There are two common fallacies about mental toughness. First, there is a belief that mental toughness is a character trait people are born with. If you think this, you must break this fixed mindset, and view mental toughness through the lens of the growth mindset. Mental toughness is a skill. Just like all skills, mental […]
Competition Day as Judgement Day: Athletes who treat competition day as a day of judgement are prone to have both a fixed mindset as well as an ego oriented mindset. The outcome of the competition will either be a success or a failure. If the outcome is a success, then these athletes assume their process […]
It’s a mistake to think fear is bad. To have fear is to be human and there is no shame in being afraid. In fact, fear is a fantastic trigger to remind you to put your mental skills to work to reframe your mindset. If you have a fear of losing or a fear of […]