Q: How do you know whether you need to work on the physical or the mental aspects of performance? A: That is a good question. There are several parts to the answer. Do you trust your training or [...]
I’ve recently had this conversation with two of my clients. They both get really nervous about competing. Those nerves get bigger and bigger until. One can’t breath and the other [...]
We never expect to be sick or injured until it happens and when it happens we aren’t prepared. I am not sure we can ever be prepared but there’s more to dealing with being sick or [...]
Coaches, athletes and parents often attribute lack of good performance to things related to the mental aspects of performance such as: she was not hungry enough, he did not focus, I was so tense [...]
I work with a lot of kids. I usually feel badly for the kids and the parents; both. The kids are not sure what’s happening and the parents feel helpless! I started with a new 13 year old [...]
When people are asked about their pre-game rituals, most athletes have specific tasks they like to complete before competition. Cristiano Rinaldo, arguably the best soccer player, will not play a [...]
Ha! I received this question from someone who is participating in my teleseminar series so I decided to write about it today. I thought it was worth putting some research out there for all of [...]
What 1 thing do you want to do differently next year? There may be several things in your life you want to change. I know I do! 🙂 But we can’t do it all. Why? The biggest reason is that [...]
Introduction Take a second to think about why you listen to music. For most of you it’s probably because music is fun and happy however there are other reasons people listen to music. Music [...]
What does rock solid confidence mean? True self-confidence – is a realistic (being realistic is very important and it’s not about someone else’s realistic expectations but [...]