March is one of my favorite times of year. Yes, it’s March Madness, or what wrestlers like to call Mat Madness. Starting with the cycle of conference championships and ending with the NCAA championship, college peaking season is upon us. With that said, peaking is such an esoteric concept in sports. Many try, few are […]
One thing I constantly preach to athletes is that they must work on becoming optimist if they want to be elite. To be considered elite an athlete must first outperform someone who is currently considered elite. In other words, to be the best you must beat the best. Therefore, the primary requirement of becoming an […]
Yesterday I was working with a small group of athletes on some techniques that made them look and feel clumsy. Within the first 10 minutes I heard the word “can’t” at least four times. The word “can’t” is the poster child for having a fixed mindset. Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. in her preeminent book on mindset describes […]