Yesterday I wrote that the day after a loss the first step athletes must take is to define a “purpose” if they want to learn from that loss. Today, I want to share my suggestion for the next step. A purpose is the desire to achieve multiple interconnected goals that at the end will have […]
Thinking about the future and reflecting on the past is normally a healthy planning activity. However, when everything you do in the present is all about finding happiness in the future or past there is a problem. This is because true happiness is only available in the present moment. Therefore, if you are always thinking […]
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 […]