About Sam Obitz

Sam Obitz is a mental performance coach to athletes, executives, sports teams and corporations. He has over 20 years of experience helping people perform at their peak on a consistent basis. Whether it is high level athletic performance, creating the best environment for business success or simply personal satisfaction and well being. Sam helps people use their minds in complementary ways instead of allowing their minds to use them. Sam’s work is completely process oriented. He believes that focusing on results is a pitfall that befalls most individuals and companies. Sam teaches his clients how to eliminate all the uncontrollable factors individuals chronically waste their time on and teaches them how to focus on ways of thinking and approaching things that will serve them in all areas of their life.

Elephants Make Horrible Giraffes

One thing I am pretty sure we can all agree on is that no matter what an elephant were to do, there is no way anyone is going to mistake it for a giraffe. No matter what diet or training regimen an elephant goes on, it’s still never going to [...]

By |2026-02-11T16:29:37+00:00August 7, 2014|Mindset|

Character vs. Reputation

Far too often, in all areas of life, I see people making the mistake of confusing the two as the same thing. Some may ask, what is the difference between character and reputation? I believe the great coach John Wooden differentiated between them best, when he said: “Be more concerned [...]

By |2026-02-11T16:36:59+00:00July 17, 2014|Leadership|

Good Parenting Involves Great Leadership – Part 3

In my two previous entries on parenting I focused on the importance of modeling and teaching children patience and self-control followed by the necessity for parents to challenge their children and allow them to fail. In this one my focus will be on interacting with your children in ways that [...]

By |2026-02-11T16:42:43+00:00June 19, 2014|Leadership|

The NFL Draft is Just a Weigh Station

People tend to think that getting picked high in the draft, making a lot of money, and being famous will make them happy. The one thing all of these have in common is that they are result oriented. In my experience I have found that people who are result oriented [...]

By |2026-02-11T16:52:08+00:00May 8, 2014|Mindset|

The Trap of Focusing on What is Unimportant

Sometimes I think our society is so caught up in appearances, that we are blind to the bigger picture. We seem so caught up in the need to take action when there is a perceived problem, that we place taking any action above taking the appropriate action. We have gotten [...]

By |2026-02-11T16:57:41+00:00April 17, 2014|Leadership|

Time to Review a Few Relevant Blog Entries

It’s been a while since I have done any reviews. Several of my previous entries came to mind when I attended a private screening of the upcoming movie Draft Day last weekend (it opens on April 11th for those who are interested in seeing it). Here are three for you [...]

By |2026-02-11T17:01:11+00:00March 27, 2014|Legacy Reads|

Why Less is More

Less is More is not just a credo that I try very hard to live my life by, but also one that is applicable in a wide variety of places and situations. Recently Keith Jackson, one of the greatest college football announcers of all-time, was asked what he thought of [...]

By |2026-02-11T17:09:29+00:00February 13, 2014|Productivity|
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