A couple days ago I wrote about the six attributes that define how a mentally tough athlete trains. One of these attributes is the mental skill of being able to create an environment within an environment. Unquestionably, this concept sounds complex to understand at first. However, once you break down the idea of what it […]
There is an excellent research paper breaking down all facets of mental toughness written by sport psychologists Sheldon Hanton, Graham Jones, and Declan Connaughton. The title of it is “A Framework of Mental Toughness in the World’s Best Performers“. The authors do an excellent job putting rigor around the definition of mental toughness as popular […]
Mental toughness is a character trait one must earn by successfully completing activities that require mental toughness. These activities include those that cause emotions that deal with pain, discipline, boredom, repetition, fear, and fatigue. Moreover, it’s through the process of completing these types of activities that an athlete develops mental toughness by learning the behaviors […]