Mental Toughness

  • your identity

    How Important Is Your Identity to Performance?

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    How Important Is Your Identity to Performance? In 1973, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, and was just one race away from winning the Triple Crown. Before the Belmont Stakes however, Secretariat had become a national celebrity and was donned on the cover of Times magazine. It was a relief for citizens…

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    One Of The Simplest Breathing Tips on How To Wear A Mask

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    One of The Simplest Breathing Tips On How To Wear A Mask  Masks are going to be the norm for awhile.  Hey, if that’s what it takes to save lives, resume sports, school, and business activity, then I’m in. Remember, It is what it is = nothing good has happened.  However, there can be some…

  • physical distancing and mental health

    Worried About Your Teen’s Physical Distancing and Mental Health? Check out the L.A.B.

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    Worried About Your Teen’s Physical Distancing and Mental Health? Check the L.A.B Social distancing isn’t cool, we need each other and we need interaction. Physical distancing on the other hand is warranted. Examining exactly how physical distancing affects mental health is a tricky endeavor. While the changes brought about by the need for physical distancing…

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    10 Lasting Lessons From The Last Dance Documentary

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    10 Lasting Lessons From The Last Dance Documentary “Winning and leadership has a price!” During the pandemic, it required patience.  One of the bright spots took place on Sunday evenings and watching the 5 weeks worth of the killer documentary. It was cool being able to show my kids why MJ was the best.  If…

  • how to keep your sanity intact and thrive

    5 Ways To Keep Your Sanity Intact and Thrive During This Time

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      5 ways to keep your sanity intact and thrive during this time… WE ARE ALL IN THIS… But not together…   We experience it differently.  Those with infants, school-aged children, teenagers, and NO kids have it different.  People that can work from home experience it differently. Mothers who are trying to teach their own…

  • coronavirus anxiety

    The ONE Action To Rid Yourself of Coronavirus Anxiety

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    The ONE Action To Rid Yourself of Coronavirus Anxiety My baseball coach would sometimes show the entire team an ACE card, usually the Ace of Spades. He spoke of  having an “ACE up his sleeve.”  The card was a reminder that Action Changes Everything– ACE.  It is far easier to act our way into right…

  • ways to create momentum

    How Should We Count The Days To The End of The Pandemic?

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    How Should We Count The Days To The End of The Pandemic? When? When? When? This is a major question asked and posted about the Coronavirus pandemic.  Here was a question that was posed to my 5:15 am Bootcamp group a few weeks ago… Do you count your reps going up or down?  Now, I…

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    Why I Felt Guilty About My Son Being On The News During Coronavirus

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    Why I Felt Guilty About My Son Being On The News During Coronavirus Pandemic  I finished playing 9-holes with my son. He is obsessed with the sport and wants to be good. We finish up every round the same way, we chip and putt. Again, he wants to be good.  The awesome people from WTHR…

  • stay mentally tough during coronavirus

    5 Daily Tasks To Stay Mentally Tough During The Coronavirus Crisis

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    5 Daily Tasks To Stay Mentally Tough During The Coronavirus Crisis Admiral James Stockdale was a prisoner for over seven years during the Vietnam War. He endured an immense amount of torture and faced many atrocities as a prisoner of war. In the Jim Collins book, “Good To Great”, he mentioned how they coped and…

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    The Hinge Moment of The Coronavirus Crisis

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    The Hinge Moment of The Coronavirus Crisis  Every door has a hinge! A door without a hinge is a wall, it just doesn’t work! When you hear of doors opening or closing in life, it is because of the hinge. If you ever hear a rusty door, it’s not the door that’s rusty at all,…