Nick Saban is not only one of the greatest coaches of all-time, he’s also one of the best at taking complex ideas and making them simple. He is right up there with John Wooden when it comes to this. It’s a skill that allows him to get college age athletes to do what most don’t […]
Psychologist Albert Bandura in his preeminent book Self-Efficacy defines self-efficacy as the exercise of control over things that affect your life. I like to describe self-efficacy as the mindset you use to control your destiny. Bandura’s research shows that higher levels of self-efficacy equate to higher levels of effort and belief in that effort producing results. Moreover, […]
Perception is one of the 5 critical elements of an athlete’s mindset. When it comes to enduring stress, there is one perception in particular that has a major impact. An essay in Harvard’s medical journal shares why this is true. It states: Research suggests that because pain involves both the mind and the body, mind-body therapies may have […]