What Sam Darnold and his agent do next will be an excellent indicator of Sam's current headspace. If he accepts the highest paying offer that he receives vs. taking an offer that affords him the best opportunity, it will suggest his self-confidence has not recovered. As a mental performance [...]
It’s been a while since we have done any reviews, so here are two (below) for you to read or re-read: The first one is titled: The Importance of Your Mindset. It focuses on the determinative nature of your Mindset and the edge it can give you during competition. It [...]
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 [...]
I had an interesting on-line encounter a few months ago when I submitted a support question to a help forum for a particular social network. I do not even remember what the exact question was that I asked, other than it had to do with using a feature on the [...]
Let me start by asking six simple questions: 1) How many parents think their child is getting too much playing time for their team? 2) How many parents think their child is getting too little playing time for their team? 3) How many parents think their child is getting too [...]
As any of my clients will tell you, I am not so much interested in what happens to them on any given day, but I am obsessed with how they react to whatever happens. Your mindset plays the key role in determining your reaction. I believe that the only difference [...]
Do you perform better or worse when you are angry? For many people, what they do for a living will color their answer to this question. Very few surgeons are likely to say that anger helps them perform their operations better. In fact, they are generally quick to point out [...]
I often talk about the importance of culture and character in building a team, whether it is in sports or in business. Despite overwhelming evidence that point to the importance of both of these factors in sustained success, very few teams and businesses pay little more than lip service to [...]
I recently read several articles focused on the hidden meaning behind some of Tiger Woods’ quotes, following his second place finish to Graeme McDowell in last weekend’s Chevron World Challenge. Now I will be the first to admit that you can often diagnose problems in athlete’s performance by paying close [...]