Feb 1, 2017
For those of you who watched the Super Bowl in 2015, I’m sure you noticed that the theme was definitely Mental Toughness. In the post game celebrations, it seemed like all Patriot interviewees brought up the subject of Mental Toughness as being a determining...
Feb 1, 2017
Pride is an important part of optimal performance and, at the same time, it makes all the hard work worthwhile.As I high performer, you need to have a certain amount of pride for getting the job done right, for representing your ‘team’, your country, your...
Feb 1, 2017
It’s time to Get Tough! Not like forcing something or making something happen, but rather being in a place to respond to whatever the game, whatever your surroundings throw at you and be able to handle it with ease. Who doesn’t want that? So this...
Feb 1, 2017
What are your goals this year? So often people focus on ‘resolutions’ and often fall short for another year in a row because these resolutions are based on what they don’t want anymore versus what they actually want to achieve. When you focus on...
Feb 1, 2017
This awesome photo is of Amanda, one of my super dedicated NCAA college athletes. When I started working with Amanda, she was going into her first season in college . . . she did not see the court much that season, and her marks were not as high as she wanted them to...
Feb 1, 2017
Leading into the Holidays, I thought to myself “what message do I want to send in my weekly Mental Toughness Tips email?”. Immediately, what came to me was the message of inspiration, that anything is possible, that what limits us only are those...
Feb 1, 2017
Feb 1, 2017
Here’s an awesome story that I found when searching teamwork this evening. It’s a great lesson: “It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold. The hedgehogs, realizing the situation, decided to group together to keep warm....
Feb 1, 2017
What a sporting weekend! First, we went to see one of my athletes play at Michigan State. She battled hard (I was so proud of her), however her team eventually fell to a more confident Nebraska team. Michigan State is a young and extremely talented team this year,...
Feb 1, 2017
In a rare interview, Rafael Nadal’s Coach and uncle, Tony Nadal was asked the following question: “Recently, we read that you were saying [a quote from Pablo Picasso]: ‘When inspiration comes, let it find me working’…”To which he answered:...
