We’ve all seen it before. A successful athlete choke under pressure. So what’s the difference between successful athletes who perform normal under pressure and those who don’t? Obviously, this is a loaded question that I’m not capable of answering in a single blog post. However, there is a simple truism about performance under pressure that […]
Today I am continuing my deep dive into one of the seminal books on optimizing performance, Flow in Sports. This time, I want to share a few unique nuggets of wisdom the authors explain about the difference between self-awareness and self-consciousness. The key points the authors highlight are that: Self-awareness is internal and self-consciousness is […]
Focus is the ability to direct one’s attention to what matters while at the same time blocking out distractions. The ability to focus is one of the characteristics that separates average, good, and great athletes from one another. In the sport of wrestling, it’s not uncommon to see a very talented wrestler who consistently loses […]