Let me start this blog post by saying that I’m infinitely glad that social media did not exist when I was an athlete. Gosh, the perfectionist and people-pleaser in me would have been locked in on alllll the likes. Instead, I just focused on dissecting every tiny bit of feedback that was ever offered in…
In my work as a mental performance coach, I like to ask tween female athletes this simple question: “Whose voice do you hear the most?” Answers vary, sometimes it’s “Mom,” sometimes it’s “Coach,” or “My little sister…” sometimes their response goes deep… “God….duh!” Love it, great answers. But, I typically will respond with, “What about…
When I work with athletes of any age I usually broach the topic of goals and goal setting in our first session. It’s become one of my favorite ways to get to know an athlete and get a sense of why they are sitting across from me… (more on this below.) We know it takes…
I read the following line in Anthony Klarica’s book, “The Performance Mindset: 7 Steps to Success in Sport and Life” and it stopped me in my tracks: There is a lot of space between great and terrible. Oooph, how freeing was that for you to read? I’m hoping your shoulders dropped a good half-inch as…
