’t event or thing. However, these Mental Toughness tests are really about doing what others aren’t willing to do, pushing ourselves in all areas of our lives, and simply getting better. Thus, since you’re reading…
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10 reasons to exercise with music.
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1. Helps me tune everything else out. 2. Pumps me up. (Helps me push through “the suck”.) 3. I’m distracted throughout the day anyways, so why change? 4. I already have a noisy head. 5. There might be an emergency (phone users). 6. I don’t want to talk to anyone. 7. I don’t want to listen to anyone.…
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3 simple tips to improve sports confidence |
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3 Simple Tips To Improve Sports Confidence Show me a successful athlete, or person and I’ll show you someone who is confident. It is without a doubt, the most important mental skill. It impacts all of the other skills inside of being mentally tough! There are many ways to build it, and several ways to…
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Three Simple Reasons Why You’re Not Successful Enough
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Three Simple Reasons Why You’re Not Successful Enough The simple reason why you aren’t successful enough is due to the lack of consistency. You may perform well at times, and the good performances may even be GREAT! But, you aren’t flourishing because there is no consistency in your performance! The BAD days are simply too…
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How the iPhone Can Ruin Your Golf Game
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How the iPhone Can Ruin Your Golf Game Yes, talking on the phone and texting and listening to music ruins your golf game. It’s a distraction… But, the iPhone has another feature that can destroy your golf game through this one annoying feature called auto-correct. Haven’t we all sent text messages that auto-corrects one word and…
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3 characteristics of the best athletes . . .
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3 Characteristics of the Best Athletes People often ask me, what are the features of the very best athletes? Remember though, everyone is an athlete, our office is just different! Having coached, observed, studied, collaborated, spent time with and spoken to athletes for my entire life, here are the three (3) traits of the best…
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Play this game and see if you’re a control freak.
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Have you ever played the game— I love you more? Choose from the following three choices, which relationship best describes you. 1) Your partner loves you more than you love him or her. Or 2) You love your partner more then he/she loves you. Or 3) You love each other equally, but it is really boring. …
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How I got Adam Vinatieri to contribute to my book.
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Any successful NFL kicker is the epitome of mental toughness, and Adam Vinatieri is the most clutch kicker of all-time. This is evident in his record four Super bowl victories; three of those as a result of his game winning kicks. My intention from the beginning of the book was to interview Adam Vinatieri about…
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The first unseeded player to win USTA Nationals
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Collin Altamirano won the 2013 USTA Nationals—the most competitive junior tournament in the United States and an invite into the coveted U.S. Open. In doing so, he became the first unseeded player to win USTA Nationals. One of Collin’s strengths evident at the USTA Nationals was his ability to hit the best ball. His years…