Psych out the Stigma

Psych out the Stigma

Today I’m sending a different sort of email – usually I provide you with some tip or trick or insight to elevate your mental toughness, today I’m asking for your assistance. I want to introduce you to a movement that has been started by a community...

With Greater Discipline Comes Greater Success

By Kara Zakrzewski, Chief Mental Toughness Coach It’s easy to get side-tracked by whatever comes across your path – There are many bright lights, and fun ideas, and opportunities in every given moment.  You can live life like a feather in the wind –...

What’s next for me?

by Ayanna Sealey, Mental Toughness Coach Picture this: You are on the field, on the court, on stage or wherever your performance domain is. Suddenly you hear a crack or a pop and you are met with the worst pain of your life. You have just experienced what most...

Why Do We Preach that Failure is Necessary?

by Heather Cribbin, Mental Toughness Coach I know, you’ve heard it many times before, but it’s hard to believe right? I mean, how can you, as a competitive athlete, or a high performer of any kind, actually take on the old adage that “Failure is the best teacher”....
Psych out the Stigma

Resilience equals results

Being a competitive athlete sure sounds fun, and cool, and all that….but what friends, family, teachers and coaches don’t get is how *^¥+\~** (insert your expletive here) stressful it can be. The good news is that by training your brain (as diligently as...

Do you have the nerve?

By Ayanna Sealey, MTI Mental Toughness Coach As I watched this year’s Toronto Blue Jays Home Opener, I was struck by the fact that we were able to win both the New York Yankees’ and the Baltimore Orioles’ home openers. As it turned out, we lost our own home opener at...

How to Up Your Performance this Spring

As the snow is melting for those of us in Northern climates and as the days are growing longer, it’s time to come out of hibernation mode and kick it to the next gear of training (like the bear in this photo, lol!).  Even the most serious athletes can find it more...
Psych out the Stigma

How to harness anxiety for success

Recently, a reporter asked me the following questions for an article she was writing.  I thought I’d give you a sneak peak into my take on anxiety and what you can do about it. What does anxiety mean? What happens to our body when we experience it? The Merriam-Webster...

Congratulations to MTI Client Ella Douglas on a Silver Medal International Finish

For Ella Douglas, winning silver on beam was not predictable or to be expected, especially not at Gymnix, Canada’s premier international gymnastics competition.  Over the last 2 years Ella has undergone two different surgeries: one on her shoulder about two years ago and another on her foot/ankle last summer.

MTI Athlete Maddie Radvanyi wins Silver at Canada Games

What an exciting week it’s been for MTI athlete Maddie Radvanyi!  One week ago she was just a student at school at Acadia University in Nova Scotia and now she’s the Canada Games GS Snowboarding Silver Medalist.  This is only the 2nd Canada Winter Games...