mental toughness
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Best Sports Parents: 6 ways you’re doing it wrong…
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I love my kids more than anything. So, I get it, how they perform is important to me. But their performance is not a reflection of my parenting, just a shadow. As the best sports parents, it’s important to remember this distinction. The most important element of youth sports is passion- a love for their…
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It is what it is builds mental toughness
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It is what it is builds mental toughness I actually yearn for the day that someone holds up the trophy with tears in their eyes and says it is what it is. NO CHANCE. They’d be condemned. NO ONE says it when something good has happened! But, I’ve got a sick sense of humor. So…
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(Video) Mental Toughness is built off of the field?
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Mental Toughness is built off of the field? Not only does our best change as we get better, but Mental Toughness also becomes more about what takes place off the field than on the field. We are who we are when we are alone. What happens when the door comes off the Hinges? If you…
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The Human Taproot of Mental Toughness
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The Human Taproot of Mental Toughness The dandelion is an interesting flower. We spend billions of dollars every year to try and rid the dandelion, but it keeps coming back. If flowers possessed Mental Toughness, the dandelion would top the list. It is a very hardy plant. It sprouts very quickly in most types of…
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Music Does NOT Build Your Mental Health
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Music Does NOT Build Your Mental Health Please put down your torch and pitchforks! Hear me out… I love music….In fact, I’m listening to music as I write this. I couldn’t imagine NOT listening to music in a fitness class or with my trainers lifting weights and putting them back down again. In fact, I…
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6 Ways to Build Pre-Season Mental Toughness
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Set the Mental Tone. Everyone is optimistic, driven, and enthusiastic during pre-season. Determine how you and your teammates will approach the entire season with unshakeable belief. Adversity will hit so start preparing your patience. How do you show up and start practice? 2. Be #Blessed. Every day someone is #blessed on social media that they received…
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How a Change in Mental Toughness Won Two Super Bowls
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How A Change in Mental Toughness Won Two Super Bowls Tom Coughlin of the New York Giants had a mantra to his mental toughness which was “Firm, Fair, Honest, & Demanding.” He was all business! Or as Hall of Famer Michael Strahan said: “He was a tyrant.” Tom Coughlin had a rule for all…
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This Element Will Make or Break Your Mental Toughness
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This Element Will Make or Break Your Mental Toughness Growing up, I was always told that I was a mudder. A mudder in horse-racing is a horse that does better in adverse conditions! As an athlete, I loved the slop, poor conditions, and built-in adversity! Poor conditions level the playing field for everyone, no matter…
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The crazy bold Mental Toughness to stop in a race.
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The crazy bold Mental Toughness to stop in a race. At mile 32 of 56 on the bike portion of my 1/2 Ironman, I was beginning a climb on a very small hill. The reason I only signed up two weeks ago to complete his race is because of biking (and a lack of training).…
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{Infographic} 11 tested ways to get out of your comfort zone
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Everything we want in life is on the other side of our comfort zone. Building mental toughness means being comfortable getting uncomfortable. Dr. Rob Bell is a Sport Psychology Coach. His company DRB & associates is based in Indianapolis. Some clients have included: University of Notre Dame, Marriott, and Walgreens. Check out the most recent book on Mental…