A big part of emotional intelligence is self-awareness, and a big part of self-awareness is knowing when you’re most productive. What’s more, your state of productivity constantly shifts as your interest level shifts. When you’re bored, you’re easily distracted. When something productive comes to your attention you’re productive, when something irrelevant comes to your attention […]
There are several mental techniques that steal most of the hype of mastering the mental side of sports. Typically, techniques such as mindfulness, visualization, and self-talk get most of the attention. Don’t get me wrong, these techniques work and deserve the attention they get. However, there is one technique that people rarely mention that deserves […]
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 […]