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I got an email from a parent the other day and my heart broke for the parent and the child. Parenting is so complex and being a child is so complex. When everything is going good, it’s all [...]

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 [...]