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Coping With Sports Fear With Easy Reminders

2017-09-28T18:55:11+08:00

As a mental toughness trainer who has worked with thousands of athletes, youth and adult, by far the biggest problem is fear of failure. I have looked at and examined this concept and the word and have determined it to be non-useful for sports and performing and therefore, my definition of it is: “A destructive word OTHERS use to describe events when they don’t achieve their goal or out- come.” Here are three simple strategies that you can use to overcome your fear of failure: 1ST STRATEGY In other words, I teach that there is NO SUCH THING AS FAILURE. It [...]

Coping With Sports Fear With Easy Reminders2017-09-28T18:55:11+08:00

How To Truly Believe In Your Capabilities

2016-01-19T10:24:35+08:00

Have you ever experienced thinking like: You are nothing? That you can never do anything right? That you feel like you’re sole reason for being in life is for you to fail and be miserable for the rest of your life? I have heard many people saying "That's impossible" or "I can't do it". Yes,  it is normal for us to be discouraged because our goal seems hard to achieve, but it is never impossible. Things can only be impossible if we will look at it that way, and will stop working for it. The famous actress, Audrey Hepburn said: “Nothing [...]

How To Truly Believe In Your Capabilities2016-01-19T10:24:35+08:00

What Does It Take To Win?

2015-11-09T10:56:07+08:00

"Compete each time with yourself to be a great athlete of all time." Ever wondered why even the best  athlete will end up losing a match at a certain point of their career? This is because there is more to an athlete than just getting the best training by the best coaches using the best of the available facilities. There is the aspect of having the mental strength to compound all these factors and channel them towards a win for the athlete and even the team. However much an athlete is prepared for an event, if the athlete is one who [...]

What Does It Take To Win?2015-11-09T10:56:07+08:00

Concentration: A Vital Quality For ALL Athletes

2015-11-09T11:00:17+08:00

So many of the athletes I work with complain about their difficulty in being able to concentrate and focus playing their sport, especially under pressure. What about you? “Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary.” Ray Knight Why Is Concentration Important To Athletes? When you get really good at concentration and focus, almost nothing will be able to knock you off your game like crowds screaming, opponents trash talking you, just any pressure will be a non-factor and you will see your performance will skyrocket. When baseball player Ichiro Suzuki was a little leaguer, he wrote [...]

Concentration: A Vital Quality For ALL Athletes2015-11-09T11:00:17+08:00

An Effective Mental Practice For Your Nerves

2017-09-28T19:01:19+08:00

I have one more tool that is going to help you deal with your difficult emotions and that is what I call, “The AND World”. What does this mean?  “AND” means “I can be scared.” “I can be nervous.”  You can even say that,   “I can be angry.” You know when you got a bad call or a non call that should’ve been called by the opponent. So anger can sometimes create interference because you are too angry to even play smart. You end up fouling or getting off your strategy of what you are supposed to do out there because [...]

An Effective Mental Practice For Your Nerves2017-09-28T19:01:19+08:00

How To Confidently Believe In Yourself

2017-09-28T20:34:57+08:00

In this article, we are going to tackle confidence: how to build confidence how to feel confident more often how to own confidence how to bring it up when you need it Confidence is nothing more than having the "I CAN” attitude be greater than the “I CAN’TS” attitude. Our natural tendency is to think of all the I can’ts. So you have got to literally build that muscle just like you train your ability to shoot, to pass, to skate, and do all these things through drills. You have got to drill on your I CAN.  So I have two [...]

How To Confidently Believe In Yourself2017-09-28T20:34:57+08:00

Getting Back On Track After A Bad Game

2017-09-28T19:33:10+08:00

What happens if you go out there and have the worst game of your life? After the game is over, is anyone going to come up to you and shoot you? Is anyone going to knife you? Is anyone going to mug you on the streets? Of course not! The only thing that is going to happen is you are going to feel bad. Is there anything else that happens to you? Comment down below. Now, you may say because this is one of the most common concerns of athletes is being yelled at after a bad game. But think of [...]

Getting Back On Track After A Bad Game2017-09-28T19:33:10+08:00

What Happens To Your Brain During Sports Training Or Competition?

2017-09-28T20:34:45+08:00

Your goal as an athlete: To get rid of the mental baggage, the junk, all the negativity, and all the things that basically hold you back and slow you down.  Let’s take the analogy of a ship going across the ocean. It is like dragging an anchor and you are not going to be able to go as fast as you want. You are trying to get from point A to point B (point B is you playing your best). All sorts of interference is the stuff that acts like an anchor and holds you back.  I find it really helpful [...]

What Happens To Your Brain During Sports Training Or Competition?2017-09-28T20:34:45+08:00

Formula For Confidence: The Important Piece

2017-09-28T19:33:13+08:00

Next item on our list is CONSISTENCY. Consistency is the gold of performers. You have done something once successfully, you want to that again and again. Too many athletes are so deep in the, “I need to fix what’s wrong!” Coaches talk about this all the time. That’s fine, but it needs to be balanced in 10-1 with, "I want to repeat what I do well and I know how to do." That is how you are going to compete. That is how you are going to perform your best in competition. Again, I just want to give you another concept [...]

Formula For Confidence: The Important Piece2017-09-28T19:33:13+08:00

A Determined Athlete Never Quits

2017-09-28T19:33:39+08:00

Once again, what is Mental Toughness? It is FOCUSED, CONFIDENT, DETERMINED, and RESILIENT.  Focus This is the easy one because we already do it, we already have the brain. When you get rid of the interference, focus could be really easy. You learn how to direct your thoughts to give you plenty of things to put your mind on. Remember the Ferrari Mind?  Confident I already covered that with separate trainings, articles, and tools. You also have to get rid of the interference here.  Determination Now this is big because this is motivation. This is the drive and desire and it [...]

A Determined Athlete Never Quits2017-09-28T19:33:39+08:00

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