The task vs. ego mindset is a mindset orientation that some very smart psychologist identified in the 1980s (Ames-1984, Dweck-1986, and Nicholls-1989). The core idea of these mindsets is that an athlete has the tendency to approach goals with two perspectives: Although most athletes have some combination of both mindsets, one tends to dominate over […]
Muscle memory can provide elite athletes with a significant competitive advantage. When an athlete commits a skill to muscle memory, they’re more accurate, faster, and more efficient. The term muscle memory refers to the ability to execute a skill almost flawlessly without thinking. Unquestionably, it takes an enormous number of repetitions before an athlete commits […]
There is a simple explanation for why some athletes endure stress better than others and it comes down to one word: PERCEPTION… Perception is one of the 5 critical elements of an athlete’s mindset. It’s the element that explains how thoughts create reality and why 10 people can see the same thing and each see […]