carmel sport psychology

  • (VIDEO) The art of the follow-through…

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    Rob Bell

    James Altucher’s podcast and book stated the three types of business that SELL themselves. If you can help others out with one of these three issues, you’ll be rich. We need mental toughness in order to achieve our goals, and my fun 4-minute talk was given on the mental skill needed to accomplish one of…

  • 5 ways parents can build mental toughness

    5 ways to help your kid with Mental Toughness

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    Rob Bell

     5 Ways to Help Your Kid With Mental Toughness   “Perfect little Rachel ” That’s how her parents described and introduced their child, a high-school, 2nd baseman. That’s pretty high expectations, and I was curious how long they had been calling her that. She was not mentally tough and it had little to do with her. 1.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • NO FEAR: A Simple Guide to Mental Toughness

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    Rob Bell

    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…

  • What happens when you lose Notre Dame Football Tickets?

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    Rob Bell

    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…