What’s your killer instinct?

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,...

Rafael Nadal’s Coach shares the key to being a champion . . .

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:...

Don’t look back

As we always say at Mental Toughness Inc, “Performance Only Happens in the Present”. When you look back, you’re not present, so there’s no possibility for performance.  The trick is to keep bringing yourself back to what you need to do right...

Teamwork Makes the DREAM Work!

As winter team sports are about to start again, I thought I’d send out a little reminder from one of the great modern teams (Walsh-Ross): Teamwork makes the DREAM work! This is a great reminder both on and off the court – who can you partner up with to...

Keep Calm and Perform On

It’s for you to play around with what exactly has you be calm in performance.  Maybe it’s taking a couple of deep breaths, maybe it’s reframing to an empowering MindFrame, maybe it’s visualizing the outcome you want.  Either way, it’s for...