“The Parent Effect” – How parents impact athletes
There are many studies on the positive and negative effects that parents have on their children as young athletes. However, the research stops once child athletes become collegiate or professional athletes. Parents of collegiate or professional athletes can actually have a greater impact on their children, and unfortunately, it’s usually in a negative way.
This negativity [...]
August 18, 2009
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Six Things Every Athlete Should Know About the Power of the Mind
Most athletes know how important mental preparation is directly before a competition. What most don’t realize is that mental preparation isn’t something you can master on your own. You need a mental coach, just as you would need a strength coach, nutrition coach, technique coach, etc. It can be extremely beneficial to get an outside [...]
August 12, 2009
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Tags: breathwork, controlled breathing, imagination, performance coaching, power of the mind, visualization · Posted in: Athlete Performance
What is Attitude
When you ask many people what attitude is they usually say: your mindset or personality. The dictionary says it’s a manner, feeling, disposition, or position.
Your attitude is actually your thoughts. That’s it. A simple thought is the start of your attitude, in fact it’s a series (or string) of thoughts put together consistantly and that [...]
June 15, 2009
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Old School Subconscious Thought
When it comes to the subconscious in many ways old school rules apply. That is, for those of you who put signs all over their house reminding you of their goal, this is effective. Many even have little verbal sayings like “champion” or “wealth.” These forms of subconscious training can still be effective. One way [...]
June 2, 2009
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Tags: imagination, positive attitude, positive thoughts, power of the mind, visualization · Posted in: Athlete Performance, Business Performance, Inspirational Thought, Personal Performance
