mental toughness
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3 Ways To Stop Unhealthy Comparisons
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3 Ways To Stop Unhealthy Comparisons Most of what I read is about how to stop comparing yourself to others. The “comparison is the thief of joy” stuff. It makes perfect sense. Even in my first book, Mental Toughness Training for Golf:, I extensively wrote that one common way to lose confidence is to compare…
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Four Ways To Build Accountability
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Four ways to build accountability I knew training for my ironman would be hard. I had approximately 90 days to prepare for this grueling 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, and 26.2-mile run. Which part of the race or training would be most difficult for you? The bike was the hardest for me, namely because I didn’t…
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How We Can Measure Mental Toughness?
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How We Can Measure Mental Toughness? We are all about measurements in society. Hence, it’s why I receive a “survey” after every visit to any store or airport or email. We measure what we treasure. There are a good number of measurements and a ton more definitions of the ubiquitous term- mental toughness. These definitions…
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5 Epic Mental Toughness Lessons From My Ironman
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I recently spoke to James Lawrence, The Iron Cowboy on my podcast 15 minutes of Mental Toughness. He completed 50 Ironmans, in 50 days, in 50 states. I did one. .0007% of the world’s population complete an ironman every year. Walking down the street in the United States and you’ll meet 1 Ironman in every…
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Three Simple Ways To Get Off The Struggle Bus
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The struggle bus’s only destination is to the pity party, where no one shows up, but YOU!
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Why I Am Doing An Ironman
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Why I Am Doing An Ironman “Your why has to make you cry, if it doesn’t, it’s not your why.” I was an utter screw-up in high-school. I got arrested and kicked-off the soccer team the night before my senior season began. I was suspended from school for five days the day my senior baseball…
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Marinate Your Mind With These Mental Toughness Sauces
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Marinate Your Mind With These Mental Toughness Sauces I simply couldn’t take it. I got too worked up. I could no longer listen to sports commentary. It seems silly, but I’d arrive at my destination stuck inside of my own head, agitated. That didn’t build my mental toughness. I needed to instead maximize my transitions! …
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7 Helpful Ways To Act As If Toward Mental Toughness
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[Infographic] 7 Helpful Ways to “Act As if” Toward Mental Toughness I absolutely can’t stand the saying ” fake it until you make it.” Why do you want to fake anything in life on purpose, especially to yourself? It’s almost as bad as S.M.A.R.T. Goals! We already fake it enough. We have social media profiles…
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7 Helpful Ways To “Act As If” Toward Mental Toughness
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[Infographic] 7 Helpful Ways to “Act As if” Toward Mental Toughness I absolutely can’t stand the saying ” fake it until you make it.” Why do you want to fake anything in life on purpose, especially to yourself? It’s almost as bad as S.M.A.R.T. Goals! We already fake enough. We have social media profiles of…
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5 Ways Parents Crush Confidence (Do This INSTEAD)
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This infographic was designed specifically for parents because I hate it when I accidentally crush my own kids’ confidence. I’m a dad and realize how parents crush confidence in their kids… But, below is good advice if you’re a coach as well. Unfortunately, if you are a Lex Luther type of person who just wants…