Some mindset coaches teach that you must eliminate the little voice in your head that raises self-doubt. The thinking is that this little voice of self-doubt amounts to negative self-talk, which ultimately leads to negative outcomes. While it’s true that negative self-talk contributes to negative outcomes, it’s not a fact that the voice of self-doubt […]
One could argue that motivation is a must to get anyone to do anything uncomfortable. Indeed, the first thing I tell clients who hire me to work with an athlete is that mental skills training must start with motivation or it won’t work. However, I don’t approach motivation the way you would think. The way […]
Measuring progress by wins and losses is a mistake. If an athlete is undefeated against easy competition that doesn’t make that athlete better than an athlete who has a losing record against the best competition in the nation. In fact, it’s far more likely the athlete with the losing record is superior to the undefeated […]