One of the most misunderstood mental failures in sports is the act of choking. There is nothing more pitiful than an athlete who is a superstar 99% of the time, but then chokes under pressure 1% of the time. Unfortunately, that 1% represents those critical moments that will define the athlete’s legacy. From the outside […]
For the last two days I have put a heavy emphasis on how athletes must use the process mindset and purpose to tap into their true potential. I am a firm believer that the primary factor that separates elite athletes from everyone else is this. It’s not genetics, luck, or any other factor outside of […]
One of the first things I teach athletes who I work with on mental toughness is that mental toughness is not just an idea, it’s a practice. Without defining the practice of mental toughness specifically, athletes have no practical changes to focus on during their training. To teach the specific practices of mental toughness, I […]