Inside the Tri-Mind: Keep Positive Self-talk in Your Mental Toolbox During Training and Races
Perhaps the most powerful mental tool to build your confidence is positive self-talk. What you say to yourself away from triathlon, when you’re training, and during races impacts what you think, how you feel, and how you perform in training and on race day. Whatever you think more of—whether positive or negative—will determine the road […]
Read MoreParker Biele is My Ski Racing Hero
You might be asking, “Who the heck is Parker Biele and why does she deserve hero status?” Or, you might be asking, “I know Parker Biele and why the heck does she deserve hero status?” In either case, I’ll answer your question shortly. But first, I want to explain what inspired me to write this […]
Read MoreInside the Tri-Mind: Confidence is the Key to Race-day Success
Have you ever entered a race not feeling very confident about your ability to achieve your race goals that day? We’ve all been there, to be sure. And what likely happened was that your race didn’t go the way you wanted, that is to say, you were slower than you had hoped to be. The […]
Read MoreTrain Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #31-Emotions-Part II
Episode #31: Emotions-Part II of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the second of three episodes that explore the powerful influence of emotions on sports performance. One of the great obstacles you will experience as an athlete, particularly in your training efforts, can be summarized as what I call the negative emotional […]
Read MoreChange Your Perceptions to Become a More Successful Athlete (and Person)
Since Covid-19 early in 2020, I’ve been working with a number of athletes, from junior-elites to collegians to Olympians and pros. Though the pandemic has been a truly awful experience, it has also given many athletes the opportunity to focus on aspects of their sports lives that they had been neglecting, including mental training. Of […]
Read MoreCrisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #31-Surrender to Determination
Episode #31: Surrender to Determination of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast is the third of four episodes in which I explore the importance of what I call mental muscles in how you respond to a crisis. A crisis is like a very high and treacherous mountain that confronts you on your road of life. Some […]
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