Archive for the ‘The Mind Side Blog’ Category



The Intricate Dance of Success and Happiness

Sam Obitz / November 29th, 2024 / No Comments »

“The people I know who have not lost their childlike wonder are among the most joyful to be around” – Sam Obitz In our relentless pursuit of success we often lose sight of happiness. I was recently reflecting on a

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Why Self-Belief Is Key: Lessons from the Yankees’ Fifth-Inning Collapse

Sam Obitz / October 31st, 2024 / No Comments »

In sports, success often boils down to more than skill alone—it’s the mind that dictates the outcome when pressure is high, especially in pivotal moments. The recent Yankees game, with its infamous fifth-inning meltdown, offered a powerful reminder of one

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The Role of Consistency in Personal Growth

Sam Obitz / September 30th, 2024 / No Comments »

If there’s one thing I’ve learned through the ups and downs of life, it’s that growth isn’t about grand gestures. It’s about the small, daily actions that shape who you become over time. We’re conditioned to think that progress is

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Celebrity Worship is Making You Miserable

Sam Obitz / August 29th, 2024 / No Comments »

When we examine the lives of the people we follow on social media and celebrities, we create a fantastical view based on glamour and prestige rather than their reality. This leads to feelings of not being enough and deeply affects

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My Issue(s) with “Restorative” Work

Sam Obitz / July 30th, 2024 / No Comments »

Many of today’s wearable technology devices give readings and recommendations on how much “Restorative” work you need. The advice is usually based on algorithms that try to interpret your device’s various inputs. Most of this advice is centered on the

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DO YOU FIND YOURSELF PROCRASTINATING?

Sam Obitz / June 29th, 2024 / No Comments »

Procrastinating is so common in society that you have likely heard people joking about it. I often (jokingly) tell my clients who have a problem with procrastinating that they would benefit from attending a support group meeting for procrastinators, but

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TIME TO REVISIT SOME OLD BLOGS (RIP Bill Walton)

Sam Obitz / June 1st, 2024 / No Comments »

The two blogs I am bringing the spotlight back onto today are in honor of the great basketball player and wonderfully unique human being, Bill Walton, who passed last week. They are both from my series on how being called

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Why “1% Better Every Day” is Not a Good Strategy

Sam Obitz / April 28th, 2024 / No Comments »

Like many things on the internet and social media, the mantra of getting 1% better every day sounds great. It is catchy, and even uses impressive math to assert the benefits you will receive. It’s an easy concept to grasp

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Decision Making and Peak Performance – Part 2

Sam Obitz / March 28th, 2024 / No Comments »

In my previous blog on this subject, I focused on how athletes benefit from automating their thinking to prevent their thinking/decision-making from inhibiting their performance. In this entry, I will focus on decisions made off of the court or field,

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Decision Making and Peak Performance – Part 1

Sam Obitz / February 27th, 2024 / No Comments »

One often overlooked aspect of peak performance is how you make decisions. Whenever you consciously make a decision that takes longer than an instant, you are NOT performing at your peak. In short, if you are thinking you are guaranteed

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