How to harness anger to perform better

At Mental Toughness Inc., we teach that passion aids in the myelination of the neural pathways of the brain. These pathways link our thoughts to our feelings and behaviours. Imagine racing determinedly to be first to the soccer ball, risking an off balance strike, and...

Matter Over Mind

Matter over Mind – Huh? The common pairing of these two words is Mind over Matter. But, I’d like to argue that all too often our mind sets limits to which we unconsciously comply. The mind is the boss of everything we choose to do, and everything we ask of our bodies....
Psych Out the Stigma

Psych Out the Stigma

What an honour it was to be part of history, at the beginning of a movement aimed at abolishing the stigma of mental illness in sport. One week ago Monday, over 30 former Canadian athletes, parents and mental health advocates rallied at Cherry Beach in Toronto to talk...

Be Your Own Inspiration

Inspiration can come in many forms . . . and you never know when it’s going to hit you, but when it does, it’s a force to be reckoned with and you want to harness it with as much intensity as possible. As an athlete or high performer, you can get really...

Your only access to impacting life is action..

“It is important that You get clear for yourself that Your ONLY ACCESS to Impacting life is ACTION! The world DOES NOT CARE what you intend, How committed you are, How you feel or what you think, and certainly it has no interest in what you want and don’t...

Don’t create limitations . . .

The only limitations are those created in your mind.  If you could train your mind, you’d soon discover you really have no limitations.  That’s the power of mental toughness – it’s not faking it or forcing it in order to show a brave face, but...