Why Negative Self-Talk Hurts Performance More Than You Think

All athletes use self-talk, but some use it in a way that helps them, and others use it in a way that hurts them. When an athlete uses self-talk to hurt themselves, they talk to themselves with language that drives pessimism and fear. This is negative self-talk. Negative self-talk is always bad. While it may […]

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The Fundamental Reason Why a Process Mindset is the Key to Success

Controlling the controllables and reducing the impact of what’s not controllable is the key to success. Ultimately, this is the fundamental reason why the process mindset is so important. A process mindset is one in which you concede that you don’t control the future, but you do control what you do in the present to […]

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When an Athlete Hates to Lose More Than They Love to Win This Happens

All competitive athletes love winning and hate losing. This fact is indisputable. However, what is disputable is if it’s better to hate losing more or love winning more. Today, I will clear up that confusion. Hating to lose more than loving to win is bad. The reason why it’s bad to hate losing more than […]

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