Today’s Winner Will Podcast is a recording of a presentation I gave in the fall at the Trinity Western University Virtual Leadership Superconference. The theme for the conference was student-athlete identity and transformational coaching in a world of change. In this presentation, we start with “The Three Rules”, which is an effective tool for athletes …
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Training to become great in your sport is an amazing place to be in your life. Training your body, your skills and your mind is what it takes to become a fierce competitor. Most athletes are very good at training their body and their skills, but in today’s competitive environment it’s not enough. If you’re …
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I often get the question…How do I train my mind to become the athlete who can perform under pressure? Today’s guest, Kacey Otto, shares her athletic journey and answers this question with some of the strategies she used to train the mental part of her performance. Because Kacey trained her mind along with her physical …
I love the word strategy. It simply means a plan of action designed to achieve an overallaim. If your overall desire is to be able to perform in the heat of competition, this strategy will beuseful for you. This simple plan of action works when you work it. With more than three decadesof experience with …
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Making true connections can take your game to the next level. Your connection with others will either make you or break you as an athlete. Have you ever had a moment when you were struggling to perform in competition, and just at the right time, someone showed up and provided the encouragement you needed and then you …
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When it comes to talented athletes, many are held back by self-doubt more than any physical challenge they may face. Does any of this sound familiar to you as a developing athlete? You can’t stop thinking about a mistake you made when the score was tied and everyone saw or the look on the coach’s …
What is it that allows some athletes to perform under pressure and get the job done when it matters the most? What is it that separates them from everyone else? I believe you can learn to compete with confidence and perform under pressure in any circumstances. The confidence that you gain from mental training is …
Why is mental and emotional training so important when it comes to being a student-athlete? If you’re like many of the elite athletes I work with, you want to be your very best – especially when the pressure is on. I’ve worked with countless athletes who have worked very hard on their physical training and …
I love working with people who want to get better at something. People who want to become the very best they can be at what they’re doing. In particular, I love working with developing student-athletes who are pursuing excellence in their sport. Today, I want to help you form a word picture in your mind that …
It’s time to take your performance to the next level. Today, I want to talk to you about how you can get started on The Winner Will process and use it to improve your performacne. Sports psychologists tell us that as a competitive athlete, there are fundamentally, only three things you can train to improve …