The First Races Shouldn’t Define Your Season (Unless You Let Them)
The start of the race season is emotionally charged. Months of preparation suddenly turn into results on Live Timing. For some racers, the season begins with confidence-building performances. For others, it starts with frustration, disappointment, or even futility. In all cases, it’s far too early in the season to think too much about what those […]
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Make Every Day a Good Day of Triathlon Training
One of the most frequent comments I hear from the triathletes I work with is: “I had a lousy day of training.” This statement was almost always accompanied by a variety of emotions that are neither pleasant nor helpful including frustration, anger, worry, doubt, and disappointment, and, occasionally, despair. Moreover, I saw that this assertion […]
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Inside the Tri-Mind: Become an Emotional Master in Triathlon (and Life)
In the first three articles in my series on the impact of emotions in triathlon, I introduced you to how emotions can be weapons or tools in our triathlon efforts, how to break the negative emotional chain, and how to ensure that you feel disappointment rather than devastation, respectively. In the final article in the […]
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Inside the Tri-Mind: Break the Negative Emotional Chain in Your Tri-life
One of the great emotional obstacles you will experience as a triathlete involves what I call the negative emotional chain. The negative emotional chain includes a linked series of unpleasant and interfering emotions you experience as you face the inevitable challenges of developing as a triathlete and making often-times unsteady progress toward your goals. The […]
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Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #32-Emotional Mastery
Episode #32: Emotional Mastery of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the third of three episodes that explore the powerful influence of emotions on sports performance. Sports can evoke a wide range of emotions, from inspiration, pride, exhilaration, and satisfaction, to fear, frustration, anger, and panic, often in a very short time […]
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 MoreOvercoming Frustration in Your Ski Racing
Frustration may be your most significant obstacle to achieving your goals. Every ski racer, from juniors to Olympians, has experienced the feeling of frustration when you’re not able to do something as you pursue your goals; you feel stuck, get uptight, lose focus, and get discouraged. The best way I can describe the feeling is: […]
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Crisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #9-Frustration to Equanimity
In Episode #9: Frustration to Equanimity of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, we continue our exploration of the powerful role that emotions play in how we react to crises in our lives. This episode examines the absolutely frustrating nature of crises and how that emotion can frequently either slow down or prevent a positive resolution […]
Read MoreCrisis to Opportunity Podcast: Episode #6-Emotions
In Episode #6 of my Crisis to Opportunity podcast, Emotions, I explore the immense impact that emotions have on how we respond to crises. The feelings you have in reaction to a crisis influences how you perceive, interpret, evaluate, and act as the crisis confronts you. Your ability to master your emotions, minimize the negative ones […]
Read MoreVlog: Break the Chain of Frustration
In my seventh of 12 vlog segments devoted to athletes and coaches, I examine the impact that frustration has on athletes in their training and competitive efforts. Frustration is typically defined an emotional reaction that arises when the path toward a goal is blocked and can’t be readily cleared. Common sources of frustration for athletes […]
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