If you haven’t already done so, go ahead and put a big circle around January 1, 2013 on your calendar right now! Why? There is a great quote that says ‘begin with the end in mind‘, and if you plan on being able to coach your best in 2012 then work backwards from January 1, [...]
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Your Coaching Mindset- A Change In Perspective
Did you know that the ‘frontal lobe’ part of your brain is responsible for obsession? Actually for compulsion as well. The New Year is literally right around the corner and as I look back on 2011, one of my observations has been our professions OBSESSION on perfection of technique. (say those last six words ten [...]
Coach Your Best 2012 (Free Module)
Are you looking to coach your best in 2012? If so, then checkout this free online coaching module I put together for you that includes twelve key questions for you to answer. All you have to do is to enter in your name and email below, and you will be immediately sent the link to [...]
The TRUTH about Mental Toughness (FREE Webinar)
Do your athletes struggle with Mental Toughness? It’s easily one of the most desired mental attributes in an athlete but exactly what is it? And how do you actually develop it? If you type in mental toughness in google you will find over 123,000 sites trying to define it. Some of these links are from [...]
Coaching Conversations
More often than not, it seems like coaching conversations tend to be one sided. (Which is funny in and of itself because in order to even have a conversation it requires both parties communicating) Why is that? Here are a few reasons: Yes we have an agenda for the day that we need to get [...]
When you don’t know you’re not supposed to…(video)
Have you ever worked with an athlete who was not very talented or who had very little experience in training and performance, but ended up achieving things well beyond what anyone else thought they were capable of? Sometimes it is those athletes who simply did not know that they were NOT supposed to do something [...]
If You Want to Coach Your Best Start With This
The last few weeks of my coaching and consulting sessions with coaches and athletes have all seemed to share the thread of self-identity. In fact, one of the key principles in the Coach Your Best program (and book) is that ‘you cannot outperform your own self-identity‘! With that said, if you want to be able [...]
Try This For Self-Discipline
Over the past few months I have had the opportunity to speak in front of over 3,000 athletes, parents, and coaches across the United States. One of the topics that seems to come up all too often is how to address the mental attribute of ‘Self-Discipline’, something that all of us struggle with at one [...]
