Improve Your Performance with Mental Coaching
In Part I, we discussed three things confident athletes do to set themselves apart. In Part II, we'll look at three more of their behaviors. Three More Behaviors of Confident Athletes In our third and final part of this series, we'll talk about a few more ways confident athletes rise above …
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Ninety percent of the game is half mental.Yogi Berra I love the truth of Berra’s “yogi-ism” even if his math is off. Many elite athletes and coaches agree that the percentage of their performance that is mental is well over 50% and in some sports like golf, tennis and figure skating it can …
“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.”Arthur Ashe Many athletes I work with cite lack of confidence as a common mental challenge. As a coach, I believe confidence is a cornerstone for mental toughness. While wishing for a magic …
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Much has been written about setting goals and developing action plans to achieve these goals but one aspect of goal setting that may get overlooked is the “why”. In Cindra Kamphoff’s book, Beyond Grit, she asks for the “why” powering the goal. This “why” is the engine that will move …
“We believe what we tell ourselves.” -Zig Ziglar Helping our athletes develop confidence is a work in progress. I like for athletes to be proactive with their confidence as opposed to waiting for confidence to arrive. I wrote previously about developing a confidence resume and helping our …
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