Mental Toughness

  • What Really Happens When You Prove Yourself Right ?

    What Really Happens When You Prove Yourself Right ?

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    What Really Happens When You Prove Yourself Right ? When someone close to you tells you, “You can’t do something” , “that’s a bad idea” or ” don’t try it”,  it becomes a lightning strike. The most successful people in the existence of the world were told either through their circumstance or by someone else…

  • 10 Actions of Tough Basketball Teams | (INFOGRAPHIC)

    10 Actions of Tough Basketball Teams | (INFOGRAPHIC)

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    10 Actions of Tough Basketball Teams There’s two kinds of seasons in Indiana. Basketball season and waiting for basketball season.  Now, I’m just a mental coach.  However, I have been fortunate enough to have watched, observed, and listened to great coaches throughout the state and through the entire country and every level. There’s something special…

  • mental toughness documentaries

    Most Important List of 10 Mental Toughness Documentaries

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    Most Important List of 10 Mental Toughness Documentaries Our previous two posts have a plethora of mental game documentaries. So, basically for another set of twenty to pick from: check these two posts out. This list may eventually run its course , but as stated before: We would not promote or suggest docs that suck…

  • 7 honest ways to build grit

    7 Ways To Build Grit | Honest & Tough

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    7 Ways To Build Grit HONEST ways?  It’s honest, not only because these are truthful, but because the truth often hurts! For example, when someone asks you “do you ‘really’ want to know what I think?”  Is that an honest request, or is it an ask for positive feedback, even if it was awful?  The…

  • 11 ways to instantly improve youre mental toughness for 2022

    11 Ways To Instantly Increase Your Mental Toughness in 2022

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    11 Ways to Instantly Increase Your Mental Toughness in 2022                     Too many academics need to publish their own definition to warrant acclaim and significance, but I’m a cash & carry guy. Keep it simple…Simple is powerful. To define: 1) Mental Toughness is a) how you…

  • 11 ways to instantly improve your mental toughness

    11 Ways To Instantly Improve Your Mental Toughness

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    11 Ways to Instantly Improve Your Mental Toughness  Mental Toughness is defined as a) how you perform under pressure and b) how you deal, handle, & cope with adversity, struggle, and the setback. However, Mental Toughness is also caught more than it is taught. We get the test first and the lesson afterwards. Remember, it’s…

  • stop listening to yourself

    Tell Yourself and Stop Listening To Yourself

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    Start Telling Yourself and STOP Listening To Yourself It’s kind of funny when people want to discuss their subconscious. It’s usually in the context that their subconscious mind kept them from what they wanted to happen. The subconscious has become a scapegoat.  Yes, we all have limiting beliefs patterns, faulty habits, head trash, and personality…

  • puke & rally

    25 Examples Of People Who Can Puke & Rally

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    Excerpt from the book If we have been told or shown that we are not good enough, either by others or our circumstance, then we all can have a comeback. Top 25 Examples Of People Who Can Puke & Rally Many do not comeback, it is far easier to blame and give-up than it is…

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    Another Top 10 Must Watch Mental Toughness Documentary Checklist

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    Our initial thread of 10 Mental Toughness Documentaries That Will Make You Better has been one of the top of google searches since it was released.  Granted, Sport Psychology, psychological training, mental strength, coaching, and helping sport parents are our entire existence and purpose in life.  There isn’t much that we do as a team…

  • is mental toughness a skill

    Is Mental Toughness A Skill That Is Taught or Caught?

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    The nature vs. nurture question is referenced almost as much as sports announcers decrying “momentum” or “showing good effort.”  Ad nauseam. Let’s try and answer it here. Is Mental Toughness A Skill That Is Taught or Caught? Essentially, can mental toughness be learned or is it something you’re born with? First, some individuals are faster…