2,000,000 milestone reached on PsychologyToday.com
I’m excited to have just reached a new milestone of readership on my PsychologyToday.com blog: 2,000,000! It is really gratifying to know that so many people are reading (and, hopefully, benefiting from) my blog posts.
Read MoreMake Mental Training a Priority in the Off-season
This article is a challenge for you to take an essential, yet often neglected, piece of the ski racing success puzzle and make it a priority during the off-season. Let me elaborate in three ways. First, I speak to racers, coaches, and parents around world about the psychology of ski racing. Whenever I get the […]
Read MoreStrengthen Your Mind with Ski Racing Imagery
If you do anything to work on the mental side of your ski racing during this off season, it better be mental imagery. Why, you ask. Because there is no more powerful mental tool than mental imagery and it can have a huge impact on your ski racing. And here’s my challenge to you: If […]
Read MoreBenefits and Costs of ‘Affluenza’ Among Children
Here’s an unsettling infographic from Northwestern University researchers that describes the benefits and significant costs of raising children in an affluent environment. It also offers some useful tips on how parents can prevent their children from catching ‘affluenza.’
Read MoreNext Race Season Starts…NOW!
Note: This article is an encore presentation of a previously published article that never gets old. The race season is finally over. After a long and demanding winter, you’re probably tired of skiing (regardless of whether the season was a triumph or a disappointment). It’s time to hang up your skis, pack away your gear, […]
Read MoreThere is No Formula or Timetable for Ski Racing Success
Wouldn’t it be great if ski racing had a formula that you could follow to be successful? Imagine if you had a list of things you simply needed to do (for example: get into shape, hone your technical and tactical skills, get your equipment dialed in, tune your skis) and, voila, you would have a […]
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