Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #9-Perfectionism
Episode #9: Perfectionism of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the second of six in a series that examines the psychological and emotional obstacles that hold athletes back from performing their best, enjoying their sports experiences, and achieving their sports goals. This series of podcasts will also show you how to remove […]
Read MoreTrain Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #1-Mental Training and Prime Performance
In this podcast, I explore the psychology of sports performance. Drawing on my own elite athletic experience in ski racing, karate, running, and triathlon and decades of working with junior-elite, collegiate, Olympic, and professional athletes, I describe the essential role that the mind plays in athletic success regardless of your sport, age, or level of […]
Read MoreDon’t Violate the Laws of Insanity and Stupidity as You Prepare for Next Season
The race season is finally over for most racers (for others, a few more weeks to go). 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, kick back, relax, and forget […]
Read MoreWhat Athletes Can Learn from George Costanza
For you to become the best athlete you can be, you have to be darned serious about their sport. You must be motivated, intense, focused, and give your best effort every time you train and compete. You have to put in the time in the gym, watch a lot of video, keep your equipment in […]
Read MoreWhat Ski Racers Can Learn from George Costanza
For you to become the best ski racer you can be, you have to be darned serious about your ski racing. You must be motivated, intense, focused, and give your best effort every time you click into your skis. You have to put in the time in the gym, watch a lot of video, keep […]
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Vlog: The Power of Routines
In my tenth of 12 vlog segments devoted to mental preparation for athletes and coaches, I explain why every world-class and professional athlete I have ever worked with or known uses routines to maximally prepare themselves for success in both training and competitions. I also explain why routines are such a valuable tool: Totally prepare […]
Read MoreMichael Phelps Knows the Power of Visualization-Short Video
I tell the athletes that I work with that visualization (imagery) is the most powerful mental tool there is for so many reasons. But when they hear that message from the world’s greatest athletes, it carries even more weight. I came across a great short video with Michael Phelps and his longtime coach, Bob Bowman, […]
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A Gift for the New Year-50% Off Online Courses
Happy New Year!! And with 2018 just around the corner, many of us are thinking about the New Year’s resolutions we want to establish in which we want to be a better us in some aspect of our lives. If your New Year’s resolution is to be the best athlete, coach, or parent you can […]
Read More5 Keys to Making Mental Training Like Conditioning and Sport Training
Whenever I speak to athletes and coaches, I ask them how important the mind is to athletic success. With few exceptions, the response is that the mind is as or more important than the physical and technical side of sport. I am obviously biased given what I do for a living, so I won’t take […]
Read MorePrime Sport 101 Online Mental Training Course Begins in One Week
Just a quick reminder that my Prime Sport 101: Train Your Mind like a Champion 6-week online mental training course begins on August 1st. This course is for athletes who compete in all sports and of all ages and abilities. The course offers the same information that I use with the professional and Olympic athletes I work with […]
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