success

Mental Moment-process

Written by on April 23, 2013

goals

Last week I talked about acceptance and intuition. Two important concepts in the process of change. Today I want to talk a little bit about what I think is the third important concept of change: process or lifestyle. Living in the outcome of winning, wanting and perfection leave you void of confidence and success. You do not have control over those things. You pressure yourself to do this or get that but those things are not within your reach. One of my clients had a goal of losing 15 pounds but didn’t really have a plan for losing those 15 … Continued

Mental Moment-a sense of control

Written by on April 2, 2013

success

I have a high school client that I’ve seen for three sessions. The great thing about working with kids is that they are pretty quick to try new things (most of the time) even though they don’t even always understand why they are here. My client presented with anxiety. After an initial assessment we started working on anxiety she was having during practice. We discussed several ways that she could distract herself from her anxiety and negative thoughts during practice, she chose one, tried it and it worked. In our last session we were able to tie this new way … Continued

Mental Moment-can new exercisers and competitors enjoy crossfit

Written by on March 17, 2013

crossfit

What is your experience as a new exerciser doing crossfit? Do you struggle with the pressure of competition? Have you lost your motivation to train? I can help! There are a lot of people getting into crossfit these days. It’s interesting to talk to people who are new to exercise about why they are making the choice to do crossfit: challenge, getting really fit, structure, accountability, lose weight, etc. These are all really exciting and fascinating elements for people who are new to exercise. The people who are competing in crossfit are mainly people who have been competing at some level … Continued

Mental Moment-they think you’ve made it

Written by on February 14, 2013

Realties success

How do you measure ‘making it’? I’ve written several articles on success and how it should not (necessarily) be contingent on the outcome rather on other success indicators; things that happen in the journey that help get you to your outcome.Today I want to talk about success from a different perspective: how others see you versus how you see yourself. Others It’s great when other people in your life see you as being successful or is it? What price comes with that acknowledgement? I suppose its a good thing for others to see your success when you can’t. Other people … Continued

Mental Moment-The 8 Biggest Mistakes this Successful Artist has Made and Learned From by Ann Rea

Written by on December 4, 2012

8-steps

The 8 Biggest Mistakes this Successful Artist has Made and Learned From Written by Ann Rea               1.    Not being consistent with my efforts selling art. Not being consistent with my art sales effort selling has by far been my biggest mistake. I am still paying for it now. I devoted most my time and energy to what I love, and what I’m good at, painting and marketing. I’m recovering by working with a sales consultant who specializes in selling to the luxury market and going back to a system to measure my art sales efforts … Continued

New can be scary but ultimately successful

Written by on June 16, 2012

bullseye

A few weeks ago I wrote about ‘success’ and how having the ability to look at success differently can be one of the key’s to feeling more successful. Another (obviously) import key to success is the ability to add mental training into your performance routine. Mental training Mental training is designed to help Elite Performers develop, acquire and practice skills that have been shown to be useful for improving and enhancing enjoyment of performing. Research has shown that mental skills can give Elite Performers an edge over the competition. New doesn’t have to be scary If mental training is new … Continued

Winning or losing

Written by on June 2, 2012

winner

For most athletes there is only winning and losing. It is very black and white and there really is nothing in between those two things. Given this, athletes don’t have many moments of feeling truly successful and end up spending a lot of their time feeling the angst and pressure of not winning. Define winning and losing Dictionary.com has defined winning in the follow ways: The act of a person or thing that wins. And has defined losing in the following ways: To suffer defeat or fail to win, as in a contest, race, orgame: We played well, but we lost. There are other elements to both of these definitions but for the purpose of this blog I wanted to siphon out these two because they are pretty … Continued

What does success look like

Written by on May 26, 2012

trumpet

Do to confidentiality I can’t talk specifically about who my clients are but I can share some moments of success which are partly attributed to clients working on their mental performance. I am going to share the experiences of three clients to give you an idea of what can happen when you train the mental side of your performance. Swimmer-triathlon This is not confidential and is a yelp review that one of my clients wrote for me. I recently found myself in the terrifying position of discovering I had “open water phobia” only weeks before my first triathlon. I had … Continued

Mental Moment-being prepared

Written by on April 10, 2012

success

A routine is not necessarily something that begins right before practice, competition or a workout. It’s something that you want to get in the habit of thinking about the day or night before. A good routine includes motivational techniques, increasing or decreasing anxiety, use of positive self talk, mantra’s and incorporating imagery. It is a good idea to practice motivational techniques, increasing or decreasing anxiety, use of positive self talk, and using imagery in your everyday life not just for practice or an event (practice, competition or a workout). It is important to get used to thinking about your goals, breathing … Continued

Diary of cyclist-the end of a journey

Written by on March 31, 2012

the end

This is the last correspondence I had with this athlete. If you’ve been reading the progression over the past 8 or so weeks you’ve seen the openness, awareness and progress this elite athlete made during out time together. The shift in thinking [alone] was huge for her. One of the biggest ways you would have seen this show up was in her ability to change coaches. This had been a big obstacle and challenge for her but once she developed awareness around how her old coach was holding her back and aware of all the other ramifications, she was able … Continued