How to Series; Adapt and Adjust
In our current world of sports and life, the ability to adapt and adjust is a cornerstone of success. Whether it's facing unexpected challenges, overcoming setbacks, or seizing new opportunities, the capacity to pivot and find effective strategies is crucial. Today’s How to Series will explore the importance of adapting and adjusting, providing practical tips to help athletes, teams, groups, individuals, and parents alike develop these essential skills.
How To Series; Embrace a Growth Mindset
The attitude we experience during our most challenging days provides a good example of our everyday mindset. Babies are a great example of those with a growth mindset. Their days are filled with embracing new challenges, exploring via trial and error, and ample failures.
How To Series; Self-Care
Self-care is a conscious act we can engage in to promote our own mental, physical, and emotional well being. Self-care has become such a hot topic in recent years, and for a good reason - we should all be making self-care a priority! In order to be our best when our best is needed, it’s important that we’ve taken care of ourselves so that our best is available.
Mentally Train for Your Next Challenge
Most of the world’s best didn't get to the top by luck. It took many years of hard work, preparation, commitment, and focus. It took working on both the mental side of performance and the physical, technical, and tactical. It took sacrifice, vision, resilience, grit, and purpose.
The Mental Skills of Successful Athletes
Confident athletes display many attributes that contribute to their outlook, attitude, demeanor, and performance. Based on my experiences with athletes over the last 30 years, both as an athlete myself and in my professional career as a mental performance consultant, I’ve put together a list of mental skills that confident athletes exhibit.