mental toughness
-
In 2024, Do This Growth Technique Instead Of Goals…
.
In 2024, Do This Technique Instead Of Goals… If you’ve followed me for an extended period of time, (and chances are you’ve haven’t), then you’ll have come across my disdain for goals. I’m not against setting goals of course, they are effective! It’s just that goals get perverted into only outcome based objectives; we need…
-
In 2021, Do This Growth Technique Instead Of Goals…
.
In 2021, Do This Technique Instead Of Goals… If you’ve followed me for an extended period of time, (and chances are you’ve haven’t), then you’ll have come across my disdain for goals. I’m not against setting goals of course, they are effective! It’s just that goals get perverted into only outcome based objectives; we need…
-
Mental Toughness is a Voicemail Away
.
Mental Toughness is a Voicemail Away One speaking event at my alma mater, Shepherd University, I made sure to invite my professor, Dr. Joe Merz. He made such an impact in my life. If not for him, then Sport Psychology and the passion I live out everyday would not have happened. I received a…
-
Your Three Selves of Mental Toughness
.
Your Three Selves of Mental Toughness People have talked about near death experiences and how their life flashed before them, and I’ve had two near death experiences, which were falling off of a cliff and a car accident, but my life never flashed before me. Before I signed up to compete in a ½ ironman…
-
The WRONG WAY to Win the Locker Room
.
The WRONG WAY to Win the Locker Room A team locker room is a sacred place. Basically, what is said there, when you leave there, leave it there. Sorry, but here’s the wrong way to win over the locker room. New Buffalo Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott felt that setting the tone of the locker…
-
Warning: Graphic Display of Persistence and Patience
.
Every morning, I tweet Patience & Persistence…. They are my personal reminders and the keystone to mental toughness and success. But, what does persistence actually look like? Warning: This is a graphic display of persistence. This is NO MAGIC Trick. David Blaine revealed that this “trick” took 10 years to accomplish. When you watch, you’ll…
-
Warning: Graphic Display of Persistence
.
Every morning, I tweet Patience & Persistence…. They are my reminders and the keystone to mental toughness and success. But, what does persistence actually look like? Warning: This is a graphic display of persistence. This is NO MAGIC Trick- this is real! David Blaine revealed that this “trick” took 10 years to accomplish. He actually…
-
(Video) Mental Toughness to Stop in a 1/2 Ironman?
.
Mental Toughness to Stop in a 1/2 Ironman? I finished a 1/2 ironman and was speaking at event reveals how we never know what or who will be our Hinge Moment. The question still remains: Would you have stopped? This event changed my life and led to writing the new book: How to Crush a…
-
(VIDEO) What Blocks Us From Mental Toughness
.
What Blocks us from Mental Toughness One of the most difficult things in life is to let go of old ideas and ways of thinking. The sexy term nowadays is having a growth mindset compared to a fixed mindset. Here’s how it plays out. Hope you enjoy this brief Mental Toughness video. “The secret it…
-
Three reasons why SMART goals are stupid
.
I completely failed the first time as a young Sport Psychology coach. I started working with the a University baseball team. I had my mental toughness session all planned out and we were going to set S.M.A.R.T. goals. The word still makes me cringe. Of course, the team session went well, we did the song…