I absolutely believe that positive thoughts breed positive outcomes. As of late, I’ve taken a little bit of a different stand on positive thinking. For years I’ve worked with clients [...]
I talk to a lot of athletes about avoiding burnout and I talk to some who are in the midst of burnout; helping them sort through how to deal with it. It’s not really until now that [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
The best way to eliminate mistakes is not through punishment but rather to strengthen the correct or desired behaviors. Positive reinforcement focuses on improving rather than screwing up. Within [...]
I love the Sunday NY Times. It contains some good information in general but it usually (I am sure unintentionally) has at least one interesting perspective on the mental aspects of sports, [...]
Imagine yourself before competition Make it as real and vivid as possible. If you typically have a pre-competition routine, imagine yourself following the steps of that routine up to the [...]
Lately I have been spending quite a bit of time talking with clients about their coaches and the impact of those coaches on performance. Hiring coaches Coaches have never really been chosen for [...]
I frequently have conversations with clients around ‘control’. Why? Because as humans we tend to get so caught up in what if and negative thinking and it consumes us. And when these [...]
