University of Notre Dame Sport psychology
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Mental Toughness is a Voicemail Away
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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…
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(VIDEO) What Blocks Us From Mental Toughness
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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…
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An Attitude of Gratitude is a Myth
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An Attitude of Gratitude is a Myth Viktor Frankl was a Holocaust survivor. His immediate family died in the concentration camps, but he survived. He talks at length in the amazing book- Man’s Search for Meaning -about how he survived while others did not. He concluded that we actually find meaning through our suffering.…
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Why An Attitude of Gratitude is a Myth |
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An Attitude of Gratitude is a Myth Viktor Frankl was a Holocaust survivor. His immediate family died in the concentration camps, but he survived. He talks at length in the amazing book- Man’s Search for Meaning -about how he survived while others did not. He concluded that we actually find meaning through our suffering.…
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Why I apologized to the guy who ran over my foot!
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I was in Tennessee with a golfer at the PGA tour event. On wednesday afternoon, We were all standing around the chipping green while I was talking with my players’ caddy. From literally nowhere, this guy, drove a gator tractor over my foot with the front tire and then just stopped with the back tires now…
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{Infographic} 5 Ways Parents Can Build Mental Toughness in Their Kids
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Here are 5 Ways Parents Can Build Mental Toughness. “Perfect little Rachel ” She was not mentally tough and it had little to do with her. 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. Check Out Our…
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3 Simple Ways Athletes Can Re-Focus (VIDEO & INFOGRAPHIC)
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3 Simple Ways How Athletes Can Re-Focus How do you reset mentally in sports? It is a good question. The reason it’s a good question because when you were an athlete, who taught you this skill? Mental Toughness is caught more than it is taught, but this skill is one that is best learned through trial…
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My Top 5 Books From 2015
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“If you are a coach, you are paid to read.” That’s what Tim Robbins taught me, I believed him, so I tried to abide. I hammered more audiobooks this year than every before as well. Here are my top 5 books from 2015 (in no particular order). Click on any book image to learn more……
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Top 10 things I’ve learned from coaches
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My high school baseball coach once praised me behind closed doors but criticized me in front of my teammates. I think he had it backward, but I wasn’t mentally tough at the time. He served as a huge external motivator to prove him wrong later in life. My junior varsity soccer coach taught me the…
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3 Ways To Prevent The Big Meltdown
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3 ways to prevent the big meltdown I took a few steps to my right at second base to field a simple ground ball. I dropped it… Run scored, game over! I then proceeded to punch the brick wall of the dugout before getting on the bus, I probably broke it (my hand, not the…