Unquestionably, the mental side of sports is as important, if not more important than the physical side of sports. If you ask any coach what percentage of sports is mental, you almost always get an answer that’s somewhere between 50% and 90% mental. Rarely will you ever hear a coach with a significant amount of experience […]
A little over a month ago I wrote about some new research from Patricia Chen, Ph.D. uncovering some insightful findings on the strategic mindset. This area of Chen’s research shows that people who strategically apply self-reflection skills to their goal pursuit process are more successful than those who don’t. In addition to this research, Chen also […]
There is a stark difference between optimistic and pessimistic athletes. In general, optimists almost always put a positive spin on their past, present and future. While pessimists are constantly thinking of why things didn’t, aren’t, and won’t work out. The truth is everybody has a little of both personality types inside of them. However, one […]