Have you ever had someone close to you that couldn’t keep a secret? I’d be shocked if you haven’t. What does it feel like when someone shares your secret? Probably like crap. It does for me. I’m also guessing it makes you distrustful of the person who shares it. I recently shared the testimony with […]
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Generation Z represents human beings born between 1996 and 2012. Gen Z is any person ranging in age from 12 to 28 years old. Gen Z is my target audience as a mental performance coach and likely your area of interest as a parent, coach, or athlete yourself. I recently had a conversation with my
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I’ve learned that most parents seek out my services when they don’t know how to help their young athlete anymore. Parents who seek out mental performance coaching for their children often feel compelled to “fix” a problem that they cannot solve. This comes with stress and anxiety that can cloud the decision-making process. Entering into
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Read THIS before you hire a mental performance coach for your young athlete I’ve spent a number of months in this space sharing primarily about my success stories working with young athletes and their families. In a couple of instances, I’ve admitted that I’m not always as successful as I would like to be. Objectively,
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On June 9th, I shared the story of Lo, a then-Division I track and field athlete. I had the privilege of working with her over the course of three years as an Ivy League student-athlete. As I noted in my original story about Lo, I had the privilege of watching her evolve over the course
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We all know January 1st is probably the most common day for people to start new habits. To be clear, I am NOT a New Year’s resolution guy. I believe that if you want to build a new habit then start when you are ready whether it’s January 1st or May 12th. However, I’m at
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Reflection is a skill that I believe all athletes should have in their toolbox. Learning from our experiences is critical to long-term development. However, many times we don’t want to reflect on our performance because things didn’t go exactly as planned. Reflecting makes us uncomfortable. Reflecting can even make us feel bad about ourselves. So,
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I am currently supporting a freshman high school basketball player that expects to have a significant role on his varsity basketball team this season. We are specifically working on developing techniques to build sustainable confidence given the challenges he’s expected to face in a new and highly competitive environment. In one of our recent sessions,
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A number of years ago, I took my daughter to a local art studio to have some daddy-daughter time. I can’t recall exactly how long ago it was, but my daughter was in grade school and it was likely before I returned to school for my master’s degree in sport psychology. It was certainly before
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I am currently supporting a high school basketball player that expects to have a significant role on his varsity basketball team this season. We are specifically working on developing techniques to build sustainable confidence given the challenges he’s expected to face in a highly competitive and very new environment. In one of our recent sessions,
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